How to Transfer Contacts From Your iPod to Your Mac

With an iPod Classic, Nano or Touch, you can sync contact information from your computer and store it on your portable device. The transfer process also works the other way around, so if you happen to delete your contact data from your computer, your iPod can be used to restore it. Contacts will be restored to the Address Book application on your Mac computer.

Things You'll Need

• Mac running OS X 10.4 or later
• iTunes 8 or later
• iPod Classic, Nano or Touch
• iPod USB cable

Instructions

1. Open the iTunes application on your Mac computer by clicking on the "Dock" icon.

2. Connect your iPod Classic, Nano or Touch to your computer using an iPod USB cable.

3. Highlight the name of your iPod from the "Devices" list on the left side of the main iTunes window.

4. Go to the "Contacts" or "Info" tab at the top of the iTunes window.

5. Check the box next to "Sync Address Book Contacts."

6. Click on the "Sync" or "Apply" button in the lower-right corner of the window.

7. Choose to replace the contacts on your computer when prompted by iTunes. The syncing process will continue and the contact information in Address Book will be replaced by the data from your iPod.

References

• Recovering Contacts
• iPod Touch: How to Sync Contacts and Calendars