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If there were no errors, open up the contacts.csv file and check the data inside. The backup will need to be decrypted from iTunes before trying step 12 again.ġ3. Note: If the user’s backup is encrypted, you’ll get an error when running the following command. Sqlite> SELECT ROWID, First, Last, ABMultiValue.value, record_id FROM ABPerson, ABMultiValue WHERE ROWID=record_id Ī new file named contacts.csv should appear in the AddressBook directory. Now run the following commands in the order given: Once you’re in the AddressBook directory, you should see two files:ĪddressBook.sqlitedb has the contact data that you’re looking to export out.ġ2. (Replace username with the user’s login.)ĩ. Open Terminal and run the following command:Ĭd '/Users/username/Desktop/recover/iOS Files/Library/AddressBook' Here you will find all important data you need to restore including notes, SMS and the address book files which contain your iPhone contacts.Ĩ. Once the extraction is done, navigate to /Users/username/Desktop/recover/iOS Files/Library. Full backup extraction will take 3 to 15 seconds, depending on the amount of data.ħ. Choose the recover folder you created in step 2.Ħ. iPhone Backup Extractor will prompt you to select the folder where it will extract the backup files. Choose iOS Files and click on the Extract button.ĥ. iPhone Backup Extractor will show you the contents of selected backup. Double click on the iPhone Backup Extractor application to launch it and click on the Read Backups button to automatically access the stored backups on your hard drive.Ĥ. For this example, I’ve named it recover.ģ. Create a new folder on the user’s desktop. Download iPhone Backup Extractor for Mac.Ģ. Since the procedure to do it for free can be a little tricky (lots of outfits are willing to sell you a way to do iPhone contact recovery for $24.95 and up), see below the jump for the way I did it.ġ. In the event that someone has lost some or all of their contacts from Address Book or Outlook, but had them on their iPhone/iPad, there’s a way to extract the contacts data from the iTunes-hosted backup of their iDevice.

Apple backup reader