How to export contacts from Windows Phone 8 (include Lumia)

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Considering that a number of users using Windows Phone is significant, more and more people find themselves in need of synchronize contacts. For these purposes there is a simple solution PhoneCopy.com, which we've prepared this tutorial for.

This article should work for all Windows phones 8.0 and 8.1 OS which (but can be used for Windows Phone 7.1, 7.5 or 7.8 as well) are for example: Cubot C9+, DELL Venue, HTC 8XT, Windows Phone 8S, Windows Phone 8X, Huawei 4Afrika, Ascend W1, Ascend W2, Nokia Lumia 1025, Lumia 810, Lumia 825, Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1, Toughpad FZ-F1, Toughpad FZ-N1, Samsung Ativ Odyssey, Ativ S (GT-I8750), Ativ S Neo, Ativ SE (i930)

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IF YOU NEED TO TRANSFER CONTACTS TO Windows Phone 8 please use another guide

How to start?

You need to have a mobile phone with Windows Phone 8 OS.

Export contacts from Windows Phone 8 to PhoneCopy.com

Download the PhoneCopy application from windowsphone.com. If you do not have a PhoneCopy account yet, press "Register new account" and create it by filling in "Registration" and then press "Sign up".

Fill in your Username and Password or Register new account Register new account

If you already have a PhoneCopy account, fill in your username and password. To export your contacts, press "Export to PhoneCopy.com". If you want to upload your merged contacts back to the same Windows Phone 8, it is necessary to delete all contacts there first.

Fill in your Username and Password, press Your contacts were exported.


Now you have all your contacts exported on PhoneCopy and you can edit your contacts in your online account. PhoneCopy can also be used as a regular synchronization service, should you lose your phone or the stored data, or if you just run out of battery and you need to see your contacts online. Also, on your online account, you will see full history of your contacts, as well as the data that you've deleted in between the synchronizations. You can find them in an archvie from where you can restore them.

IF YOU NEED TO TRANSFER CONTACTS TO Windows Phone 8 please use another guide