Mobile Device - iPhone Contacts saved in Exchange moved to local contacts

Overview

How to save Contacts on iPhone saved to Exchange to local contacts. 

Procedures

On your iPhone:

1. Go to Settings>iCloud, turn Contacts to Off, choose Delete from My iPhone when prompted (they will still be in iCloud).
2. In the App Store download the app "Easy Backup"    
3. Open Easy Backup app - tap Get Started - Access Contacts - OK - Decline (on Contacts Enrichment screen) - Tap to Backup - Send to Email - send email to an email account that you can access on your computer.
4. Go to Settings>iCloud and turn Contacts back to On.
5. Go to Settings>Contacts>Default Account (in the Contacts section), set this to iCloud.
6. Go to Settings>Mail>Accounts>Exchange>and turn off contacts syncing with your exchange account (or you will see duplicates on your phone)>Delete from My iPhone

On a computer/laptop:

1. Open the email you sent the contacts attachment to and save the vcard file to your computer (note location)
2. On same computer login to https://icloud.com
3. Scroll done and click on Contacts
4. Click on Settings wheel in lower left - import Vcard
5. Contacts should be on phone.

References

None at this time.

Last Reviewed:   12-May-2023