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My exported Outlook contacts are all in MSG format, and I can’t import them anywhere. How can I convert them to VCF properly?

Dec 12, 2025 - 12:28 AM

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  • William Turner
    William Turner
    William Turner
    William Turner Dec 12, 2025 - 12:28 AM

    Hey Guys,
    I recently recovered an old backup of my Outlook contacts from a previous laptop. I thought they would export in PST or CSV, but to my surprise, everything was saved as individual .MSG files. Now I’m trying to move all these contacts into my Android phone as well as into Google Contacts, but nothing seems to accept MSG format. Every platform I tested requires VCF/vCard, and when I tried changing extensions or using basic online converters, the results were terrible.
    Some of them extracted only the name, others removed phone numbers completely, and a few tools even mixed up the fields. I have over 160+ MSG contacts, so converting them one by one is not possible. I genuinely need a proper solution that can Convert MSG to VCF accurately, preserve all fields, and preferably support batch convert MSG to vCard because I can’t waste hours doing this manually.

    Can anyone suggest a reliable MSG to vCard Converter that won’t damage the data?

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  • Clara Winslow
    Clara Winslow
    Clara Winslow
    Clara Winslow Dec 12, 2025 - 1:13 AM

    Hello,

    The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ most similar thing nearly happened when I changed from Outlook to my Android device. The MSG files are very detailed, and most of the online converters simply don’t convert them correctly; that is why in many cases the company name, job title, alternate numbers, mailing address, notes, and even photos are missing. The TrustVare MSG to VCF Converter was the one that eventually gave me the accurate results. It is capable of fully recognizing a structure in an MSG file, so the resulting VCF files look to be the same as Outlook shows them. I believe that it would be the right place solution for you as:

    It is able to batch convert MSG to vCard without any limitation of size or count.

    All custom and professional fields are retained perfectly.

    There are no duplication or formatting errors.

    Even if Outlook is not installed, it still works.

    Generates clean, easily mailable VCF files that can be used by anyone

    This is truly the most reliable way to convert MSG to VCF without any loss of information if you desire the exact output and are fed up with broken ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌conversions.
    More info: https://www.trustvare.com/contacts-manager/

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