Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

There might be another way, but I’d do this in more or less this order.

• back up iPhone to iMac
  
• make sure iCloud contacts are turned off on iPad and iMac
  
• have contacts sorted on iPhone
  
• turn on iCloud contacts on iPhone
  
• let that simmer for a while
  
• delete iPad and iMac contacts
  
• turn on iCloud contacts on iPad and iMac
  
• cross fingers that I’ve got it right