HT1689 I downloaded an upgrade and it deleted all my contacts, How do I get them back??

I downloaded an update for my iphone, I thought I backed up my phone, but I guess I may have done it wrong because when the download was complete, all my apps, music and ALL MY CONTACTS WERE GONE!! I figured out how to get my apps and music back, but where are all my contacts?? I'm freaking out, I have 17years worth of all my freinds, family and business associates GONE??? I went into my phone settings and tried to import my SIM contacts (which they were on there before, and now their not on my SIM either) WHAT IS GOING ON??? Why would this update delete from my SIM too?? I also tried to call Apple to get help, and the automated system told me I had to buy a service agreement to talk to a support person? SERIOUSLY??? This is rediculous... Can someone please help me?

The iphone stores nothing at all to the SIM.  There were never any contacts on your SIM.
The iphone is designed to be synced to your computer regularly.  You should have been sync the contacts to your computer (Outlook/Address Book) from the very beginning.  If you have failed to do this, then they are very likely gone.

Similar Messages

  • So just downloaded 5.0 and it deleted all my contacts, how can I get it all back? I already tryed the "Back Up" or "Restore" and it's still blank on my iphone??

    So just downloaded 5.0 and it deleted all my contacts, how can I get it all back? I already tryed the "Back Up" or "Restore" and it's still blank on my iphone??

    You should have been syncing your contacts to your computer regularly.  Just sync them back ot the iphone from your computer.

  • I just updated to the 6 software and i lost all my contacts. how do i get them back?

    i just updated to the iOS 6 software and i lost all my contacts. how do i get them back?

    You calendar info should also be mirrored on your computer. Use the option to replace all events on the iPod with the info on your computer during the next sync. You can find this option in the info pane, Advanced section.
    You can also use the latest backup to restore from, it contains the calendar info as well: iTunes: About iOS backups

  • I deleted all my photos, how can I get them back? They aren't in the trash.

    I deleted all my photos, how can I get them back? They aren't in the trash.

    Restore from your back up seems an obvious solution.

  • HT4528 I updated my iphone to ios 6.0.1 and selected icloud.  I lost all my contacts - how do i get them back?

    I updated my iphone to ios 6.0.1 and selected icloud.  I lost all my contacts - how do i get them back?

    No.  Anything that was created after your last backup will be gone.
    Use iCloud to automatically backup your device, usually once every 24 hours.

  • HT204053 My husband went to upHdate his phone this morning and when he did he lost all his contacts how can he get them back

    My husband went to update his phone this morning and when he did he lost all his contacts how can he get them back

    Thanks, but I checked iCloud and it has none of them.
    If it backed up to my laptop, that died and I just got the new computer. The one that's crashed won't even boot, so there's no way to even tell if it was syncing the contacts along with all the phone photos. Literally happened at the same time - it was because I had the new computer that I was finally able to pull the photos off the phone and make room for the upgrade. It had refused to upgrade for lack of space for some time.
    I had thought it was set to sync to iCloud but it vanished from BOTH my phone and the cloud. That's why I'm so angry about it.

  • HT204150 I accidentally deleted my icloud contacts how do i get them back to icloud

    I wanted to delete some of my contacts from my daughters ipod touch and realized i was deleting contacts from the cloud list.  So that took them fromthe cloud.  if i have all the contacts on my iphone still, how do i get them back into the cloud list?

    Are you saying there are two icloud accounts involved?  Yours and your daughter's?  If so, you can't get contacts from your device to your daughter via icloud.
    If you both share the same icloud account (and I would caution you that this is not how icloud is designed to be used - each user should use their own account, otherwise you will both have all data such as email, contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders shared without being able to have personal data on one's own device), then deleting from an icloud database, like contacts, removes them from all devices associated with that account.  The only way to possibly get back the data is to perform a restore from a backup - assuming there are still any "older" backups, before the contacts were wiped.

  • My sister sync all my contact to her phone and then delete all my contact how can i restore them to my mobile., my sister sync all my contact to her phone and then delete all my contact how can i restore them to my mobile.

    My sister sync all my contact to her phone with my apple id and then delete all of them how can i restore all my contact?

    It sounds like she deleted them all from your icloud account. If you have an iTunes backup, try this to possible recover your deleted contacts. http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4108
    If that doesn't work, you might be stuck as Apple doesn't usually have a backup plan for intentional user deletion. You can try to call Apple though and see if there is anything else they can do to try and recover that deleted info for you.
    Good luck and let me know if there are any other questions I can help you with.

  • I was syncing my iphone 4 and lost all my contact how do i get them back?

    i lost all my contACT WHEN syncing my phone to itune what do i do and lease tell me i can get them back? i looked in outlook already they are not there?

    From backups you made to iCloud and/or iTunes, and items you synced from iTunes originally. 

  • HT4968 Changed my iCloud password and have lost all calendar entries, how do I get them back?

    I changed my iCloud password while working on my PC desktop and now I have lost all my calendar entries on my iPad and iPhone apart from repeat appointment entered prior to the change to iCloud.
    How do I get entries back?

    If you backup your iPad, the entries may be in your backup but only the entries as of the date of the last backup will be in there. You can try restoring from a backup which will also restore everything in the backup onto the iPad. You can't just select the calandra entries to be restored.
    Read this for more information.
    How to backup and restore from a backup
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

  • HI, when I upgraded to ios 7.0.2, on my iphone 4s, I lost all my contacts. how do I get them back

    Hi, I have recently upgarded ios to 7.0.2 on my iPhone 4S. But unfortunately I lost majority of my contacts, Photos, videos, File App files and also notes
    How do I retrieve them back
    Samson16g

    Yes reconnect to internet

  • HT201317 icloud has deleted all my photos - how do I get them back

    I started an iCloud account last night as I wanted to be able to get videos off my phone and share them.
    This evening when I checked my photo gallery on my iphone all the photos I'd taken over the last 2 and a half years on my iphone had disappeared. Instead my photo library now seems to be populated by photos I've taken on my digital camera.
    itunes says my phone was last backed up to the iCloud this evening so I'm worried that all my photos have disappeared.
    This is extremely frustrating. iPhone and apple don't make it easy to get your content off the phone (for instance there doesn't seem to be a way to get photos off the phone without iphoto and I can't get it on my operating system).
    Is there any way to get my photos and videos back?

    iPhone and apple don't make it easy to get your content off the phone (for instance there doesn't seem to be a way to get photos off the phone without iphoto and I can't get it on my operating system).
    You've never read this then? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 Step by step instructions on how to import photos and video without iPhoto.

  • HT201272 iv recently restored my iphone 4 and i lost all my music how do i get them back without paying for them again

    ive recentley restored my iphone abd lost all my music how can i get them back without paying for them again

    Why did you restore without transferring your music to your computer?
    If you are in the U.S., then you can use the newly released beta version of the cloud to get your music.

  • I downloaded a audiobook and didn't know it had 2 parts And accidently deleted the first half, how can I get it back?

    I downloaded a audiobook and didn't know it had 2 parts And accidently deleted the first half, how can I get it back?

    Audiobooks are currently a one-time only download from the store, so unless you copied it over to the Books part of your computer's iTunes library before you deleted it (in which case case you could sync it back to your phone), then you will need to try contacting iTunes Support and see if they will grant you a re-download of it : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

  • HT201272 my songs wouldnt play on my ipod so i deleted the songs on the ipod and went to the purchased section in itunes to recover like i did with another song and my purchase history i blank, how can i get them back?

    my songs wouldnt play on my ipod so i deleted the songs on the ipod and went to the purchased section in itunes to recover like i did with another song and my purchase history i blank, how can i get them back?

    Maybe you have multiple accounts that's why your purchase history is empty. You can try checking for possible Apple IDs that's existing for you or you can ask for assistance from support.
    http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

Maybe you are looking for