Address book gone - HELP!!
Haven't used address book in two weeks or so. This morning I went looking for a contact. When I opened Address Book there was nothing there. Yikes!!
I have a back up to idisk and another user name that has all my info. BUT, I am not good with computers and can't figure out how to rename, reboot, rewhatever to restore the info where I'm using it.
Any repliy will be much appreciated,
Sheila
Mac Mini Dual Mac OS X (10.4.7)
This happened to me just two days ago.
Do you have Backup? If so, this is copied from Backup Help Viewer.
Restoring backed-up files using an existing backup plan
If a file you backed up (using Backup) becomes lost or damaged, you can use Backup to restore it. You can restore backed-up files to their original location or to an alternate location of your choice.
IMPORTANT: If you are restoring items from your iTunes or iPhoto library, click one of the links below for instructions.
To restore backed-up files to their original location:
Select a backup plan in the Backup window and click Restore.
Select a backup in the Previous Backups column.
Select the items you want to restore and click Restore Selection.
In the dialog that appears, choose whether to restore only files missing from their original locations or all the files in the backup.
If you deleted files accidentally and want to restore only the missing files, select "Restore missing items."
To replace existing files with the backed-up files, select "Replace existing items."
To restore the files to another location, select "Restore to an alternate location" before you click Restore Selection, choose where you want the files, and click Open.
Note: Some applications—such as Mail, Stickies, and Address Book—store all of their data as a group, like a deck of cards. When you restore an address book, for example, the whole book gets replaced. That means that contacts added after the backup won't appear in the restored file.
If you don't, then you can open up Address Book and click on the File menu. Then go down to Import, and choose whichever method you have them stored by (probably V-cards). When you click on that, a window will open up that will let you navigate to your iDisk to find the cards to import.
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