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Hey everyone, just to share the solution with you.
If bought my wife an iPad2 2 weeks ago and in order to allow for a smooth transition I upgraded her MacBook a week earlier to Mac OS X Lion and set up her iCloud account, i.e. I migrated her Mobile Me account to iCloud.
However, during the migration (Mac MobileMe > iCloud) her AddressBook lost all Groups (I checked this with the corresponding date of out Time Capsule backup). Any attempt to restore the backup and sync the contacts again does not restore the groups. After some reading on the Apple Support Communities and on other sides here's the solution.
Note: I assume you use Time Capsule and your backup is properly working.
1. In case you've changed/added addresses create a back-up of all contacts:
    - On the Mac user AddressBook make sure you have "All Contacts" selected, then click on one contact ans select all by CMD-A
    - export all contacts by FILE > EXPORT ... > EXPORT vCard ... and save the file on your Mac (don't worry about duplication - we merge the contacts later)
2. Now switch of iCloud sync for Contacts on all devices
    - Mac: Open System Preferences > iCloud > untag Contacts and delete data on your Mac
    - iOS 5 devices: System Preferences (Settings) > iCloud > Contacts OFF and delete data on your iOS 5 device
    - Rem: you have to do this on all devices you sync with your iCloud account
3. Open your account on www.icloud.com and delete all contacts
NOW all should be clean!
4. Do a full restore of the AddressBook data from your Time Capsule backup. In order to to this you need to open the Library folder of your account on the Mac. Since the advent of Mac OS X Lion this folder is hidden. However you can easily open it by CMD-Shift-G and type in "~/Library/". Then go to the folder "Application Support" and leave the "AddressBook" folder selected (blue background).
5. Open Time Capsule and go back to the date when the AddressBook still contained all groups. Then restore the entire folder "AddressBook". Time Capsule will ask you if the existing folder should be "Replace"d. Confirm "Replace" and your AddressBook is (Tip: If you do not know the date, Leave AddressBook' group view active and open TimeCapsule and while moving back in time you'll see the groups re-appear at the appropriate date).
6. Now import the earlier vCard backup into Address Book (in case you've added, changed contacts)
NOW your Mac AddressBook should be up to date, including Groups.
7. Connect one of your iOS5 devices via USB cable to your Mac and open iTunes. Click on the name of your device under DEVICES.
8. Click on "Info" on the top row menu in iTunes. Tag the option "Sync Address Book Contacts" and press the button "Sync".
9. After the Sync eject the iOS 5 device from your Mac
Now your iOS 5 device is updated with all contacts and groups. (check if you want)
10. on your iOS 5 device open SETTINGS > MAIL, CONTACTS, CALENDAR and choose "iCloud". Switch Contacts ON.
11. Check your iCloud account on www.icloud.com if all contacts and groups are properly restored.
Now your iCloud is updated and we can execute the final step.
12. On your Mac: Open System Preferences > iCloud and switch Contacts ON and/or tag Contacts.
13. In your Mac AddressBook> Check (this may take some minutes) if all contacts and groups are properly sync'ed.
DONE!

Sakahara wrote:
A: No. If you want access to iDisk.
I assumed everything switched over to iCloud. So what happens to iDisk when MobileMe is finally no more in June?
When Mobile Me ends on 6/30/2012 iDisk will cease to exist.

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