HELP! deleted a whole contact group by accident :...

i just now deleted my whole contact group! is there any way to get it back!? i lost over 100 contacts
i looked in "deleted contacts" and the group is not there
i am using nokia suite version 3.7.22
Solved!
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Did you delete it in the Nokia Suite ? If so you will only need to go thru' the hassle of creating the Group again as the Contacts should be still there .. Did you see under 'ALL' ? You should find them there ...

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