How to retrieve contacts from a previous back up?

How can you retrieve contacts from a previous backup?

Actually, this is correct.
I didn't write they were not included in the backup, just why they are part of the backup.
-> iTunes: About iOS backups
"iTunes will back up the following information
Contacts* and Contact Favorites (regularly sync contacts to a computer or cloud service such as iCloud to back them up).
* Your contacts are part of the backup to preserve recent calls and favorites lists. Back up your contacts to a supported personal information manager (PIM), iCloud, or another cloud-based service to avoid any potential contact data loss."

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Is it possible to retrieve contacts from an icloud back up performed yesterday?
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Chances are some files are still on the drive, just marked as deleted, but not actually overwritten by new content (unless you've synced AppleTv with the new machine thta is - don't if you haven't).
While you could apply 3rd party hacks or dismantle the AppleTv to access the hard drive partitions, in ths instance it's not going to be enough as you would need to have some decent Mac data recovery software to scan the drive and look for deleted files.
As Winston suggests this is not something for the casual user and if the photos are very valuable consider an expert data recovery service, but it won't be cheap, and there are no guarantees you'd get anything back.

How to retrieve contacts from icloud .plz help me

Unfortunately i lost my iphone and so my contact details .I changed my icloud id and locked my phone.Now i am trying to retrieve contacts from icloud as my ipad does say about previous backup and contacts but when i login on icloud i am unable to see my contacts on icloud .I will really appreciate if i am able to retrieve contacts from icloud .

If your contacts are no longer on icloud.com and you don't have another backup of them, you can try restoring them from your iPad backup by following this user tip from Winston Churchill: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4841.

I have lost my photos since performing a back up, and now i cant retrieve them from a previous back up?

I have an iphone 5, it locked up so i restored from a previous back up, but it lost all my photos from the album from my previous iphones, which are videos and phortos of the first 3 years of my daughters life so they mean alot! Ive tryed everything, going back and restoring to the earliest date possible, but nothing? Please tell me they are hiding somewhere? I have tried downloading bits of software that they charge for, but on the demo's they search your laptop, and it is finding the data so they are there somewhere? Thanks.......

"pass the buck and all that!! "
Yes. you are certainly passing the buck.
You have failed to import your pics for three years as you should and somehow you have determined this to be soemone elses fault.
What did you think would happen if you did not import your pics/vids for three years?

How can I restore contacts from a previous back up?

I accidentally erased my contacts from my iPhone. I can see previous backups on my iTunes preferences. But the only option is to delete them. Does anyone know how to restore one of those backups?

The iphone is designed to be synced to your computer regularly. have you failed to sync your contacts to your computer?

I bought a new phone and backed up my old one, while trying to restore the new phone I backed up the new phone before before restoring it completely. How do I restore from a previous back up

Is there a way to restore a back up which isn't your last back up?

According to icloud support documentation icloud keeps last three backups. As long as you only backed up new phone once - you should be ok. Erase your new phone by going to settings -general- reset- erase content and settings and start restore over. Wait till you see available backups and carefully pick one you need. Give it plenty of time, restore visibly takes a short time, but it is not real - I d advise to restore overnight.

How to retrive contacts from icloud

How to retrieve contacts from icloud.

The iCloud backup doesn't include your contacts. iCloud syncs your contacts to your iCloud account. After restoring to your backup the conacts you are seeing are the ones still in your iCloud account (and visible on icloud.com). If the contacts you lost are no longer in your account on icloud.com, they are unfortunately not recoverable (unless they are backed up somewhere else such as Outlook).

When i updated itunes I lost all my music, I was able to retrieve it from my previous version, but now a artists have all of their songs list under one unknown cd. How can I seperate these cds with the correct songs included?

When I updated itunes I lost all of my music, I was able to retrieve it from a previous itunes library, but now some artists have all of their songs listed under one "unknown album." Is there a way to separate these songs back into the correct albums? Also, is there a way to make songs that have a featured guest just show up with the rest of the album instead of making a whole new spot for it? Thanks!

" When I did this, my library showed all the music I have "purchased" from itunes but did not have the music that I downloaded a long time ago through itunes from my old CDs."
Correct.
" How can I get that music to show up in my library now on my new computer? "
Copy it from your old computer or your backup copy of your old computer.
The sync is one way - computer to ipod.

I'm trying to retrieve contacts from iCloud on my new samsung but it says that there is no back up data in my account

I'm trying to retrieve contacts from iCloud on my new samsung but it says that there is no back up data in my account

If your contacts are on icloud.com, download them as a vCard as explained here: iCloud: Export contact information as a vCard. Then import them to your phone as explained in your manual. If you aren't able to, you can create a Gmail account and import the vCard to Gmail as explained here: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/183711?hl=en, then add the Gmail account to your phone and sync your contacts from Gmail.
If they aren't on icloud.com, I'm not sure how you would access them from a backup on a Samsung, even if there was a backup.

HT4859 how do i retreive contacts from a previous backup in icloud?

How do i retrieve contacts from a privious backup in icloud?

Are you sure you have a backup in icloud? It wont let you select one until after the restore has been started.
Once you go though the setup process during the restore, it will prompt you for your apple id, it has to be the same one that's assciated with the icloud backup.
How to back up and restore (iCloud and iTunes)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

HT1692 how do i restore my contacts from a previous backup?

My contacts were inadvertently removed. How do I restore contacts from a previous itunes backup?

Restore the backup... there is no selective restore of specific items.
Backing up, Restoring, Updating iOS

TS4036 I have moved from one company to another and they both use iphones I backed my phone up before it was shut down I tried to retrieve contacts from my PC it did not work will it work when I get my new iphone?

I have moved from one company to another and they both use iphones I backed my phone up before it was shut down I tried to retrieve contacts from my PC it did not work will it work when I get my new iphone?

I updated my iPhone onto my friend's MacBook
Why would you do that, and not on your own computer? See the hassle it caused you?
can he just email me the folder
Backup files are too big to email. Use FTP, DropBox, etc...
how do I then put all that data back into my current phone from the new computer?
How to restore iPhone: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+restore+iphone

How do I transfer Contacts from my IPhone5 back to my computer (windows)? It crashed and I lost my contacts but I have them on my IPhone5 and would like to transfer or export them.

How may I transfer Contacts from my IPhone5 back to my Windows Computer. I had a trojan virus and it wiped out everything including my contacts. My IPhone 5 has the only complete list of my contacts and I'd like to have them back on my computer.

Hi Jean167,
I'm sorry to hear you of your issues with contacts being erased from your computer.
You can copy them from the iPhone if you have iCloud setup on all your devices.
Here are some articles / information that may help:
Creating an iCloud account: Frequently Asked Questions
iCloud: System requirements
PC
Microsoft Windows 7 or 8
iCloud Control Panel 2.1.2 or later
iTunes 11 or later (for iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match)
Outlook 2007 or 2010 or iCloud.com
Safari 5.1.7 or later or Internet Explorer 9 or later (for iCloud.com and Bookmarks), Firefox 16 or later or Chrome 23 or later (for iCloud.com)
iCloud Control Panel 2.1.2 for Windows
I hope this information helps, Jean ...
- Judy

HT201210 how can i retrieve texts from an earlier back up without changing all the other settings on my iphone?

how can i retrieve texts from an earlier back up without changing all the other settings on my iphone?

You can't. Restoring from a backup is all or none.
You can use a utility such as this one to extract the messages from the backup on your computer but you can't re-transfer the messages to the Messages app on your iPhone.
http://msb.macsupport-pr.com/

HT204150 many of my contacts have suddenly been deleted from the cloud how do I restore from a previous backup

Many of my contacts have suddenly been deleted from the cloud, how do i restore from a previous backup?

See these discussions from the More Like This on the right...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18162522#18162522
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19511449#19511449
iCloud Backup and Restore Overview
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859?viewlocale=en_US

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