HT4623 I lost my phone numbers and contacts when I updated icloud? How do I restore?

How do I restore contacts and phone numbers lost when updating icloud?

iCloud should not have any effect on the programs you mentioned, did you mean that you upgraded to Mountain Lion or Lion in order to get iCloud?
Are you seeing any error messages, if yes, what are they?

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HT4623 I lost the phone numbers and/or info of several contacts on my iphone 5

some of my contact information disappeared on my iphone 5. the info is still on my ipad contacts

To restore information from a backup, use one of the following methods after connecting your iOS device to the computer with which you normally sync:
Right-click (or Control-click) the device and choose Restore from Backup
If you have a new phone, you can connect to iTunes and it will prompt to restore from your backup

HT1245 i lost my iphone but my contacts are still on icloud how do i transfer to my gmail account ?

i lost my iphone but my contacts are still on icloud how do i transfer them to my gmail account without my phone ?

You would't be able to do this with the iPhone.
You can access your iCloud online contacts with a supported address book app on your computer. Export the contacts from there for import into your Gmail online address book.
Or you can login with your iCloud account via webmail access using a browser on your computer. There is an option for selecting all contacts followed by exporting all as a single vCard file on your computer. If Google supports importing vCards, you can import the contacts that way.

I lost my iPad Mini and I didn't activate iCloud how can I find it ?

I lost my iPad Mini and I didn't activate iCloud how can I find it

Unfortunately, you cannot locate your device if you did not activate "Find My iPhone" on your device.

Lost phone numbers from Contacts when syncing icloud ipad iphone outlook

I seem to have lost some contact numbers from icloud, ipad and iphone contacts and wonder if this was a syncing error with outlook to icloud.. can anyone help as these are business contacts. I also use Groups and CJournal on ipad too.

Contacts are not completely backed up as part of the iPhone backup. Only contacts necessary to back up your recent call and favorites lists are backed up, which often won't include all your contacts. (In fact, if the IT person backed up and then restored your phone from backup that may be how he lost many of your contacts.) Also, restoring from backup will revert all settings and data on your phone to those contained in the backup. If you want to try to restore from your backup anyway follow this procedure:
Before connecting your phone, open iTunes on your computer, go to Preferences, on the Devices tab check "Prevent…from syncing automatically"
Now connect your phone to your computer and import your photos to avoid losing any recent photos (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083)
Open iTunes and when your phone appears on the left sidebar, right-click on its name and choose Transfer Purchases (to transfer any recent purchased into your iTunes library)
Right-click on the name of her phone again and choose Restore from Backup, choosing the backup you wish to restore from
When this completes you can go back and re-enable automatic syncing if you prefers this

If I delete phone numbers and contacts from my phone, and I go synch up and back up my phone to computer, will I get the contacts and phone numbers put back on my phone again

If I delet contact/phone numbers from my iPhone and then go to back up my iPhone in iTunes, will it put them back in my phone> if so, how do I get rid of those contacs.number out of the stored info on the computer?
Kris

it depends on whether or not the contacts are in a contacts program on your computer and where they are on your phone. if they're on your phone in icloud, then no. if they're on your phone from an email account, then no. if they're on your phone in a group called 'from my pc' or 'outlook' or something like that, then yes, by default, they'll most likely come back to your phone from your computer

HT4759 help I have deleted all my phone numbers and contacts from my I phone they are stored in the icloud but I do not know how to reload them into my phone

I need help restoring my contact and phone number nformation backto my phone from the I cloud how do I do that

Welcome to the Apple Community Mom Mom barb.
if you are sure your contacts are still available at iCloud.com, then you've probably turned off contact syncing on the phone.
Go to settings > iCloud and turn contacts on.

I lost a lot of my contacts when I updated my iphone yesterday. Is there a way to get them back and save them so they will not be lost when I update again?

When I connected to itunes and updated my iphone, a lot of my contacts were removed. Why and can I get them back without having to do this by hand again?

Download the free app My Contacts Backup and use it to back up the contacts on your device now (it will back them up as an attachment to an email that you send to yourself). Then restore your device to your most recent backup to see if it will recover your contacts. If not, if necessary you can open the email and tap the attachment to re-import the contacts you have now back to your device.
If you need to restore to an iCloud backup this has to be done in the initial setup process, which requires you to first erase your device. If you have any more recent data on your device now that is not in the backup that you want to save you'll need to do that first. Then go to Settings>General>Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings. You will then go through the setup screens on your device, and when given the option, choose Restore from iCloud Backup (see image below). Be sure you are connected to wifi and your charger as this will take some time to finish.

HT4623 Why on earth don't you tell people to back up contacts and photos before they update software? There was no mention of the need to back up until it was too late. I have lost hundreds of valuable phone numbers and photographs.

Why on earth don't you tell people to back up contacts and photos before they update software? There was no mention of the need to back up until it was too late. I have lost hundreds of valuable phone numbers and photographs.

The update process DOES back up contacts and photos, unless you interrupted the backup. The manual tells you to sync contacts to an app on your computer, and to import photos regularly to your computer. So Apple DID tell you to back up, you just didn't bother to read it.
If you didn't sync yet (and even if you did) connect the phone to your computer, right click on its name, and choose "Restore from Backup". If there's more than one backup choose the one with a timestamp before you updated.

HT4972 I have lost most (but not all) of the phone numbers from Contacts.

This is my work iphone, connected to my work MS Exchange account. First I upgraded to iOS5, but that caused the 3G connection to stop working (my phone contacts were still there at that point). The IT guy at work eventually fixed the 3G connection - it was something to do with the profile being blocked, I don't know exactly, and I don't know what he did to get it working. However, whatever he did, it caused most of the phone numbers in Contacts to disappear. Unfortunately they're not in my Contacts in Outlook either, so I can't restore them from there.
I guess the most likely option is to restore them from the backup that occurred during the iOS5 upgrade - can someone suggest how I can do that? Or any other ideas?
Thanks for your help.

Contacts are not completely backed up as part of the iPhone backup. Only contacts necessary to back up your recent call and favorites lists are backed up, which often won't include all your contacts. (In fact, if the IT person backed up and then restored your phone from backup that may be how he lost many of your contacts.) Also, restoring from backup will revert all settings and data on your phone to those contained in the backup. If you want to try to restore from your backup anyway follow this procedure:
Before connecting your phone, open iTunes on your computer, go to Preferences, on the Devices tab check "Prevent…from syncing automatically"
Now connect your phone to your computer and import your photos to avoid losing any recent photos (see http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083)
Open iTunes and when your phone appears on the left sidebar, right-click on its name and choose Transfer Purchases (to transfer any recent purchased into your iTunes library)
Right-click on the name of her phone again and choose Restore from Backup, choosing the backup you wish to restore from
When this completes you can go back and re-enable automatic syncing if you prefers this

My wife and i share the same computer to sync our phone with. All of a sudden i lost all my phone numbers and got hers. How do i get mine back. Help Please

My wife and i share the same computer to sync our phones with. The last time i sync i lost all my phone numbers and got hers. Is there a way to get mine back. Please Help. Thanks

Have a read here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18409815?ac_cid=ha
And See Here... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
Create a New User Account for each User.
Then Each user will have their own iTunes library..
More Info Here > cnettv.cnet.com/use-two-iphones-one-computerl

How can I get the phone numbers in contacts to appear with dashes between the first 3 numbers, the next 3 numbers, and the last 4 numbers? Until very recently it did so. Contacts on my macbook pro does show up this way. I do have a mobile me account an

How can I get the phone numbers in contacts to appear with dashes between the first 3 numbers, the next 3 numbers, and the last 4 numbers? Until very recently
it did so. Contacts on my macbook pro does show up this way. I do have a mobile me account and in the past syncing was no problem. What setting has changed?

The phone number format as well as the date language and format and the time format are controlled by the Region Format setting. Go to Settings > General >International > Region Format. When you change a region format, you can go back one page (to International) and see an example of the date/time/phone number format that your selected region format will produce.

HT1414 i lost all my data and contacts on my iphone, is any method to get them back into my phone , i think they all in my itune stored but not sure how to use it !!!

hi ,i lost all my data and contacts on my iphone, is any chance to get them back into my phone , i think they all in my itune stored but not sure how to use it !!!
plz replay if you know how resolve this problem thanks

Hello evanfromvic
If you have a back up in iTunes, you can restore from that back up. The article below will assist with getting that backup restored.
iOS: How to back up and restore your content
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

I can't move my contacts ( phone numbers and email addresses) from outlook express to my 8900 phone

i can't move my contacts ( phone numbers and email addresses) from outlook express to my 8900 new phone through the usb cable.
i have the same contacts in both outlook and outlook express, can this help.
can anybody help

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I have the 8900 and when I try and synch I get the error "unable to read application data". Very, very annoying.
Wondering why I switched from Nokia!
Can anyone help please??
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My personal ringtones are on my iPhone 5, they are attached to the correct phone numbers and play correctly when I test them on each contact. But when I receive a call instead of the proper ringtone, it plays the generic. What Am I not doing right?

My personal ringtones are on my iPhone 5, they are attached to the correct phone numbers and play correctly when I test them on each contact. But when I receive a call instead of the proper ringtone, it plays the generic. What Am I not doing right?

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HT4623 I lost my phone numbers and contacts when I updated icloud? How do I restore?

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