HT4859 I turned on icloud and lost my contacts, how do I get them back?

I upgraded my system software then was asked if I want to use icloud to backup. I said yes and all my contacts disappeared. Where did they go and how do I get them back?

I had this problem post 6.1. Not sure if it was a coincidence, but I'd just recently changed my password after being convinced I'd been hacked, due to being told I was entering my password wrongly, repeatedly by iCloud / iTunes. It turns out my iCloud account on my Settings -> Mail, Contacts and Calendars was listed as Inactive. Putting in my details, turning off Contacts over iCloud (thus deleting them) and turning them back on again, repopulated my contacts from iCloud with numbers attached to them.

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you can use icloud.com to track it
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HT4528 I updated my iphone to ios 6.0.1 and selected icloud. I lost all my contacts - how do i get them back?

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thank you

The backup does not include synced media like apps and music. You can redownload them by:
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HT4859 I turned on icloud and lost my contacts, how do I get them back?

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