I deleted an old work email account on my iPhone4 and it deleted all my contacts! How do I get them back?

The iPhone does not store ANY information on the SIM card. If they were truly on the SIM, re-import them from the SIM.
Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Import SIM Contacts.

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HT1689 I downloaded an upgrade and it deleted all my contacts, How do I get them back??

I downloaded an update for my iphone, I thought I backed up my phone, but I guess I may have done it wrong because when the download was complete, all my apps, music and ALL MY CONTACTS WERE GONE!! I figured out how to get my apps and music back, but where are all my contacts?? I'm freaking out, I have 17years worth of all my freinds, family and business associates GONE??? I went into my phone settings and tried to import my SIM contacts (which they were on there before, and now their not on my SIM either) WHAT IS GOING ON??? Why would this update delete from my SIM too?? I also tried to call Apple to get help, and the automated system told me I had to buy a service agreement to talk to a support person? SERIOUSLY??? This is rediculous... Can someone please help me?

The iphone stores nothing at all to the SIM. There were never any contacts on your SIM.
The iphone is designed to be synced to your computer regularly. You should have been sync the contacts to your computer (Outlook/Address Book) from the very beginning. If you have failed to do this, then they are very likely gone.

HT201272 my songs wouldnt play on my ipod so i deleted the songs on the ipod and went to the purchased section in itunes to recover like i did with another song and my purchase history i blank, how can i get them back?

my songs wouldnt play on my ipod so i deleted the songs on the ipod and went to the purchased section in itunes to recover like i did with another song and my purchase history i blank, how can i get them back?

Maybe you have multiple accounts that's why your purchase history is empty. You can try checking for possible Apple IDs that's existing for you or you can ask for assistance from support.
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

I deleted all my photos, how can I get them back? They aren't in the trash.

I deleted all my photos, how can I get them back? They aren't in the trash.

Restore from your back up seems an obvious solution.

HT204150 I accidentally deleted my icloud contacts how do i get them back to icloud

I wanted to delete some of my contacts from my daughters ipod touch and realized i was deleting contacts from the cloud list. So that took them fromthe cloud. if i have all the contacts on my iphone still, how do i get them back into the cloud list?

Are you saying there are two icloud accounts involved? Yours and your daughter's? If so, you can't get contacts from your device to your daughter via icloud.
If you both share the same icloud account (and I would caution you that this is not how icloud is designed to be used - each user should use their own account, otherwise you will both have all data such as email, contacts, calendars, notes, and reminders shared without being able to have personal data on one's own device), then deleting from an icloud database, like contacts, removes them from all devices associated with that account. The only way to possibly get back the data is to perform a restore from a backup - assuming there are still any "older" backups, before the contacts were wiped.

HT1688 I just noticed my calendars over a year old are erased! They used to be there. What happened? How can I get them back?

I just noticed all my calendars over a year old have been erased. They used to be there. How do I get them back?

Not sure if this will help, but if you are syncing your calendar with iCloud try going to Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars...scroll down to the Calendars section and tap Sync, then select All Events.

I set up an iCloud account, and it erased ALL of my contacts, how do I get them back?

I just now set up an iCloud account, and when I went to my messages, I saw that there were no contacts, just all numners. So I went to my contacts, and it turns out that there are none. How do I get them back? I'm freaking out!

So when setting up the iCloud account and it asked if you wanted to import the contacts on the device, what did you tell it to do?

Sync deleted all of my contacts, how can I get them back?

I recently got an iPhone 4s. I synced it to iTunes for the first time to transfer all the music and apps from my iPod touch to my iPhone. In the process all of my contacts, messages, and notes were deleted. I checked for a backup but there hasn't been a backup for my iPhone yet, is there any way I can get my contacts back?

Megan,
It really is very simple.
First of all look in the recycle bin where your songs may still be.
If not, and they're deleted from the computer, and your iPod, there is no way to get them back without using some data recovery software such as PodSalvage.
I was trying to help in another of your posts, why post again?

I've lost all my Apps on my itunes account and also on my computer. How can I get them back?

I helped a lot of people with their iProblems, so it would be pleasure if somebody helped me. Please help me by having my apps back on my itunes account and my computer. I've spent a lot of money in it and suddenly they're gone. I really don't know how it happened.

Redownload them.
Computer: Open iTunes Store > Purchased (in Quick Links on right)
Phone: Apps - Open App Store app > Updates > Purchased
Music & Videos - Open iTunes app > More > Purchased

HT1495 i have one apple account with a iphone and my two boys iPod touches. how do i get them set up to be able to text or facetime with out using my number or email account?

i have my iphone and my two boys ipod touches on my account we recently got internet at our house (i live in BFE) im wanting to know how i can set ther pods up to send and receive text via imessage with out it coming and going to my phone. i want them to be able to send text to me or thier mother and it says their name as opposed to mine

Get a separate email address (gmail?) for each of the iPods.
Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting
http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8
Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
Using FaceTime and iMessage behind a firewall
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4245
iOS: About Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
Set up iMessage
http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/messages/
Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices for iMessage and Facetime
http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l
FaceTime and iMessage not accepting Apple ID password
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/facetime-and-imessage-not-acc epting-apple-id-password/
Unable to use FaceTime and iMessage with my apple ID
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649373?tstart=90
For non-Apple devices, check out the TextFree app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text-free-textfree-sms-real/id399355755?mt=8
 Cheers, Tom

HT201317 icloud has deleted all my photos - how do I get them back

I started an iCloud account last night as I wanted to be able to get videos off my phone and share them.
This evening when I checked my photo gallery on my iphone all the photos I'd taken over the last 2 and a half years on my iphone had disappeared. Instead my photo library now seems to be populated by photos I've taken on my digital camera.
itunes says my phone was last backed up to the iCloud this evening so I'm worried that all my photos have disappeared.
This is extremely frustrating. iPhone and apple don't make it easy to get your content off the phone (for instance there doesn't seem to be a way to get photos off the phone without iphoto and I can't get it on my operating system).
Is there any way to get my photos and videos back?

iPhone and apple don't make it easy to get your content off the phone (for instance there doesn't seem to be a way to get photos off the phone without iphoto and I can't get it on my operating system).
You've never read this then? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083 Step by step instructions on how to import photos and video without iPhoto.

TS1347 syncing contacts deleted iphone contacts how do i get them back

I syncing my iphone contacts with outlook and after the sync completed it wiped out all my iphone contacts and only synced my outlook contacts. lost over 300 records how do i get them back?

With the first sync with an address book app on your computer that includes at least one contact and the same for the iPhone, a merge prompt is provided, which you want to select. The other option is to replace on the iPhone with what is available in the address book app on your computer.
If this was the first sync for this data, sounds like you did not select the merge prompt when provided.
Contacts are included with your iPhone's backup, which is updated by iTunes as the first step during the iTunes sync process. If you haven't synced your iPhone with iTunes again, don't. Try restoring your iPhone with iTunes from your iPhone's backup. Decline the prompt to update your iPhone's backup as the first step.

I seem to have deleted iTunes and the App Store from my iPad mini, how do I get them back?

I've deleted the App Store and iTunes from my iPad mini, how do I get them back?

If you can't find them on any of your homescreens or app folders, and you can't find them via the spotlight search screen (swipe your first home screen to the right), then are they hidden by Settings > General > Restrictions > Installing Apps and iTunes being set 'off' ?
If not then have you tried a reset to see if you can find them after the iPad has restarted ? Press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

All my email has disappeared from iCloud. I did not delete it, and now it's working again, but only from 28 August 2013. What happened to my old emails? How do I get them back? thanks

All my email has disappeared from iCloud. I did not delete it, and now it's working again, but only from 28 August 2013. What happened to my old emails? How do I get them back? thanks

Have you checked whether the emails are visible at http://icloud.com ? If they are, it's a problem between your Mac and the website; sign out in System Preferences>iCloud and sign back in again.
If they aren't, then it's a server problem and you need to contact Support. If you currently happen to have AppleCare, either because you recently bought Apple hardware or have paid to extend the inititial period, you can contact them here:
http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contact/
You will need the serial number of the covered hardware.
If you are not covered by AppleCare, then - in common with other free email services - there is no free support and you may be asked to pay a fee; if so you should argue that this is a problem they've caused (it's not the first time, by the way) and you shouldn't be charged.

HT203167 I have two accounts with itunes, my first one i had a ton of music i downloaded to and now i've lost my password to my yahoo account and its been long enough now they have deleted and recycled my email account, how can i get them back on my accou

I have two accounts with itunes, my first one i had a ton of music i downloaded to and now i've lost my password to my yahoo account and its been long enough now they have deleted and recycled my email account, how can i get them back on my account i'm no

You are going to need to change the email address you use with your old ID. Once you have got access to your old account you will then log into both accounts at the same time on your Mac and transfer your data to a single account. We can do this later, but need you to get access to your old account first.
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I deleted an old work email account on my iPhone4 and it deleted all my contacts! How do I get them back?

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