I have lost all my contacts after changing my icloud account name ...... please help
can anybody please help ?? i have lost all my contacts after changing my i cloud name, i had to delete the old one and now i have lost all contacts ???
Well there is a warning. However it is designed that your computer is the MAIN place for your contacts. The concept of syncing is that the phone gets "copies" of your real data (your phone is not the primary source, your computer is).
So if your computers address book you sync with has no contacts, then it will erase contacts on your phone because you have no contacts (dumb yes, but that is how it goes).
It warns when there will be major changes to your primary contacts (your address book on computer).
Now if you had at least 1 contact on your computer, it would of "merged" them (thus bringing over what is on the phone and bringing that one over to the phone).
The assumption is when you opt to sync contacts, that you have contacts on the computer you are syncing with and thus your primary place for contacts you maintain.
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If you have logged into icloud.com using a computer's browser and found all your contacts, then it should be easy to get them back. On the device, go to Settings>icloud and turn off contacts. Later turn them on again, that should download the contacts. If it doesn't work, then on the same icloud screen, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account. Then log in again.
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All the postings related to this topic seem to indicate that there is no easy solution to this. You can restore from back-up ... but I think i've synched my iphone after my contacts disappeared - so restoring from back up will do no good! iTunes should have a clearer message in future warning users that all contacts will be deleted if you press ok in that window that appeared during the first synch!
Am very frustrated!
Is anyone aware of any other solutions?Well there is a warning. However it is designed that your computer is the MAIN place for your contacts. The concept of syncing is that the phone gets "copies" of your real data (your phone is not the primary source, your computer is).
So if your computers address book you sync with has no contacts, then it will erase contacts on your phone because you have no contacts (dumb yes, but that is how it goes).
It warns when there will be major changes to your primary contacts (your address book on computer).
Now if you had at least 1 contact on your computer, it would of "merged" them (thus bringing over what is on the phone and bringing that one over to the phone).
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I LOST ALL MY CONTACTS after syncing with icloud! How do i get them back!?
I went on icloud and synced my contacts and now all of them are GONE. i have no idea how to get them back,
They may be in your backup. Try restoring from backup.
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After upgrading my software i have seem to have lost all my contacts and photos, i did a back up but i have no idea how to get them back on? maybe im illiterate but i dont know how to find it in my itunes? please help!!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5824?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html
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Thanks for replying pvonk.
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im worried that ive lost them. if anyone has some advice please let me know, im new to this and im having trouble understanding it. Thanks -
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If you are saying that you both have iCloud accounts and use the same icloud ID, then yes, the contacts will be deleted. The idea is that all devices using the same icloud ID are kept in sync. You need to use different IDs. You can keep the same iTunes ID so you can share the songs and apps. But use different icloud IDs.
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