Iphone 4.2.1 upgrade ... lost some contact details!!!

After installing the new4.2.1 on my iphone 4 i lost details and numbers of many of my contacts!!! some contacts had 2 or 3 or 4 phone numbers etc... after the software update I lost those !!! it happened too on my daughter iphone 3G when i did the same update for her phone.. please can someone tell me what's happening??

I had the same problem. Time Machine proved invaluable here. I opened up Address Book, selected "All Contacts", started up TIme Machine via Spotlight, and scrolled back to the day before I ran the 4.2.1 updater. Bada bing, all contacts restored to the address book! Simply did an iPhone sync after that and all was well again.
Still, nasty bug Apple. :-|

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I had the same problem. Time Machine proved invaluable here. I opened up Address Book, selected "All Contacts", started up TIme Machine via Spotlight, and scrolled back to the day before I ran the 4.2.1 updater. Bada bing, all contacts restored to the address book! Simply did an iPhone sync after that and all was well again.
Still, nasty bug Apple. :-|

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Hey ashvinee,
Sorry to hear you're having difficulty with your contacts. We have a few articles that could resolve your issue.
I would start here:
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Contacts
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3998
Recovering iCloud or MobileMe data from iTunes backups for an iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4108
This second article applies to you if:
You want to recover your Contacts, Calendars, and Bookmarks from an iTunes iOS device backup made while using iCloud or MobileMe to update your Contacts, Calendars, and Bookmarks on your iOS device.
You have created backups in iTunes, and you do not have or are unable to restore from an iCloud Backup. Learn more about how to restore from an iCloud Backup.
You have lost data from the web, your iOS device, and all other synchronized clients, and you have no other usable backups to recover from.
Cheers,
David

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