Lost all contacts after Lion

Lost all contacts how do I get them down for icloud?

Generally, this is caused when the index database gets corrupted. You can delete it and it will be rebuilt from the data.
Make a backup of your Address Book using File>Export>Address Book archive.
Then, go to the Finder and hold down option key while selecting Go menu. Choose Library.
Navigate to your Application Support/AddressBook folder and delete the adressbook-v22.abcddb file.
Start Address book and your contacts should be back.
If you are syncing with anything, you might want to turn that off while you do this.

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