Lost all data in address book

I turned on my computer and address data is missing. I'm trying to restore it up from my IPAQ (program used The Missing Sync) but can't figure out how.
The address list is also on my IPOD.
How do I get the data from one of these devices back into my Address Book? How did the addresses just disappear? All help appreciated!! I'm stymied.
LTJ
g4 powerbook Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Apparently Address Book 3.1 and Mail 1.3 have bugs in them. I've been having problems with Mail for years. It all by itself redoes the "columns" and "sort by" (View menu), without fail, every month. It has also had a "drafts" folder disappear. Thank goodness I have learned to ALWAYS back up, frequently and keep one set off site.
In terms of Address Book, I daily make address book contact backups (very easy in Address Book from the menu--File--back up data base then choose where) because I KNOW from years of experience it will do the disappearing whenever I do a search (window), change preferences or change from seeing group, name, card to just card. I have a folder on my DT called "In Progress". In it I keep 3 days of Address Book Backups then delete the old ones using Secure Delete. I count on bugs (but am sometimes surprised) and invent workarounds when possible.

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With address book on the Mac, you simply select all the contacts and drag them on to your desktop and this will make one big Address book export file, that'll enable you to save and import it later on...
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Yes. I know that sounds extreme, but……
I use Outlook on a PC at my office, and I have an sbcglobal/Yahoo mail account. I look upon my office Outlook as my ultimate contacts list (over 1,100 entries) and my calendar.
I use the sbc supplied free Intellisync software to sync all of my calendar and contacts from my office PC into sbc/Yahoo. That way I actually get e-mail reminders of appointments, etc. in addition to my Outlook notifications. It is actually pretty nifty.
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Your help on a previous post was great re: my wanting to know how to delete the Address Book contents so I can re-import an updated list form my office Outlook, via my yahho/sbcglobal import.
Well - here is an interesting quandary:
I have successfully exported my yahoo address book/contacts as a .vcf file Yet - once I have expunged the prior Address Book data and want to now import the NEW Yahoo data to rebuild the database it only takes (enters) the phone numbers and does NOT import ANY of the address information. I am positive I did this once since our original exchange and everything transferred just fine, but now….?!
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