Lost all my contacts in iCloud
I have just purchased a new Mac. My son and I both have iPhones and we synced our phones with the new Mac using iCloud. My contacts appeared on his phone and visa versa. Unfortunately he spent the afternoon deleting all the duplicates and my work numbers on his phone which subsequently deleted all my contacts. I ended up with his school friends and my whole business directory deleted. Apart from killing him (just joking) what can I do to retrieve my contacted? As its a new computer I don't expect very much but I'm sure someone will have an idea. Can I undo what he has done in iCloud. Is there an automatic backup for contacts in iCloud? Wasn't that the whole point of this to begin with? I'm really freaked out that he may have deleted all my contacts. Please help.
Welcome to the Apple Community.
Unless you have the contacts backed up somewhere, you won't be able to restore them.
You and your son should have your own iCloud accounts then you can keep your own contacts and calendars etc and avoid deleting each others.
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