Lost iPhone 4 Contacts

I emptied my Mac laptop address book thinking that next time I sync'd my iPhone with the laptop I'd get the address book from my iPhone... wrong. I was left with only 2 contacts and lost over 180, not a good start.
However, I have a simple solution, try going to 'settings', 'mail, contacts, calendars' and 'import SIM contact'. Chances are you migrated your contacts from an old phone and they're there.
I will find a better back-up solution in future! Hope this helps...

I will find a better back-up solution in future!
I would hope so. All you need is an external hard drive.

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    My dad lost his iPhone today somewhere out in a 2,000 acre ranch and he can't find it. I didn't set up his backups so I don't think we have a current back up of his contacts. I can see the phone in the Find iPhone app, and have contact with it. Is there any way I can back up his contacts virtually even though we can't physically find it? I'm desperate -- and 8 hours away from being able to help at all. It is an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 on it.
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    No. I was afraid of that. I was just hoping there was some way we could manage it from afar. Darn it.
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  • Lost iphone, retrieving contacts ?

    Hello,
    I lost my iphone, and i'd like to retrieve my contacts saved in itunes without using another Iphone, and I did not synchronize my contacts with outlook. Is that possible because i have an another phone which is not an iphone (for the moment) so i would like to know if i can get my contacts back ?
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    Since you have lost your iPhone, you cannot restore with iTunes. However, as long as you have an iTunes backup, you can extract the lost contacts from previous iTunes backup using an iPhone backup extractor.
    Even if you haven’t backed up your iPad with iTunes manually, iTunes might have backed up it automatically each time you sync your iPhone 3GS with iTunes.
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  • The last time I synced my iphone with itunes, I lost all my contacts, photos, calendar, and voice memos. This time I lost all my apps and the music isn't synced. Also, I just bought an ipad, and it won't sync at all.

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    Re: That garbage is unreadable.
    If you really want help, stop messing with the fonts and post so that others can read and offer suggestions.
    Or better yet... try a search, I'm certain you'll find a solution to whatever issue you're experiencing.
    I have found that many times it is the things that make you most angry that push you to action. This was the case here. Thank you for causing me to get so angry that I found the answer myself.

  • I recently updated my iPhone 4s to ios6, and lost 1200 odd contacts. I have a backup from about 4-5 months ago avaiable.  Can I add/update contacts from the back up rather than restore which i assume will literally delete any new contacts added...?

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    You should be syncing your contacts with an app on your computer or cloud service (iCloud, Gmail, Yahoo, etc), and not relying on a backup.  If you haven't been doing this, start now and then restore your old backup.  You will then be able to sync the new contacts back into the phone.  However, you will lose all messages, etc newer thant the backup.

  • My husband and I both have iphones and share the same apple id. Everything was working fine until I synced his phone which lost all his contacts and pictures and gave him my info. I then used verizon's contact retreival app and got his contacts back

    My husband and I both have iphones and everything was ok until I synced his phone and lost all his contacts and pixs. I downloaded verizon's contact retreival app and got his contacts back but now his contacts keep overwriting mine. I can sync my phone and get my contacts back but within a few hours, his show up again. We use the same apple id for purchases. What can I do?

    Are you sharing the same iCloud account (in Settings>iCloud)?  And do you both have Contacts turned to On in Settings>iCloud?

  • Hello people, I lost all my contacts on my iPhone. Facebook contacts integration is turned off. When I got to know that I have no contacts on my iPhone. I checked my settings and iCloud backup and contacts on iCloud (in settings) were off. Is there a solu

    hi me kashif Hello people,
    I lost all my contacts on my iPhone. Facebook contacts integration is turned off. When I got to know that I have no contacts on my iPhone. I checked my settings and iCloud backup and contacts on iCloud (in settings) were off.
    Is there a solution to get all my contacts back? Please help me. I want my contacts back, as soon as possible.
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    iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4

    Unless as part of a backup, or stored somewhere else, they are gone.
    Your son needs his own Apple ID for iCloud, FaceTime & iMessage. He can continue to use yours for iTunes content, but for everything else, he needs his own.
    When you did what you did, as far as iCloud knows, this is the same person with multiple devices, and that's they way things are supposed to work: keep everything in sync.

  • My contacts on my old Iphone I gave a family member were deleted then synced to icloud.  My current iphone lost all its contacts when it next synced.  I retreived a 6mth old backup to get my contacts, but I want my recent messages back, any help?

    My contacts on my old Iphone I gave a family member were deleted then synced to icloud.  My current iphone lost all its contacts when it next synced.  I retreived a 6mth old backup to get my contacts, but I want my recent messages back, any help?

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  • Lost all my contacts in Mac address book.  Tried syncing my iPhone/iPad contacts to Mac is not working.  Please help

    Lost all my contacts in Mac address book.  Tried syncing my iPhone/iPad contacts to Mac via iTunes and is not working.  Please help

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
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  • Updated my iphone 4s for icloud and lost all my contacts. I tried to sync to the itunes on my computer and it said i needed to upgrade my itunes.  I had to download another itunes and my contacts were still not there.  I've tried all the troubleshooting

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1575
    Regards.

  • I erased everything on my iphone and lost all my contacts pictures and everything how do i get all that back from my itunes account??

    I erased everything on my iphone and lost all my contacts pictures and everything else how do i get the contacts and pictures back from my itunes account?? ive tried restore its like it gave me a whole new iphone thing.

    If you plug in the iPhone to your computer, any contacts ect that you synced with your computer with sync back with the iPhone when it is selected in the iTunes menu under info. Anything that was added without syncing was lost, I'm sorry. A good future solution is to get iOS 5 when it comes out this fall, so you don't need to manually sync contacts, its automatic!
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  • I had my computer worked on.  When I got it back I had to reinstall itunes.  When I synced my iphone, I lost all my contacts.  How do I get them back?

    I had my computer worked on recently.  When I got it back, I had to reinstall itunes.  I synced my iphone and lost all my contacts.  How do I get them back?

    Synch your contacts back from whichever program on your computer you've stored them in (Outlook, Address Book) or from your cloud service.
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  • I have upgraded iphone ios 3.1 to ios 5.1 and have lost all my contacts and can not find them on my pc. Can anyone pleeeeese help me

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  • My wife's iPhone lost it's contacts.

    My wife's iPhone lost it's contacts. 
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    Talked to a Support person and solved the issue.  I needed to delete and re-add iCloud on her iPhone.  There is an issue with iCloud that Apple is aware about that is being fixed on the next IOS update.

  • HT4623 I just updated my Iphone 4s to the new operating system and lost ALL MY CONTACTS on my phone. Everything else is there. HELP!

    I just updated my Iphone 4s to the new operating system but lost ALL MY CONTACTS on my phone. The contact list on my phone is completely blank. PLEASE HELP!

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    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    For more information on this, take a look at:
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3581
    If you are experiencing difficulties with the connection between your stereo and device, disconnect the device, and then power cycle the stereo and your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. When the Home screen reappears, reconnect your device. If you cannot power cycle the stereo, turn the car off and then back on to allow the stereo to power off.
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