Restoring Contacts

Need help restoring contacts.  I accidentally deleted all my contacts when trying to create an archive.  My "empty" address book then synced, of course, to all my devices.  I tried restoring a recent back-up of my iPhone.  My contact list gets restored, but when I connect to a network iCloud recognizes my empty contact list and proceeds to wipe it clean.
Any suggestions?  Thanks a lot.

No, cod files are not backup files.
You need to search your entire PC for any IPD files, not IDF files.
So, when you go to restore, use the restore function to navigate to the most recent IPD file you find.
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