Saved Mail Account missing

Hi there
So I've attempted to set up a Microsoft exchange account on my iPhone 4S.
I couldn't remember my username from the top of my head, so I saved the account and thought I'd update it after confirming the details.
Surprisingly, when I went back into mail, contacts, calendars, my new account wasn't on the list!
I figured it was not have actually saved it, so I tried to create it again. However when I tried to create it, I get an error message "a duplicate account already exists".
What the?? Why can't I retrieve the draft account then?
I turned my phone off and on again but that didn't help... It's totally screwy.
Please help!

Use Setup Assistant when your new Mac first starts up. See Using Setup Assistant on Lion (it's a bit more complete).
Unless you choose to omit things, that will set your new Mac up exactly like the old one, except for a few preferences, etc., that may be different for the different hardware.
If your old Mac isn't running Lion, there will be some other differences, too. See Changes in Lion from Snow Leopard.

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