Sync replaced my contacts on my BB with computer contacts
Hi There, any help would be SO appreciated.
I used Desktop Manager with my Tour 9630 (Verizon) yesterday for the first time, and it prompted me to sync my contacts with the contacts on my Mac. Bad decision. I chose the merge contacts option, and synced, but now all my contacts on my BB are gone, replaced with the much less substantial contact list that was on my computer. I don't have them backed up, as this is what I was going onto the deskttop manager to do in the first place.
Is there anyway to get my BB contacts back....please say there are still somehow hidden on my SIM card or something...also what the heck happened? Why would the contacts on my phone dissapear when they supposed to merge?
Please let me know if any other info would help...THANKS!
Were the contacts imported from your SIM in the first place? If so then you can copy them from the SIM card to the address Book.
Without a backup then that change is permanent I'm afraid
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