Tried to sync to new device, now contacts are corrupted / missing

Question

Hi,
I was using a Zire 21 for a while until it recently got lost. I then got a Zire 31 and tried to sync the info from my palm desktop onto it, but after doing so the contacts are corrupted on both the desktop and the new palm. Corrupted, meaning not all contacts are there, the ones that are still there are missing information such as phone numbers, my categories are gone (everything appears as "unfiled"), etc.
I tried closing palm desktop, then copying address.bak to address.dat in my user folder, same problem. I searched all over for any *.aba files, address.dat files, or any other backups, but could not find any.
Here is what appears in my palm desktop log:
HotSync operation started 07/11/10 17:08:12
OK Calendar
OK Contacts
OK Tasks
OK Memos
OK Expense
OK Note Pad
OK Quick Install
OK Photos
   -- Backing up db Saved Preferences to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\Saved_Preferences.PRC
OK System
HotSync operation complete 07/11/10 17:08:14
HotSync operation started 07/11/10 17:06:48
OK Calendar
OK Contacts
OK Tasks
OK Memos
OK Expense
OK Note Pad
OK Quick Install
OK Photos
   -- Backing up db ConnectionMgr50DB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\ConnectionMgr50DB.PDB
   -- Backing up db NetworkDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\NetworkDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db locLCusLocationDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\locLCusLocationDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db LibInstall to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\LibInstall.PRC
   -- Backing up db AddressCitiesDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\AddressCitiesDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db AddressCompaniesDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\AddressCompaniesDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db AddressCountriesDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\AddressCountriesDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db CalendarLocationsDB-PDat to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\CalendarLocationsDB-PDat.PDB
   -- Backing up db psysLaunchDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\psysLaunchDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db Graffiti ShortCuts  to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\Graffiti_ShortCuts_.PRC
   -- Backing up db System MIDI Sounds to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\System_MIDI_Sounds.PDB
   -- Backing up db Saved Preferences to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\Saved_Preferences.PRC
   -- Backing up db AddressStatesDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\AddressStatesDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db AddressTitlesDB to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\AddressTitlesDB.PDB
   -- Backing up db Queries to file C:\Program Files\palmOne\Sara1C\Backup\Queries.PDB
OK System
HotSync operation complete 07/11/10 17:06:53
I found all these .pdb files in the backup folder specified, but couldn't find any information on A) whether they can even be used to restore this kind of information, B) how this is done if so.
Can these PDB files help, and if not, is there any other way I can get my contacts back to normal?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated... many thanks in advance.
Post relates to: Zire 31

Answer 1

Only if a backup of the iPhone with all that data on it exists.  If one does, restore the iPhone using that backup.