Why did iCloud delete all of my contacts?

until today, i have always left iCloud off. i decided to use it is a backup for my contacts, and it deleted them. although i had them backed up on my sim, and did not "loose" them completely, it would help to know why this happened.

1. The Contacts in iCloud is NOT a backup. Only syncs with all devices that use the same iCloud account.
If you delete a contact from one device it will deleted from all devices AND iCloud server. This is SYNC.
2. When you turned ON the Contacts in iCloud Settings, you was promted to merge. Did you tap "Merge"?
3. Did you check if there is a "Group" button at upleft corner inside Contacts app?

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http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=outlook
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HT1386 why did I lose all my contacts when I installed new 5.1 version???

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What address book or cloud service were you syncing your contacts with before the update? They should still be there.
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I downloaded 6 software to my phone and is fine, when I did my wifes it deleted all of her contacts and she isnt backed up to outlook, Please Help

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Add the account back to your phone and enable contacts syncing with the account and the contacts will reappear on your phone. If you want them in iCloud, you'll have to copy them to your iCloud account. If you need assistance doing this, reply back and I'll help you.

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