Will updating to iCloud 3.1 wipe out my *group* email contacts as happened before?  Using Outlook on Windows 7, 64 bit.

I have iCloud installed but when I first synced with it, some years ago, iCloud completely wiped out all my email groups that had been so carefully set up in Outlook.  (Windows 7, 64 bit)  It was devastating because some of those contacts were entered only there and could not be recovered.
I am getting notices to update to iCloud 3.1 and it seems to have some connection of signing in automatically to Outlook.  I am worried this will happen all over again, so I have avoided that particular part of the update.
(not to mention updating iTunes has become a holy nightmare)
What have been others' experiences with this?  How to avoid the wipe-out?

Hello Mizoo,
Thank you for explaining your concern.  I definitely understand the importance of keeping your Contacts organized and the work that goes into it. 
If you are hesitant to do the update, I recommend making an archive of your iCloud Contacts before running the update.  The following resource has steps to do this:
iCloud: Archiving or making copies of your iCloud data
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4910
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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