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The company i work for just switched from an exchange e-mail server to a Microsoft outlook app . when i deleted the exchange from my iphone i lost a lot of contacts that were stored on my phone. how do i keep this from happening again?

how do i keep from loosing my phone contacts when deleting an email account.

Posted on Jan 22, 2021 7:14 AM

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Posted on Jan 22, 2021 7:19 AM

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


If Contacts on iCloud, try this --> Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more using ...


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
  • This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


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Jan 22, 2021 7:19 AM in response to protect_mycontacts1971

Contacts are neither stored locally on an iPhone nor in SIM. They are synced to an email account that you had Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


If Contacts on iCloud, try this --> Restore contacts, calendars, bookmarks and more using ...


  1. How many Contacts account (email client server) you have?
  2. What is your default Contacts Account?
  3. Which email account you are using to store Contacts?


  • See the GIF below for Contacts and Default Account



  • Learn how to add an email account and make it default (Watch the GIF)
  • This example is for Gmail but the process remains same for all Google, iCloud, AOL, Exchange, Outlook, Yahoo or any Other


The company i work for just switched from an exchange e-mail server to a Microsoft outlook app . when i deleted the exchange from my iphone i lost a lot of contacts that were stored on my phone. how do i keep this from happening again?

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