This ought to be simple, but it's not.

I had a duplicate contact. One had plenty of information, the other was just sketchy. I deleted the wrong one. I ought to be able to recover that contact but I can't. iCloud restore contacts doesn't do it. There are no other options it seems. Why didn't iCloud restore the deleted contact? Probably because there was already one with the same name. Don't know. Can anybody help me get back this one deleted contact?


iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 5:04 PM

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Sandalbar Said:

I have used the restore from the backup feature of iTunes to get back one tiny deletion and restore the dozens of duplicate entries I had already painfully deleted. I guess I should be grateful, but I suspect that other issues lie in the restore, just waiting for me to find them

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Ridding of Duplicate Contacts:


Perform as Instructed here: Get Rid of Duplicate Contacts on iPhone - Apple Support


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Posted on Sep 15, 2023 3:08 PM

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Sep 13, 2023 5:33 PM in response to Sandalbar

Sandalbar Said:

"This ought to be simple, but it's not.: I had a duplicate contact. One had plenty of information, the other was just sketchy. I deleted the wrong one. I ought to be able to recover that contact but I can't. iCloud restore contacts doesn't do it. There are no other options it seems. Why didn't iCloud restore the deleted contact? Probably because there was already one with the same name. Don't know. Can anybody help me get back this one deleted contact?"

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Troubleshooting Deleted Contacts:

Enable Contacts in iCloud:

Set up and enable Contacts in the iCloud settings on your iPhone.  Go Here: Set Up and Use iCloud Contacts - Apple Support. If you have another device associated to this account, then enable Contacts in iCloud on that device too. All should presumably sync.


Restore from a Backup:

Do you have a backup of your iPhone, prior to all of this? If so, restore your iPhone from it.

Question marked as Apple recommended

Sep 15, 2023 3:08 PM in response to Sandalbar

Sandalbar Said:

I have used the restore from the backup feature of iTunes to get back one tiny deletion and restore the dozens of duplicate entries I had already painfully deleted. I guess I should be grateful, but I suspect that other issues lie in the restore, just waiting for me to find them

———-


Ridding of Duplicate Contacts:


Perform as Instructed here: Get Rid of Duplicate Contacts on iPhone - Apple Support


Screenshot:


This ought to be simple, but it's not.

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