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Q: i lost all  my contacts how do i restore them

I lost my contacts how do i restore them

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.1

Posted on Oct 12, 2013 7:51 AM

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Q: i lost all  my contacts how do i restore them

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  • by wulinhap,

    wulinhap wulinhap Oct 9, 2014 1:53 AM in response to LeslieRogers1010
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    Oct 9, 2014 1:53 AM in response to LeslieRogers1010

    You can extract your contacts from the iTunes backup when you lost your iPhone. iTunes can automatically back up your iPhone contacts and update it every time when you sync it. So you really have a big chance to recover contacts from iTunes backup.

    If you don't synced, you can directly scan and recover deleted contacts from your iPhone.

     

    Solution 1: Scan and extract iTunes backup to restore contacts on iPhone (without iPhone)

    Step 1: Scan the backup file

    Step 2: Recover your iPhone contacts

     

    Solution 2: Directly scan and recover contacts from iPhone 5/4S/4/3GS

    Step 1: Connect your iPhone to the computer

    Step 2: Enter the device's scanning mode and scan it

    1) Hold your device and click the "Start" button.

    2) Pressing the "Power" and "Home" buttons at the same time for exact 10 seconds.

    3) Then release the "Power" button, but keep holding "Home"  for another 15 seconds until you get

    Step 3: Preview and recover iPhone contacts