I have noticed lately that my Contacts program is badly misbehaving. Contacts that I enter on my MacBook do not sync with my phone. And now - contacts that I have entered on my MacBook and have had for weeks are mysteriously GONE? Like they never existed? Does anyone have any idea what is going on with Contacts? I have now lost all confidence in this application.,
MacBook Air
Thank you for the sign in/sign out suggestion. Yes, this is very helpful. On another note, I have solved the issue of disappearing contacts. The source of the lost contacts data is the relationship between a Google internet account in my preferences setting and the relationship between mail, contacts and calendar. Apparently, Google disabled an internet account due to lack of password sign in from a previous employer. When I re-enable this account, all of my missing contacts were restored. HOW these contacts got associated with this account is total mystery to me. I did NOT use SIRI to import these contacts. I entered these contacts by hand on my MacBook Pro laptop. A large number of contacts 'disappeared' from my contact list on my laptop based on this relationship. A total mystery. But am relieved to have all of my data. Thank you.
Thank you for the sign in/sign out suggestion. Yes, this is very helpful. On another note, I have solved the issue of disappearing contacts. The source of the lost contacts data is the relationship between a Google internet account in my preferences setting and the relationship between mail, contacts and calendar. Apparently, Google disabled an internet account due to lack of password sign in from a previous employer. When I re-enable this account, all of my missing contacts were restored. HOW these contacts got associated with this account is total mystery to me. I did NOT use SIRI to import these contacts. I entered these contacts by hand on my MacBook Pro laptop. A large number of contacts 'disappeared' from my contact list on my laptop based on this relationship. A total mystery. But am relieved to have all of my data. Thank you.
Sign out of your Apple ID on all devices and then sign back in on all with the same exact ID. That will trigger synchronization. Give it time; nothing is instantaneous.
Lost Contacts on my MacBook Pro
