Restoring my contacts accidentally deleted them

How to restore contacts on my i phone XR

iPhone XR

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 02:22 PM

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Oct 31, 2022 09:31 AM in response to fluffydog1818

Hello fluffydog1818,


Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities!


It sounds like you're looking to recover contacts that were accidentally deleted, right?


If we have that correct, the options may vary on recovering your contacts depending on where they were stored. If you use iCloud to sync your contacts, let's give the following steps a try. You can also locate additional information via the following resource: If you accidentally deleted your calendars, bookmarks, or contacts from iCloud - Apple Support


Restore your contacts or bookmarks from an earlier version

1. From your iPad or computer, sign in to iCloud.com.

2. Click your name at the top of the iCloud.com window, then click Account Settings. 

3. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Under Advanced, click Restore Contacts or Restore Bookmarks.

4. Click Restore next to the date before you deleted the content.

5. Click Restore again to confirm. After the restore completes, you'll get a notification on iCloud.com and an email to the address on file with your Apple ID.


If you're referring to contacts missing after removing an email account, let's try adding it back to see if they sync for you. For assistance with adding a contact account, take a look at this resource: Use other contact accounts on iPhone - Apple Support


We hope that's able to help. If not, clarify where the contacts were stored and deleted from so we have a better understanding to help out.


Take care!

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