I still don't know how this happened.
Yesterday I backed up my iPHONE. I change the songs, photos and apps quite often. When I started the sync, a window came up telling me (asking me) if I wanted to download the new software. Yes, why not?
I selected the apps, songs and photos and waited for it all to finish. Done. I didn't think about this for another second until this morning.
Part of the good/bad part of having an iPHONE is that you can get your emails anywhere. So, as I walking down the street, I looked at my emails and found one that disturbed me. Being impatient by nature, I needed to deal with this immediately. So, I hit "Contacts" to call the person and settle the issue raised on the email.
When I got to the contacts, a new screen came up and said to select from a choice of Contacts on the Cloud or Contacts on the Computer. I selected the Computer. It was blank. So, I selected the Cloud, blank. Back and forth I went until I realized that my Contacts were gone. All of them!
Wherever my Contacts went, they weren't in a cloud that I could access.
A lot of work went into that Contact List. I meticulously check it, add to it and refine it. It is an incredibly useful tool. Note that I'm using the present tense, that's a good sign.
I raced back home and grabbed my computer and the cable. I plugged the phone in, hit INFO then clicked on everything that said Contacts from Computer and did another SYNC. Voila, the Contacts are back. I have no idea if someone else's Cloud has my contact list or if my Contact List is going to be updated in the Cloud in the future. As long as I have my Contact in my phone, where i want them, I'm satisfied.
Friday, September 21, 2012
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