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Old 09-21-2010, 01:12 PM   #1
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I hope this isn't a rehash of another post. I deleted the FB app this morning because of the endless 503 errors I was getting. Upon reboot, I found that every single one of my contacts had been deleted, including those not linked to FB. Given that I use my phone for work quite often, I'm naturally a little concerned. Is there a way to restore my contacts? Thanks much.
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Do you have a recent backup?
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I have a backup, which I am in the process of restoring. We shall see. Just wondering if there was something else I could try before going down this road.
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If your contacts are not on your device, the only way to get them back is to do an advanced restore of your address book.
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Restoring my backup file failed to restore my contacts. Very odd.
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Did you try an advanced restore?
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I did not. I'll dig around for info on how to do that. Thanks.
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Were you sync'ing your contacts with anything? If they are not on the device, and not in a backup file, then re-sync'ing with something you previously sync'd with is your last resort, short of manually entering again.
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No, they weren't. Many, not all, contacts were connect to Facebook contacts. A painful lesson learned, which I apparently needed. Never doing that again.

That aside, what could cause all my BB contacts to be wiped out by deleting the FB app?
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