Contacts are gone while setting up a new MacMini

ijha · Apr 7, 2012

I was setting up a new MacMini. In the middle of the setup, it asked if I want to set up iCloud. I said yes and now all my contacts are gone. I guess it synced with this new macmini whose Address Book is blank.

Fortunately, I have another mac (macbook pro). But I can't turn it on right now, being afraid that another sync will delete the contacts in it.

What can I do to restore my contacts? Please help me.

chibiterasu · Apr 8, 2012

Contacts took my iCloud about 2 months before they showed up all by themselves so it could be that that they haven't synced, go onto https://www.icloud.com/ and see if your contacts are there if there not then there not on iCloud. If they are then its something wrong on the Mac minis end.

ugahairydawgs · Apr 8, 2012

ijha said:
I was setting up a new MacMini. In the middle of the setup, it asked if I want to set up iCloud. I said yes and now all my contacts are gone. I guess it synced with this new macmini whose Address Book is blank.

Fortunately, I have another mac (macbook pro). But I can't turn it on right now, being afraid that another sync will delete the contacts in it.

What can I do to restore my contacts? Please help me.

Turn off your wifi network and then open up your MBP and create a backup of your contacts.

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