Contacts gone

[WilliamDu]

After recent Catalina update to 10.15.7 my contacts are gone. None showing on opening Contacts app. Also gone from Time Machine.

 

[usagora]

I don't understand how updating Catalina (which I assume is installed on your internal system drive) could possibly delete data from your Time Machine drive (external). So you might want to try again, and also see this article for some other possible recovery methods:

How to Restore Contacts from Time Machine after Sequoia or Sonoma Upgrade

Here’s what to do if your contacts disappear in macOS Sequoia or Sonoma upgrade. This article will show you how to restore contacts from Time machine, along with methods to restore lost files after Mac update without Time Machine backup.

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