I've lost ALL of my contacts in Outlook.

Anonymous
2013-04-29T20:12:45+00:00

Just noticed a day or so ago that I've lost all of my contacts/People in Outlook (I did not physically deleted them by mistake).  The Help window says to go to the People page, then in the menu bar click Manage, then click Restore Deleted Contacts.  Unfortunately, when I go into the People page, there is no MENU bar - nothing (except the funny wheel which directs me to the Help page).

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-13T00:40:15+00:00

    I cannot get my contacts/people in Outlook.  I did not delete them.  I have trying to find them for 2 days and nothing is working. Please help me-I have tried all of your suggestions.

    Judy G. Barnes

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-13T01:14:39+00:00

    I cannot get my contacts/people in Outlook.  I did not delete them.  I have trying to find them for 2 days and nothing is working. Please help me-I have tried all of your suggestions.

    Judy G. Barnes

    The same thing happened to me... After a couple of days they all came back...I don't get it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-12-18T22:23:51+00:00

    Hi, I have deleted all my contacts by mystake. When I go Restore deleted contacts it gives me the list to choose from,but only one by one, and no Select all option. I have 700 contacts so you can imagine why I need this option.

    Why isn't it there?

    Please hepl.

    Thank you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-12-21T00:56:28+00:00

    Hi Ivica,

    We would like to ask if you can provide us a screenshot of the window where you are trying to restore your contacts. Also have you tried using Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer whenever you are doing the restoration of the contact and checking if the option to Select all is still missing in your end?

    We look forward to your reply.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-12-21T20:17:09+00:00

    Hi,

    I tryed uploading the screenshot but it didn't work, some error. I seem to get a lot of those lately.

    Using explorer, didn't work. *Restore all* still missing. There is *Deleted****items* and *By date* but that's it.

    Can I import to my outlook contacts  the ones from my old phone that are in the  .vcf  form. 

    Or is there a way to transfer or import them into my Nokia Lumia 620 WinPhone.

    Also, when I transfered contacts from Nokia C2-01 to Lumia 620 they were done so as home not mobile numbers, what they were, why?

    Is there a way to fix this without having to change  contacts one by one.

    Thank you.

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