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I’ve been looking at the contact lists that were archived in icloud but only shows 10 archives and I can’t find the contact list that i’m looking for, what will i do?

I had been frequently restoring my contact list that was saved in icloud in search for my lost contacts. The icloud archive 10 lists only. I want to revert to my contact list that was archived the very first time but I couldn’t find it anymore. What are showing in the archived list are just the most recent ones. How will i restore the very first archived contact list which doesnt show anymore from icloud?

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 1, 2023 11:53 AM

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Apr 5, 2023 11:24 AM in response to imie82

Hello imie82,



Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. We see you're trying to restore contacts from the iCloud website. We have a few steps that may help in the process. Try those out below.


Restore contacts stored in iCloud on iCloud.com - Apple Support


  1. "On iCloud.com, click the App Launcher button in the toolbar, then click Data Recovery.
  2. Click Restore Contacts.
  3. Available versions are listed by the date and time they were archived.
  4. Tip: If you recently deleted a contact either from iCloud.com or your device that you now want to restore, it may take up to 24 hours for the archive to appear.
  5. To the right of the version you want to restore, click Restore.
  6. There may be more versions than can be displayed. Scroll to see them all.
  7. Note: Wait until iCloud finishes restoring your contacts before you change them. During the restore process, any changes you make aren’t saved.

The restored contacts and contact groups appear on all your devices that have Contacts turned on in iCloud settings.

Learn how to use Contacts on iCloud.com on a tablet."


We hope this helps.


Cheers!






I’ve been looking at the contact lists that were archived in icloud but only shows 10 archives and I can’t find the contact list that i’m looking for, what will i do?

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