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How to Recover Contacts and Calendars After Reinstalling Email on iPhone
Question details
The user needs to recover contacts and calendar reminders that disappeared after deleting and reinstalling an email account on their iPhone.
- Product
- iPhone and iCloud
- Device & OS
- iOS
- Scenario
- Deleting and then reinstalling a synced email account on an iOS device.
- Observed behavior
- Locally synchronized contacts and calendar data are suddenly missing from the iPhone's default apps.
Ensure you have your Apple ID credentials ready and verify that your iPhone is signed in to the correct iCloud account with an active internet connection.
Restore Contacts and Calendars via iCloud Data Recovery
Use the web version of iCloud to recover your deleted contacts and calendars from an automatic archive created before the email account was removed.
Apple automatically backs up your contacts and calendars to iCloud on a regular basis. By accessing iCloud via a web browser, you can easily restore these archives directly to your iPhone without resetting the device.
Open a web browser on a computer or tablet and navigate to iCloud.com. Sign in using the Apple ID associated with your iPhone.
Scroll down to the bottom of the iCloud homepage or click on the Apps menu in the top right corner, then select 'Data Recovery'.
Click on 'Restore Contacts' or 'Restore Calendars' depending on which data you are trying to recover.
Look at the list of available archives. Select a date and time from just before you deleted or reinstalled the email account, then click 'Restore'.
Confirm the restoration process. Once iCloud finishes restoring the data, open your iPhone and ensure it is connected to Wi-Fi so the recovered contacts and calendars can sync back to your device.
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- 1. Download the App: Visit the App Store on your iPhone and search for WPS Office, or download it from the official WPS website.
- 2. Install and Launch: Install the application and open it. You can immediately begin viewing and editing your existing documents.
- 3. Sign In for Cloud Sync: Log in with your preferred account to sync your documents across all your devices securely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my contacts disappear when I deleted my email account?
Contacts and calendars are often synced directly with specific email providers (like Gmail, Outlook, or Exchange). When you remove the email account from your iPhone's settings, the synced data is temporarily removed from the device until the account is added back.
Can I recover my iPhone contacts without using a computer?
If your contacts were synced to iCloud, you can try going to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud on your iPhone, toggling 'Contacts' off, selecting 'Keep on My iPhone', and then toggling it back on. To use the Data Recovery feature, however, iCloud.com is best navigated using a desktop or iPad browser.
Will restoring an old calendar archive overwrite my new events?
Yes. When you restore a calendar from an iCloud archive, it replaces the current calendars on all devices connected to your Apple ID. However, iCloud automatically archives your current calendars before restoring, so you can revert the change if necessary.
