[Q] how can i stop google from deleting my contacts?

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everytime I restore a backup of my phone I lose all my contacts that I added between the date of the backup and when i restore!

Is there anyway to keep this from happening? I keep losing important phone numbers! Im sure my gmail account sees that a contact is missing from my phone and then deletes it from my gmail account.

The simplest and best way may be to use import/export from the contacts menu. And/or your favorite backup program.

Originally Posted by mrhocuspocus

everytime I restore a backup of my phone I lose all my contacts that I added between the date of the backup and when i restore!

Is there anyway to keep this from happening? I keep losing important phone numbers! Im sure my gmail account sees that a contact is missing from my phone and then deletes it from my gmail account.

When you add a contact you are saving to Google and not the phone right? Also export all your contacts to SD card before doing anything. When in contacts, hit menu, import/export to SD card. I believe you can use this to export them to your gmail too.

Originally Posted by mrhocuspocus

everytime I restore a backup of my phone I lose all my contacts that I added between the date of the backup and when i restore!

Is there anyway to keep this from happening? I keep losing important phone numbers! Im sure my gmail account sees that a contact is missing from my phone and then deletes it from my gmail account.

Umm, that shouldnt happen...otherwise you couldnt start from a fresh rom install and then hit sync contacts, and get all your contacts back. My guess is your new contacts never synced

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Originally Posted by squshy 7

Umm, that shouldnt happen...otherwise you couldnt start from a fresh rom install and then hit sync contacts, and get all your contacts back. (which is how it works lol). My guess is your new contacts never synced

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I've never had this problem. My contacts always sync when I sign into my Gmail. Are u sure you aren't saving g them to phone and nit google

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Originally Posted by squshy 7

Umm, that shouldnt happen...otherwise you couldnt start from a fresh rom install and then hit sync contacts, and get all your contacts back. My guess is your new contacts never synced

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well what happens when you delete a contact and then your phone syncs?

I have my phone set to always save them to my main gmail account and not my phone.

So ye, I have no idea where they are going., Ive definitely saved them and seen them in my contacts.. and then later they are gone, if I have to use a restore.

I dont really want to manually export my contacts everytime I add a new contact just to ensure I wont lose their number. The instant gmail backup of contacts is one of the things that sold me on android.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Like delete protecting the contacts in my google account?

Like has already been said, your contacts should be syncing to your gmail. When you reinstall your phone, said contacts should re-sync just fine. Check to see that you have background data and sync on under accounts. Also, go to gmail online and see if they did copy.

Make sure your backup is as current as your latest sync and you should be fine.

Loaded quite a few roms...never had my contacts lost. They always pull back down from gmail. I didn't setup anything special.