If you don't use Exchange as your mail server and don't have a back of the .pst file that holds your Outlook data, those contacts are gone forever.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx


"lstich" wrote in message ...
I mistakenly deleted a folder first from Contacts, then from Deleted Items
under Contacts. Any ideas on how to recover?