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Mac OS X Address book iPod disaster recovery

For some reason, the Address book on my Mac reset itself to default. I sync my Nokia N70 with it, but when I noticed the problem, the sync had already deleted everything on the Nokia. Luckily, I also sync my contacts to my iPod. Here’s how to retrieve the info, easily:

1. Plug your iPod on another computer (so it doesn’t sync automatically with the bogus version of your Address book);
2. Don’t pair the iPod with that computer/iTunes;
3. Enable the iPod as a drive if not already;
4. On the iPod partition, there will be an iSync.vcf file inside a folder named “contacts” – copy it from that computer to your computer;
5. On the Address book, from the File menu, choose Import, and vCards (or command-O), and choose the iSync.vcf file you copied;
6. You should now have back all the contacts you had before the crash, from the last time you connected your iPod to your computer.

Hope this was useful to you!