Lost all Contacts

[kgash]

II accidentally deleted all my contacts on my pixel 6 phone. I have tried recovering them from Google contacts with no result. I can open Contacts.Google.com and use my contacts through that but it's not the same as using regular contacts. I have gone around so many circles trying to search out solutions to this problem on the Internet and none of them seem to work, My contacts are available on my PC and I don't know of a way to transfer them to the mobile phone

 

[Milo Willamson]

II accidentally deleted all my contacts on my pixel 6 phone. I have tried recovering them from Google contacts with no result. I can open Contacts.Google.com and use my contacts through that but it's not the same as using regular contacts. I have gone around so many circles trying to search out solutions to this problem on the Internet and none of them seem to work, My contacts are available on my PC and I don't know of a way to transfer them to the mobile phone

Absolutely, Stewie. If you’ve got your contacts saved on your PC—whether in a .CSV, .VCF (vCard), or simply within Google Contacts—there are several ways you can get them back onto your phone. Here's a quick rundown:

➡️ Transfer Options​

1.​

If your contacts exist in your Google account:

• Go to Google Contacts on your PC.
• Sign in with the same Google account linked to your phone.
• On your mobile, go to Settings > Accounts > Google > Sync Contacts and toggle it on.

2.​

If you've got a .vcf file:

• Transfer it to your mobile (USB cable, Bluetooth, email, or cloud storage).
• On your phone, open the Contacts app > Settings > Import > From .vcf file.

3.​

If you have a .csv file:

• Go to Google Contacts.
• Click Import > Select File and choose your .csv.
• Sync your Google account on your phone like in step 1.

4.​

If your contacts are stored in an app like Outlook:

• Export to .vcf or .csv from the app.
• Then follow steps 2 or 3 to get them onto your device.

5.​

Some software like Syncios, MobileTrans, or Dr.Fone offers PC-to-phone contact transfer if you prefer GUI-based steps.

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If your contacts are only visible in the browser and not syncing properly (like the person in the Early Bird forum), the VCF export/import method is probably your best bet. Want help walking through one of these steps?

 

[ocnbrze]

you can go into your contacts app on your phone

II accidentally deleted all my contacts on my pixel 6 phone. I have tried recovering them from Google contacts with no result. I can open Contacts.Google.com and use my contacts through that but it's not the same as using regular contacts. I have gone around so many circles trying to search out solutions to this problem on the Internet and none of them seem to work, My contacts are available on my PC and I don't know of a way to transfer them to the mobile phone

what do you mean you tried "recovering from google contacts with no results"? what happened? do you mean you tried syncing your google account and nothing happened? or was there an error? were your contacts on your phone sync'd with google? or were they only saved on your phone?

 

[Milo Willamson]

II accidentally deleted all my contacts on my pixel 6 phone. I have tried recovering them from Google contacts with no result. I can open Contacts.Google.com and use my contacts through that but it's not the same as using regular contacts. I have gone around so many circles trying to search out solutions to this problem on the Internet and none of them seem to work, My contacts are available on my PC and I don't know of a way to transfer them to the mobile phone

Did you follow our advice, were you be able to retrieve them?

 

[Milo Willamson]

II accidentally deleted all my contacts on my pixel 6 phone. I have tried recovering them from Google contacts with no result. I can open Contacts.Google.com and use my contacts through that but it's not the same as using regular contacts. I have gone around so many circles trying to search out solutions to this problem on the Internet and none of them seem to work, My contacts are available on my PC and I don't know of a way to transfer them to the mobile phone

Hey you should give us on what is up.. Do not be a stranger.

 

[Jonyci]

Got it. If you can see your contacts at contacts.google.com, then they’re still saved in your Google account — you just need to get them syncing properly back to your Pixel 6.
Here’s how you can fix it step by step:
1. Make sure Google Contacts sync is turned on
On your Pixel 6, open Settings.
Go to Passwords & accounts (sometimes just “Accounts”).
Tap your Google account (the same one you use on contacts.google.com).
Select Account sync.
Make sure Contacts is switched ON. If it already is, toggle it off, wait a few seconds, then turn it back on.
Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) and hit Sync now.
2. Clear Contacts storage and resync
If step 1 doesn’t refresh them:
Go to Settings > Apps > See all apps.
Find and tap Contacts.
Tap Storage & cache > Clear storage (don’t worry, this just clears the local database, not your Google account).
Restart your phone.
Force a Sync now again (as in Step 1).
3. Restore deleted contacts (if you actually deleted them)
Google keeps backups of deleted contacts for 30 days:
On your PC, go to Google Contacts.
Click the Settings gear ⚙️ > Undo changes.
Choose a time (e.g., “10 minutes ago,” “1 week ago,” or a custom date within 30 days).
Click Undo.
After this, sync again on your phone.
4. Import them manually (if sync still won’t work)
Since you can see them on your PC, you can export and re-import:
On contacts.google.com, click the Export option (left menu).
Choose Google CSV format.
On your Pixel 6, go to Contacts app > Fix & manage > Import from file.
Select the CSV file you exported.
This will bring them directly into your phone’s local contacts.
Hope this will be your help.