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Huntergarnett
Oct 05, 2022Copper Contributor
Lost contacts from old Outlook account
Hello, I recently lost five years of phone contacts because I changed jobs. Unknown to me, my when I added contacts to my iPhone from 2017 to 2021, the contacts were associated with my work Outl...
Teresa_Cyrus
Oct 06, 2022MVP
Hi Huntergarnett,
I am sorry to hear this.
Here is the link to Microsoft's Data Retention for closed and deleted accounts.
Data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Service Assurance | Microsoft Learn
However, every company has its policy. The company may feel your contacts is the property of their organization and not the ex-employee.
Good luck.