iChat nicknames are gone after Sync!

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Deliberate

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

I merged my Address Book data with my Entourage contacts and now suddenly all of my contacts in Chat are missing their names- just AIM screenames!

It somehow overwrote the Address Book contacts with their nicknames I gave them and I want to restore it! What is the file/files I need to find in Time Machine to replace and where are they?

Thanks for any help!
 
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Diane Ross

What is the file/files I need to find in Time Machine to replace and where are
they?
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Restore single item from backup (The Entourage Help Blog)
<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/02/restore_single_item_from_backup.html
Something to consider for the future....

Backup individual items (The Entourage Help Blog)
<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/02/backup_individual_items.html>

Backup Your Contacts (The Entourage Help Blog)
<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2009/08/backup_your_contacts.html>
 
D

Deliberate

Thanks Diane- But the nicknames for my iChat are in my Apple Address Book, not my Entourage Address Book right? Isn't the Apple Address Book the one I need restored, since the Apple iChat is what is now missing the nicknames?

The below seems to be instructions on how to restore the Entourage contacts, which I believe overwrote my Apple ones.
 
D

Deliberate

I guess what I need to know is where is the Apple Address Book data stored so I can restore that??
 
D

Diane Ross

Thanks Diane- But the nicknames for my iChat are in my Apple Address Book, not
my Entourage Address Book right? Isn't the Apple Address Book the one I need
restored, since the Apple iChat is what is now missing the nicknames?

The below seems to be instructions on how to restore the Entourage contacts,
which I believe overwrote my Apple ones.
Click to expand...

If you have Entourage synced to the Address Book you should be able to
replace using your Entourage data. You could of course, replace the Address
Book, but be sure when you do that you turn off Sync Services in Entourage
during the process. After that you need to decide what is the primary source
and set sync accordingly.
 
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