# I just zapped my cell phone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-zapped-my-cell-phone/327223>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 21, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-zapped-my-cell-phone/327223 "2005-10-21T05:33:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-zapped-my-cell-phone/327223/1 "2005-10-21T05:33:01Z")

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Stupid. :smack: Just erased the main memory in my cell phone. Goodby address book, digital pics, email, everything. Gone, gone gone. ☹

Fortunately, I had backed up my address book onto my computer a couple of months ago, so I’ve got most of telephone and email contacts, but not the new ones. The one which hurts most is the really cute woman I just had a date with on Sunday. The worst thing is that she had emailed me and I hadn’t replied, so she’s going to think I’ve blown her off. ☹

Reminds self to back up the computer.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-zapped-my-cell-phone/327223/2 "2005-10-21T14:53:00Z")

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So how did you do it? - so i know how not to do it to mine.