[iMore Question]

I have an outlook account on my iPhone which seems to have been deactivated. Now, there are plenty of contacts that were unknowingly synced to this account. How do I retrieve them? And sync them to iCloud?
Please help!

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I have an outlook account on my iPhone which seems to have been deactivated.

Deactivated how? On the phone or deactivated by Microsoft?

Now, there are plenty of contacts that were unknowingly synced to this account.

How were they unknowingly synced? Who had access to your device and your account other than you?

How do I retrieve them? And sync them to iCloud?
Please help!

try to Login to your Outlook.com account online. If you're successful then your account is not deactivated. Check to see if your contacts are present, and if they are, delete the account and its data from your iPhone and then reconfigure the account. The contacts should sync back to your iPhone.