Lost Contacts

[Franr126]

Hi, I have (just got) an iphone4 and just gave my daughter my iphone 3gs. I don't generally sync my phone thru itunes very often but today I did it and I lost all of my contacts. I now have all of her contacts on my phone. We only have one itunes account, but we have several ipods and have never had a problem before, but this is the first time we have had 2 iphones. When I open itunes and plug my phone in it recognizes the different phones, I don't get why it deleted my contacts and gave me hers. Is there a way to get them back? When you sync your phone to the computer it stores those contacts somewhere, does anyone know where?
Thanks for any help!

 

[DannyBoy]

It stores them in windows contacts or MS Outlook.

 

[Zachary]

AddressBook.data.previous?

 

[qeez]

i also would like to know i have one ituns account but different i phones for my brother and i can i sync mine and his without mixing our date or replacing them is that possible?
if so how can i make ituns recognize the date are mine and not my brother's?

 

[Franr126]

I did check my windows contacts, but I only have about 40 contacts there and I had almost 300 names and phone numbers in my iphone. I cannot find those other contacts anywhere I look.