I was trying to clear some old entries from my “Recent Contacts” view. I read an item in this forum which suggested to delete items from the hidden Contacts “$Trash” view/folder. I opened the hidden $Trash view by opening my Contacts, then holding CTRL+SHIFT and selecting View >>> GoTo… and then selecting $Trash and clicking OK. Once the “Contacts Trash” view was open, I clicked the “Empty Trash” button…and now it looks like ALL my Contact entries are gone…not just trash items but ALL.