I followed an npub on nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg and it nuked all 2000 of my follows. What is the fix for that? #asknostr #help
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Metadata.nostr.com has backups of contact lists you can restore
Yeah, that was the other one I forgot to include in my reply.
"Profile Backed Up!
We just backed up your latest profile to your offline browser data. Download for safe keeping. "
That has happened to me before with other apps including Primal and Nostr Nests, when there is a bug that causes an incorrect follow list to be broadcasted. There are some possible ways to fix it.
First, if you have ever used nostr:npub1n0stur7q092gyverzc2wfc00e8egkrdnnqq3alhv7p072u89m5es5mk6h0 for iOS, this is one of a couple of clients that keeps a local copy of your follow list, and will prompt you to restore it if it detects a change made by another client.
Second, Primal offers a contact and content backup service at the Premium level. It’s not free, but it can restore your follows for you.
Third, you can try using one of a few standalone apps to recover an older version of your contacts from relays you’ve connected to. One I know of is: https://follows.nostr.com but it might only work on desktop and I can’t speak to its reliability.
nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424, can you suggest anything else?
"Profile Backed Up!
We just backed up your latest profile to your offline browser data. Download for safe keeping. "
Thanks for the help
These are all of the suggestions I always recommend, but also metadata.nostr.com
And if you're an Android user, you can run a relay on your phone, called nostr:nprofile1qqsts0n0s20fk0s087ydcd7zj20ajv2t90m680zr6f0x5gp6w0p8wkqpzdmhxue69uhhwmm59e6hg7r09ehkuef0tdhs62, which has a specific feature to restore contacts. You can get Citrine on nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0.
I have citrine. I didn't see that, I'm not sure I have set it up right.
I’m going to try running Citrine on my Samsung Galaxy that I use as a backup phone.
Wait wait wait wait... Where did that option go? 🤣 Citrine used to have that option. Is that gone now nostr:nprofile1qqs827g8dkd07zjvlhh60csytujgd3l9mz7x807xk3fewge7rwlukxgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhszrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz7auvdel? I can't find it any longer?
