[AC Question]

Have a GS6 Active. Accidently deleted my Contacts list in the Phone mode. Can't find the Trash file. have found it before to retrieve pictures.

[sfoLAX]

Hello. Have you deleted the call log or all your contacts.
Call logs may sync back from Accounts - Google, or Accounts - Samsung, open for sync settings.

Contacts has it's own app, as you may know, and you can select to display all or Google / Samsung / device only.

Try typing Contacts.Google.com in a pc or other browser and if all your contacts are still there sync them back.
If you have a Samsung account check contacts are syncing there if they are Samsung contacts, but you are better off making / merging them all to Google Contacts.

[Rukbat]

Try going to Google Contacts. If the contacts are Google contacts, you can retrieve anything you've deleted in the last 30 days. Then sync to the phone.