HTC One M8 How do I restore my Google contacts?

[AC Question]

I was forced to clear my storage data in HTC Sense home to overcome a problem I was encountering, and now my contacts are all gone. Most of them were Google contacts, so they're intact, but I can't figure out how to get them back into my phone. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Rukbat]

First go to Google Contacts to make sure they're there. If any are missing, try More/Restore contacts, and restore for the past few days.

Then, whether they were all there or not, make sure you have Contacts set to sync (in your Google account in Settings). That's where syncing occurs (if it's checked) or doesn't occur (if it's not checked). If it's checked, and you're impatient, uncheck it, then check it and it'll sync, even if it's not time to sync yet.