Missing Attachments in Contact Notes Section

1. Is the contact still present, and only the file or attachment is missing from the contact’s notes field? Yes Contact still present.... and there are words in the notes field, but no attachments ie; emails and docs stored there.
2. Is this contact stored in your mailbox, or in a local Outlook data file such as a PST? Stored in local Outlook data file such as a PST

Hi Brett Decker,

I understand you are referring to a file or attachment that was previously saved with a contact item, possibly in the contact’s notes field, and is now missing. Please note that this is a user-to-user forum, so contributors cannot access or restore data directly from your Outlook profile.

To suggest the correct steps, could you please confirm these two points first:

1. Is the contact still present, and only the file or attachment is missing from the contact’s notes field?
2. Is this contact stored in your mailbox, or in a local Outlook data file such as a PST?

The reason for this check is that Microsoft’s published guidance clearly covers recovering deleted contacts and working with Outlook data files, but I did not find a Microsoft article that specifically documents a separate recovery method for a file that disappeared only from the notes field of an existing contact. Restore or recover a deleted contact in Outlook - Microsoft Support 

If the whole contact is missing, please first check Deleted Items. In classic Outlook, Microsoft states that deleted contacts are first moved there, and if the contact is no longer there, Recover Deleted Items From Server may also be available depending on the account type. Restore or recover a deleted contact in Outlook - Microsoft Support

If the contact is still present and only the file or attachment is missing, the more likely path is to check whether an older copy of that contact exists in another Outlook data file or backup. Outlook Data Files (.pst) can contain contacts and other Outlook items, and those files can be opened in classic Outlook. Open and close Outlook Data Files (.pst)

If the contact data was stored locally and the data file may be damaged, Microsoft also documents using the Inbox Repair Tool to check and repair Outlook data files. Before trying that, it is important to back up the file first. Repair Outlook Data Files (.pst and .ost)

I hope this helps narrow the issue down.