jumpy1
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Q: How do I prevent iCloud contacts from duplicating my contacts multiple times?

I have 2 contacts that multiply on my iPhone thousands of times. I delete them and they come back. I signed into ICloud and deleted them there but they keep returning.   I turned off ICloud Contacts under iPhone settings and do not get the duplicates.  Went back to ICloud contacts and deleted all contacts.  Tried to refresh contacts and the 2 contacts returned. Deleted again and tried to import a Vcard, you guessed it the 2 contacts returned.

I now have an empty ICloud contacts folder.  Any suggestions/help will be appreciated.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Aug 10, 2015 11:42 AM

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Q: How do I prevent iCloud contacts from duplicating my contacts multiple times?

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  • by mario49,

    mario49 mario49 Aug 12, 2015 7:45 AM in response to jumpy1
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    Aug 12, 2015 7:45 AM in response to jumpy1

    Hello jumpy1,

     

    After reviewing your post, it sounds like you see duplicate contacts in iCloud contacts. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.

     

    If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts - Apple Support

     

    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Have a nice day

  • by jumpy1,

    jumpy1 jumpy1 Aug 12, 2015 10:32 AM in response to mario49
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    Aug 12, 2015 10:32 AM in response to mario49

    I finally figured out how to do it. I closed Contacts in iCloud settings on all my devices and ICloud.  I saved a copy of my wife's contact list then deleted all contacts from ICloud, closed I cloud and shut down laptop then powered back on, opened ICloud contacts, imported saved contact list from wife laptop , turned contacts back on in settings on all devices and all is well now.  Hope this never happens to anyone.

    There were 2 contacts that multiplied faster than I could delete, at one time I had over 1100 duplicates of each of the 2 and climbing.

     

    Thanks for your response.