Q: In contacts I have 4 of everything again.

Hello James,

The resource below will walk you through the steps to remove duplicate contacts on your Mac or on iCloud.com.

If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts

Before you begin

• If you see duplicates in Contacts on iCloud.com, visit iCloud Support for help.
• If you see duplicate contacts only on your computer and not on iCloud.com, follow the steps below. 

 

Remove duplicate contacts

Follow the steps for your operating system.

OS X

1. Make a copy of your contacts.
2. Open Contacts.
3. From the Card menu, select Card > Look for Duplicates.
4. When asked, click Merge.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until no duplicates are found.
6. Make another copy of your iCloud Contacts.

Outlook

Visit these Microsoft articles for help:

• Outlook 2007
• Outlook 2010
• Outlook 2013

This document will be updated as more information becomes available.

Last Modified: Sep 10, 2015

Take care,