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Q: Contacts list has three entries for each person

My contacts list has suddenly tripled so that each person appears three times. I do have three e-mail addresses .mac, .me and .icloud so maybe the problem lies there somewhere, anyone got any ideas on how to get back to having just one entry per person?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Jul 26, 2016 11:03 AM

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  • by Esquared,Apple recommended

    Esquared Esquared Jul 26, 2016 11:41 AM in response to conor20
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    Jul 26, 2016 11:41 AM in response to conor20
  • by salama1,

    salama1 salama1 Jul 27, 2016 12:20 PM in response to conor20
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    Jul 27, 2016 12:20 PM in response to conor20

    I had the same problem too , this is happen most probably as you sign out from i cloud and u choose to keep your contacts in the phone and not to delete them . so doing the same twice will actually make 3 times duplicate .

    if i cloud is the reason why . their is only one solution that you can do .

    1-You need to remember when was the last time your contacts were ok without duplicate .

    2-go to Icloud.com

    3-choose advanced setting in icloud setting u will find at the bottom of the page .

    4-choose restore contacts from specific date (the one you remember that your contacts were ok )

    5-hit restore (please note that the contacts you add from the date you restore from till the current date will be deleted )

    6-the good nows is u can always go back to the original contacts as it is as the system give you the option to restore. .them again.

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    Mohamed salama