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Contacts sync has caused a glitch (hundreds of duplicates in each card) and now all apps are loading slowly. Can’t seem to remedy.

I can’t get contacts to reload or remove the duplicates. And now all apps are loading super slowly.


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iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 5:54 PM

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Posted on Apr 2, 2020 6:10 PM

Have sen this several times, not sure if there's a standard cure, but...


In Sys Prefs>iCloud uncheck Contacts.


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


See if checking Contacts again helps or stops the Diubling.

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Apr 2, 2020 6:10 PM in response to ArtProfiler

Have sen this several times, not sure if there's a standard cure, but...


In Sys Prefs>iCloud uncheck Contacts.


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


See if checking Contacts again helps or stops the Diubling.

Contacts sync has caused a glitch (hundreds of duplicates in each card) and now all apps are loading slowly. Can’t seem to remedy.

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