Previous answers to this questions have pointed to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203565 which points in to the generic https://support.apple.com/icloud which points back to the first web page in a circle. The only solution stated anywhere is to merge each contact entry one at a time. Is that really the only way?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13
I encountered a similar problem recently. The way I fixed it was by simply removing duplicates on my Mac.
If you synch your contacts with iCloud, there is nothing else to do. In case something goes wrong, you can always recover the original contact list (with its triplicates) by logging on iCloud, clicking Account Settings and clicking Restore Contacts.
I encountered a similar problem recently. The way I fixed it was by simply removing duplicates on my Mac.
If you synch your contacts with iCloud, there is nothing else to do. In case something goes wrong, you can always recover the original contact list (with its triplicates) by logging on iCloud, clicking Account Settings and clicking Restore Contacts.
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In address book , move three fingers on the trackpad from bottom to up , the two duplicate contacts will be selected leaving the original contact and delete them , the signed in devices having similar contacts will also be deleted .
You can also follow other member suggestion .
Thanks! This worked perfectly. After following your instructions on the Mac, the iPhone re-sync'd with the corrected list by the time I opened it.
I have triple duplicates for all contacts on iPhone 7, Macbook, and in iCloud after setting up iCloud. How to merge?
