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I recently got an iPhone, and haven't had one in years. Thousands of contacts showed up from when I previously used an iPhone that I would like to delete. How do I delete all and permanently wipe them out from my iCloud contact storage without going one by one?
dkrametbauer Said:
"iCloud Contacts: [...]I am looking for a way to mass delete all contacts from my iCloud account and start fresh.[...]"
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Note: Deleting them would delete them from all of your devices, if it is synced with iCloud. So, unsync Contacts in iCloud, and all would seem set from here.
To Disable Syncing with iCloud:
To Delete All:
Use a computer to perform this, as it would be more user friendly doing so:
dkrametbauer Said:
"iCloud Contacts: [...]I am looking for a way to mass delete all contacts from my iCloud account and start fresh.[...]"
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Note: Deleting them would delete them from all of your devices, if it is synced with iCloud. So, unsync Contacts in iCloud, and all would seem set from here.
To Disable Syncing with iCloud:
To Delete All:
Use a computer to perform this, as it would be more user friendly doing so:
Greetings dkrametbauer!
From your post we see you are running into some trouble with having unwanted iCloud Contacts on your device. We are happy to help with this issue! This article goes over how to remove those contacts from your device: Manage and delete contacts on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Have a great rest of your day!
dkrametbauer Said:
"iCloud Contacts: [...]I am looking for a way to mass delete all contacts from my iCloud account and start fresh.[...]"
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To Clarify:
Which of the the two items I provided in my reply was the solution? Please provide the answer, as doing so will help many, for certain.
Hi judysings,
I appreciate your reply, however this article explains how to delete contacts one at a time. It would take me years to go through 3000 contacts one at a time and delete each one. I am looking for a way to mass delete all contacts from my iCloud account and start fresh. Do you know of any way I can do that? I never want to see these contacts again and I would like to start building my contact list up from scratch.
dkrametbauer Said:
"iCloud Contacts: I logged in to my iCloud from a windows computer and used the gear icon to select all and delete"
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Excellent! Thank you for providing the answer to my question!
I logged in to my iCloud from a windows computer and used the gear icon to select all and delete
iCloud Contacts
