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My contacts program is very slow. It used to work fine. But now I just see the wheel spinning for minutes at a time with each edit or search or add a new contact. How can I correct this problem?

My contacts program is running very, very slowly. How can I correct this problem?

Mac mini, macOS 12.2

Posted on Mar 5, 2022 4:11 PM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2022 5:29 PM

The user tip Fix corrupted Contacts database might help you.


Make sure that you have a Time Machine backup before you start.


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My contacts program is very slow. It used to work fine. But now I just see the wheel spinning for minutes at a time with each edit or search or add a new contact. How can I correct this problem?

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