Mac Contacts extremely slow — Spinning Wheel

Yep. iCloud seems to be the culprit. I went into settings and unchecked the enable box for iCloud and Contacts stopped freezing. So Apple...any plans to fix this?

Similar question with similar possible solution

Adding New Contact issue 

Well we can guess who the un-named non iCloud Source could be.

1 - Suggest Disconnect from the Internet Completely and then add the info to Contacts. Then re-connect to internet

OR >> 

2 - Uncheck Contacts from Syncing to the Third Party Source. Add the info and pause. Re-enable the Sync to the Third Party Source 

Hi cyba99,

We appreciate you reaching out to us.

We’d like to gather additional details that may help us be in a better position to assist you.

1. Does it help if you restart your MacBook Pro? Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support
2. Are you using iCloud to sync your contacts?
3. Are you experiencing performance-related issues when using other apps or features?

In the meantime, let’s test if the issue persists on a newly created user account. 

1. "On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Users & Groups  in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
2. Click the Add Account button below the list of users on the right (you may be asked to enter your password.)
3. Click the New Account pop-up menu, then choose a type of user.
4. Enter a full name for the new user. An account name is generated automatically. To use a different account name, enter it now—you can’t change it later.
5. Enter a password for the user, then enter it again to verify. Enter a password hint to help the user remember their password.
6. Click Create User."

You can use the article below as a reference.

Add a user or group on Mac

If you are experiencing the issue when signed in on a different user account, please check if the issue persists while on safe mode.

Safe mode does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.

Performing this step may help resolve the issue, or further isolate the issue.

Below is an article to help guide you through the process.

How to use safe mode on your Mac

If you haven't, it may also help if you update your MacBook Pro.

Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support

Take care!

rustberg wrote:

Yep. iCloud seems to be the culprit. I went into settings and unchecked the enable box for iCloud and Contacts stopped freezing. So Apple...any plans to fix this?

Judging from the above, would it be correct that the User is thinking this is Apple the Company ?

Sadly, it is not nor will Apple per se every see this question above.

The information in the link below may enlighten the user of what and who is using there Apple Support Community Support Communities

Link below

How to use Apple Support Communities