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How do I stop redundant phone contacts form occurring?

Is there a way to stop phone contacts from being redundant when you do a backup?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.1

Posted on Mar 5, 2015 10:51 AM

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Mar 7, 2015 8:47 AM in response to collins57

Hello collins57,


Thanks for contributing to the Apple Support Communities.


It seems like your iPhone contacts have been duplicated.


Did this occur after turning on iCloud? If these contacts are duplicated after setting it up, see this article for some helpful steps to resolve the situation:


If you see duplicate contacts after setting up iCloud Contacts - Apple Support


If you've backed up contacts a different way, feel free to reply with some more detail about the method you used.


Cheers,


Jeremy

How do I stop redundant phone contacts form occurring?

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