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How to delete duplicate contacts in iCloud.com?

Hi, after setting up two Macs with Big Sur I found that my iCloud contacts as well as the groups have been duplicated. I also use a Mac on Catalina and and an iPhone and iPad with the same Apple ID. Some of the (hundreds of) contacts are in there 4 times, some 8 times. Obviously I would like to avoid deleting them manually as some suggested in this community.


Is there any other way to get rid of those duplicates?


Thanks a lot!

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 5:43 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020 11:37 PM

Well, thanks for trying to help. Yes, I read that. Have you? It says:

  • If you see duplicates in Contacts on iCloud.com, visit Apple Support for help.
  • If you see duplicate contacts only on your computer and not on iCloud.com, follow the steps below. 


I see duplicates on iCloud, so I visited Apple Support. I found nothing helpful there ("select the objects you want to delete and delete them", ok, yes, works, but I have hundreds if not thousands and they still increase). THEN I posted here.

Any other idea? Thanks a lot!

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Nov 23, 2020 11:37 PM in response to zinacef

Well, thanks for trying to help. Yes, I read that. Have you? It says:

  • If you see duplicates in Contacts on iCloud.com, visit Apple Support for help.
  • If you see duplicate contacts only on your computer and not on iCloud.com, follow the steps below. 


I see duplicates on iCloud, so I visited Apple Support. I found nothing helpful there ("select the objects you want to delete and delete them", ok, yes, works, but I have hundreds if not thousands and they still increase). THEN I posted here.

Any other idea? Thanks a lot!

How to delete duplicate contacts in iCloud.com?

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