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Mac OS Contacts App is slow

Hi, Across all versions of MacOS I've found Contacts to be consistently slow and laggy. Is this a config issue on my part? Also, I'm trying to do a big culling of old contacts but there does not seem to be good tools or features to do this. Any advice would be appreciated.


Posted on Sep 30, 2022 11:37 AM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2022 11:44 AM

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files



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Sep 30, 2022 11:44 AM in response to setanta_irl

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files



Mac OS Contacts App is slow

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