[X4U] Transfer, sync Address book data?

[Jim Warthman]

In Snow Leopard, the Address Book application has a "find duplicates" function which will merge all duplicate records. If the same feature is available in Lion, it seems like a simple procedure to Find Duplicates your Mac, merge the duplicates, then sync the changes with iCloud.

Or doesn't it work that way?

Thanks,

Jim


On Apr 14, 2012, at 4:46 AM, Jerry Krinock wrote:

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> On 2012 Apr 13, at 17:51, Bill Fox wrote:
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>> Right. And iCloud with 4 devices has given me 4 identical entries for every contact in Address Book. iCal and Safari bookmarks works well but not Address Book.
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> LOL!!  That's not what people using iCloud to sync Safari bookmarks are saying.  Search for this: "thousands of duplicate bookmarks iCloud"
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>> Anybody know how to remove extras in multiple entries with going one by one and deleting them?
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> Use a solution similar to what people have done with bookmarks.
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> • Export all to a text file or something
> • Delete all contacts from all devices while disabling syncing
> • Use some tool to delete duplicates in the text file.  BBEdit can do that.
> • Re-enable syncing
> • Verify that all contacts are gone
> • Import your cleaned-up contacts
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> Or go to an Apple Store and lean on your local genius.  Apple has probably seen enough of these cases by now to have figured out a treatment plan.
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