Google Contacts – How to Find and Merge Duplicates

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I use Google Contacts, but I find that I end up with quite a few duplicates (via multiple email addresses, sync issues etc). Is there any way that I can easily find a list of possible duplicates in my contacts?

I know once I've found them, I can merge them, but it's a bit annoying having to scroll through the list to spot them manually…

Best Answer

Click on 'My Contacts' in the left vertical list of groups.

On the far right is the detail pane, and one of the buttons is: Find Duplicates.

Once you've got the list you can just check them all and merge them.

It's not bulletproof, but it's pretty good.