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Tools for Removing Duplicate Contacts

This is a collection of tools used to remove duplicates from your Outlook Contacts folder. Some of these tools will also remove duplicates from other Outlook folders.

When the duplicates are the result of importing and all are duplicated, you can sort by the modified date field (you'll need to add it to the view), then delete all of the items with the same modified date and time. When the duplicates have assorted modified times, you'll need to delete the duplicates yourself or use one of the many duplicate remover tools to automate the process.

Some tools, such as Outlook Contacts Scrubber, will merge the data on duplicate contacts to one contact. This is useful if you are combining contact lists from different computers and the data on the contacts are not identical.

Tools in the Spotlight

1-Click Duplicate Delete	1-click solution to remove duplicate mails, contacts or calendar items. Merges contacts automatically, has an undo function and a configurable advanced mode. Version 3
Duplicate Contact Eliminator	Either delete duplicate contacts or move them to a separate folder. Enter code WD9BHK53 during checkout.
Duplicates Remover for Outlook	Delete duplicate contacts, notes, tasks, journal and calendar items in Microsoft Outlook folders and Exchange Server folders. Duplicates can be marked, copied or moved to any folder. It supports searching across the folders. Works with MS Outlook 2000/XP/2003 or later.

More Tools

Anti-Dupe for Microsoft Outlook	Remove unwanted Outlook duplicate records with Anti-Dupe for Microsoft Outlook add-in utility. Anti-Dupe for Outlook scans and deletes duplicate Outlook duplicate appointments, contacts, emails and tasks based on pre-determined criterion set by Anti-Dupe. Trial version available.
ContactGenie Duplicate Contact Manager	ContactGenie Duplicate Contact Manager for Outlook '2000-'2007. Remove Outlook/Exch contact duplicates selecting any fields as duplicate criteria. Custom forms/fields fully supported. Preview duplicates prior to update or process automatically. Scan single or multiple folders. Delete or move duplicates to designated folder. Manually merge individual field information from duplicates with designated primary contact. Over-ride keep/delete status. CG-DCM is also a fully integrated function of ContactGenie Toolkit.
Delete Duplicated Contact	Delete Duplicated Contact allows you to delete duplicated contacts with just one click of a button.
Duplicate Killer Merger	Duplicate Killer for Microsoft Outlook is a powerful plug-in for searching, managing and eliminating any type of duplicates (e-mails, contacts, tasks, calendar items (events, appointments, meetings), notes, journals) across all or chosen Outlook folders (including public folders). New Report Of Found Duplicates. The updated report with the list of found duplicates now provides more options to manage your duplicate items, and simplifies the process of resolving. Now with improved merge dialog functions and duplicate search, German and French localization and more.
LBE Toolbox for MS Outlook	Multifunction utility to send individual messages to a list generated either from a text file or from criteria on the Contacts folder, remove large file attachments, remove duplicate contacts and messages, and perform a few other little chores.
OL LookForDuplicates	Find & remove duplicates with this open-source VBA-Script. Searches for duplicate entries of any type (calendar, contact, e-mail, notes, task, etc.) across folders in Outlook. Suspected duplicates are listed and can be moved to the Deleted Items folder.
Outlook Contacts Scrubber	Free utility (for up to 1000 records) to clean up duplicate contacts. Lets you make field-by-field choices of which data you want to retain and drag and drop the data. Merges categories and other keywords fields. Supports custom forms. Pro version available.
Outlook Duplicate Items Remover	Free tool for removing duplicate items from Outlook folders. ODIR recognizes duplicates in Contacts; Calendar; Tasks; Notes and Email folders. Using ODIR is very easy: select a folder and click the button Remove Duplicate Items. ODIR scans the selected folder for duplicates and MOVES all duplicates found to a subfolder ODIR_duplicate_items. Version 1.2
Outlook Duplicates Remover	Removes duplicate items from Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes, and mail folders. Free.