OL2000: How to Remove Duplicate Imported Items
ID: Q242943
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SUMMARY
When you import items into Outlook and you add the contact as a
duplicate, or if duplicate detection is turned off, there is no option for removing duplicate items after the fact. This article explains one method for deleting duplicate items after you complete the import procedure.
MORE INFORMATION
To Delete Duplicate Items
- On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click to change the folder view to a table type view. For example, use the following view and field combinations:
| View |
Field |
|---|
| Calendar |
Active Appointments |
| Contacts |
Phone List |
| Inbox |
Messages |
| Journal |
Entry List |
| Notes |
Notes List |
- Right-click a column heading, and then click Field Chooser. From the list at the top of the Field Chooser, click to select the All <item name> fields.
- Drag the Modified field to the table heading.
- Verify that the duplicate items have a unique date from the original set of items. If it is unique, click the Modified heading so that the items are sorted by this field.
- Click the first item in the set that you want to delete. Scroll to the last item in the set you want to delete and while holding down the SHIFT key, click the last item.
- Press DELETE to permanently delete all selected items.
REFERENCES
For additional information about circumstances that cause duplicate detection to be turned off, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q220837 OL2000: How to Turn Off Detection of Duplicate Contacts
Additional query words:
OL2K
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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto