Microsoft KB Archive Search

Notice: This website is an unofficial Microsoft Knowledge Base (hereinafter KB) archive and is intended to provide a reliable access to deleted content from Microsoft KB. All KB articles are owned by Microsoft Corporation. Read full disclaimer for more details.

  1. Home
  2. Lync displays duplicate contacts, contacts contain incorrect information, or you can’t remove contacts

Lync displays duplicate contacts, contacts contain incorrect information, or you can’t remove contacts

View products that this article applies to.

PROBLEM

When you view your contacts in Microsoft Lync 2010, Microsoft Lync 2013, Microsoft Outlook 2013, or Microsoft Outlook Web App, you may experience the following issues:
  • There are duplicate contacts in the contact list.
  • The contacts contain incorrect information.
  • You can't remove contacts from Lync, Outlook 2013, or Outlook Web App.
  • Outlook 2013 slows down when it resolves contacts or opens contact cards.

↑ Back to the top

SOLUTION

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Install the latest Lync 2013 (15.0.4517.1005 or newer) or Lync 2010 (4.0.7577.4419 or newer) update. To do this, go to one of the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:
    2850057  MS13-096: Description of the security update for Lync 2013: December 10, 2013

    2912208 Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010: January 2014
  2. Contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain a tool that will remove the duplicate contacts.

↑ Back to the top

MORE INFORMATION

Because of an issue that is now resolved in the latest Lync 2013 update, Lync 2013 would create duplicate contacts in the Lync Contacts folder in the mailbox. The Lync Contacts folder is read-only. Therefore, these contacts cannot be removed manually from Outlook. However, we recommend that you don't remove them manually by using another method because this can delete the contact list in Lync.

↑ Back to the top


Still need help? Go to Microsoft Community.

↑ Back to the top

Keywords: vkbportal231, vkbportal237, vkbportal300, o15, yespartner, o365022013, o365, o365p, o365a, o365m, lynconline, vkbportal339, kbgraphxlink, kbgraphic, kbcrossrefol, sbo, kb, o365e

↑ Back to the top

Article Info
Article ID : 2916650
Revision : 3
Created on : 8/20/2020
Published on : 8/21/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 281