How do I merge/rectify two contact folders?

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I recently ugraded to Outlook 2003 from Outlook XP. When I go to my Contacts
page, the left side vertical bar has CONTACTS. Under contacts, I have "my
contacts", , "current view", etc on down the side. In the section under "my
contacts", I have two address books, both named "contacts".

I have no idea how the second list got there but it has been there for some
time because many, but not all of the contacts are duplicated in the two
files.

The upper file called "Contacts" has a location of \\Archive Folders. The
lower file has a location of \\Archive Folders\Inbox.

I want to merge the two files into a single contacts file and delete
duplicates.

TKX
 
Since Contacts are never archived, why do you feel you need to do this?
I assume you mean you have two Contact Folders, not address books.
Clarify what you are seeing.
 
Use the folder list view of the navigation pane (left side of screen) and
find out where these 2 Contacts folders actually reside. The folder list
view shows you the hierarchy of your Outlook folders.

If you have some Contacts in a secondary folder and want to amalgamate them
into the primary folder, select the actual Contacts and drag to the primary
folder to move them there.

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Russ Valentine said:
Since Contacts are never archived, why do you feel you need to do this?
I assume you mean you have two Contact Folders, not address books.
Clarify what you are seeing.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
IMacD said:
I recently ugraded to Outlook 2003 from Outlook XP. When I go to my
Contacts
page, the left side vertical bar has CONTACTS. Under contacts, I have "my
contacts", , "current view", etc on down the side. In the section under
"my
contacts", I have two address books, both named "contacts".

I have no idea how the second list got there but it has been there for
some
time because many, but not all of the contacts are duplicated in the two
files.

The upper file called "Contacts" has a location of \\Archive Folders.
The
lower file has a location of \\Archive Folders\Inbox.

I want to merge the two files into a single contacts file and delete
duplicates.

TKX
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