Is there a way to delete mass contacts?

I have a few thousand contacts I need to delete out of my contacts. Is there an easy way to do this?

Contacts are included with your iPhone's backup. If you haven't synced your iPhone with iTunes since all contacts on your iPhone were deleted, you should be able to restore the contacts by restoring your iPhone with iTunes from your iPhone's backup. When selecting Restore, you will be prompted to update your iPhone's backup. Decline this prompt or your iPhone's backup will be updated reflecting no contacts on your iPhone.
Although contacts are included with your iPhone's backup, it isn't a good idea to depend on your iPhone's backup alone for this data. Contacts are designed to be synced with a supported application on your computer. With a Mac, this can be with the Address Book application.

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The iPad must always be synced to one computer using the Apple ID that it was originally synced to. Otherwise all apps & files will be deleted. There's no way to retrieve once erased.
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So the answer to the first question is yes, and the answer to my 2nd question is no?
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The only way is to restore the iPod to factory defaults/new iPod. I know that is not a desirable solution..

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Add the account back to your phone and enable contacts syncing with the account and the contacts will reappear on your phone. If you want them in iCloud, you'll have to copy them to your iCloud account. If you need assistance doing this, reply back and I'll help you.

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HT1451 i have and can find all duplicates in my library - after i find them is there a way to delete the other than one at a time

i have and can find all duplicates in my library - after i find them is there a way to delete them (in mass) other than deleting one at a time?

The only way they would all come over is if your wife had automatic downloads turned on in her store settings on the phone before she downloaded the apps. A popup for this option also comes up when you first sign into an apple id on the phone in the app store. If she didn't have that setting turned on, she'll have to download them one by one.
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HT4528 Is there any way to change the contact email?

Is there any way to change the contact email? I had deleted my contact email without even a thought about my Apple ID. Any suggestions?
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Without being able to login with the Apple ID credentials, it is not possible to change the recovery email address. This is called security and prevents others from forcibly changing your Apple ID password and taking over the account.
Options are either remember the security answers or fix access issues with the recovery email account.

I cannot find out where to organize my bookmarks in any of the bookmark dropdowns. I can only do it one by one. Is there a way to do mass organization?

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I cannot find out where to organize my bookmarks in any of the bookmark dropdowns. I can only do it one by one. Is there a way to do mass organization?
In previous versions you could select organize bookmarks. In this version it is gone. I would imagine that since FF now can sync across multiple devices, the ability to organize from any of those becomes more important. Selecting one bookmark at a time to delete or move is too tedious for people with hundreds or thousands of bookmarks.

The way bookmarks are managed has not changed. You now access to the Library window by selecting Bookmarks > Show all bookmarks from the Firefox menu.
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* [[Sorting bookmarks]]
* [[Bookmark folders]]
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HT4759 If I have a late 2006 iMac is there any way to sync my contacts and calendar with my iphone

If I have a late 2006 iMac is there any way to sync my contacts and calendar with my iphone

Upgrade to 10.7.5. See:
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
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       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
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       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
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My old computer ( PC) crashed and I have a new PC now but I want to start synching my contactings and stuff onto my new computer. Itunes says it must wipe my iphone before it can synch. Is there a way to keep my contacts?

My old computer ( PC) crashed and I have a new PC now but I want to start synching my contactings and stuff onto my new computer. Itunes says it must wipe my iphone before it can synch. Is there a way to keep my contacts?

Create a dummy contact on your new PC in Outlook. In iTunes, elect to synch your contacts with Outlook. You will be prompted to "merge" your contacts. Once done and all your contacts are on your computer in Outlook, you can delete the "dummy" contact.

Ok Apple users...Is there a way to delete e-mails on my Mac and not have to delete the same e-mails on my iPhone, and iPad...and vise-versa. I have the Cloud, and thought that everything would sync all of the time. If you know of a setting I need to adjus

Ok Apple users...Is there a way to delete e-mails on my Mac and not have to delete the same e-mails on my iPhone, and iPad...and vise-versa. I have the Cloud, and thought that everything would sync all of the time. If you know of a setting I need to adjust, please let me know.

Are you referring to @mac.com, @me.com or @icloud.com emails? Or some other email providers emails?
If the former, it should do that automatically. If the latter, no. iCloud does not (nor is it supposed to) sync non-Apple provided emails.

Is there a way to delete mass contacts?

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