Merge duplicate contacts in icloud

How do I merge duplicate contacts in i cloud?

My girlfriend had the same problem updating to iOS6. Firstly all the contacts disapeared from her iPhone. So I had to synchronize with her mac plugging in the iPhone to iTunes and checking info->synchronize contacts and info->advanced->contacts and press synchronize. So I got all the contacts back.
However I wanted the advantages of iCloud and tryed to synchronize with iCloud. After some changes on the configuration on the iPhone (I can not reproduce what I have done exactly) I ended up with double or even trippled contact entries.
So i did the following (make sure that all the contacts you like to have are on your mac book!):
1. I checked on www.icloud.com/contacts if the contacts are really doubled and they were!
2. then i disabled the iCloud contact sync in the settings on the iPhone and chose to delete all contacts.
3. then I deleted all the contacts on iCloud (lower left button -> first 'select all' and then 'delete')
4. then I synchronized the iPhone contacts with the Mac book over iTunes (checking info->synchronize contacts and info->advanced->contacts and press synchronize)
5. then I checked that all the contacts are only once on the iPhone
6. then I enabled the the iCloud contact sync in the settings on the iPhone
7. then I checked in www.icloud.com/contacts if the contacts are there only once.
I hope this helps you saving 2 hours in your life (as much as I spent last night to figure out what to do).
Have fun

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