Remove duplicate contact ?

I have duplicated contacts in my BB Curve 8900. The count given by BB is 1120 (my address book) but it seems it is more 3300 (3 times each). About 15 of them are not duplicated.
It is synchronized with Lotus Notes with BES at the office (I think). All was perfect for many weeks. I install Desktop Manager at home and I twice export an ASCII file of my contacts to have them in Excel. Then my contacts were 2 times duplicated.
I try both solutions suggested on forums :
- RSET in Options on device : it wipes contacts and repopulate them later. But they were always present in the BB, even if in the options I can read “Numbers : 0”
- In Desktop Manager, Advanced option under Backup and Restore, I clear contacts (Address book, and Address book all) : databases show as empty with no records, but records are still there twice before repopulating. After that, each contact is present 3 times.
I have been looking for a solution on many forums without solving my problem even with many topics talking about it. I would like to remove all contacts from the address book and resync after.
Anyone have any ideas about how to wipe Contacts that refuse to be wiped?
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I have found the solution :
- disable all wireless functions
- use Desktop Manager, click on Backup and Restore and in that click on Advanced. You will get the list of device database on the right. Select Address Book AND Address Book All and then click Clear. It will wipe a list of contacts.
- do a soft reset (Alt + Right shift + Del) : it will count the numbers of contacts in the database
Do it again 2 times if like me you have 3 contacts of each
- disable all wireless functions
- use Desktop Manager, click on Backup and Restore and in that click on Advanced. You will get the list of device database on the right. Select Address Book AND Address Book All and then click Clear. It will wipe a list of contacts.
- do a soft reset (Alt + Right shift + Del) : it will count the numbers of contacts in the database
At the end, you will ha no contacts in the database.
Now put wireless functions and the server will repopulate your Address Book.

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