SYNC CONTACTS - REMOVE DUPLICATES

I have the latest version of OVI on my PC which I use to SYNC CONTACTS. Problem is it DUPLICATES the contacts on my NOKIA 5230 even if I DELETE all the contacts listed on the PC OVI list. My understanding of SYNCing is that the PC and the NOKIA should have the same information. Either the SYNC is not working or there is a setting somewhere that needs to be changed? MY NOKIA is showing over 500 contacts when it should be half. Manual deletions to remove all the duplicates is a long job and the SYNC process always returns it back to over 500.
I have set my NIKA to save all contact to the Phone Memory (not the SIM). Any ideas of to avoid and remove the DUPLICATES

Hey,
U hav 2 b too careful if u wanna use 3 way sync, change in 1 place will affect all ur contacts.
My few suggestions. Always do hav a backup of your phone contents. Regular backup-ing of your phone contents r always recommended.
Open Nokia Ovi Suite, log in ur ovi(nokia) account.
Nokia Ovi Suite > Tools > Options > Contacts > Sync your Nokia account in Ovi.com
(Above will be enabled if and only if u hav logged in ur Sign into Ovi)
Once sync is successful, ur contacts will get updated on your phone, Nokia Ovi Suite and on ur Ovi.com as well
3 way = Phone, PC and Ovi.com(Cloud)
Again, i recommend u 2 take a backup of ur contacts always, Sync conflict or 4 any reason, if ur contacts get damaged, same will b reflcting on all 3 places.
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