Without syncing my iphone, is there a way to delete duplicate contacts without going one by one?

Without syncing my iPhone, is there a way to delete duplicate contacts without going one by one?

So the answer to the first question is yes, and the answer to my 2nd question is no?
You selected which email account under the Info tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes and this means you are not syncing contacts with a supported address book app on your computer?

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Even if you eliminate "duplicates" - in the suggested case they are not duplicates but different versions and at best you lose all edits and non-destructive editig done and are starting with original photos - not really good
LN

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Is there a backup on a different computer?
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iPhoto Applescript to Remove Duplicates - free
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OT

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to backup your library before deduping.
(If you don't see the menu bar press ALT to show it temporarily or CTRL+B to keep it displayed.)
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Thank You.

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LN

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iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
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PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
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Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto - free - was able to recognize the duplicated HDR and normal files from an iPhone shooting in HDR
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Without syncing my iphone, is there a way to delete duplicate contacts without going one by one?

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