Sync Google Contacts"

Apple iPhone - "Sync Google Contacts"

Recently, I tried to sync my Google contacts with all contacts in my MacBookPro's Address Book by checking the box in iTunes, "Sync Google Contacts." I have 2300+ contacts in my AB, some of which are duplicates. After the sync was done, both Google and my AB wound up with 9800+ contacts -- and many thousands of dupes.

I had to use Time Machine to restore the contacts in AB. And, I've now deleted ALL Google contacts. (At least I thought I did... not sure that Google Voice did the same.)

I'd like to ensure that if I check the iTunes box "Sync Google Contacts" the same thing will not happen again. The goal is to get the same contacts from AB over to Google, and no more.

Currently, I have canceled my Mobile Me account and am syncing my iPhone directly with the MacBookPro via iTunes only, and it seems to be working OK for contacts.

The various Apple help articles are basically worthless respecting "Sync Google Contacts" -- What happens when this gets checked? What overwrites what? Or do the two systems combine contacts? Will my MacBookPro contacts all get put over to Google? Or, will Google's contact list (now empty) overwrite my MacBookPro Address Book, essentially wiping it out completely?

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I have all my contacts synchronized. GoogleContacts and MobileMe. The only thing is that I need to start my computer sometimes. In my case, I use my computer almost every day, so I have never noticed some delay to have my contacts in sync (including the pictures of the contacts). It´s a little bit different situation, but something can help you.


IMPORTANT : BACKUP ALL YOUR CONTACTS BEFORE !!!!!!!!!!!
The order you follow the steps may cause some duplicates !!!!

Pre-Condition: that your contacts are correct on the phone (or MobileMe), otherwise you can get from Google or AddressBook.

Take that Google removes duplicate and merge contacts !!!!!

1 ) Backup your contacts using iTunes !
2 ) Export your GoogleContacts to a .CSV file;
3 ) Delete all your contacts at your Google Account;
4 ) Start AddressBook on your Mac (that was already synchronized with your MobileMe account e check to synchronize with Google);
5) Started the sync and could see that all my 195 contacts (from my iPhone) (Me.com) were in my Google account;

Test #1:
Insert a contact on Google : 'sync' your AddressBook the contact was there and on your phone; Delete your contact on the iPhone (Me.com). After the sync, the contact was wiped off from Google

Test #2:
Insert a contact onMobileMe:
'sync' your AddressBook the contact was there and on your Google Account; Delete your contact on the Google .after the sync the contact was wiped off from iPhone (Me.com)

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Thanks,

I do not have Mobile Me because I've never had anything but trouble with it. So, I finally let it lapse.

So, I may just pass on syncing to Google. I've already deleted everything there.

Apple prides itself on being intuitive, that "it just works," etc. While they're still better than Windoze, it's all just so much crapola and marketing.

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After the sync at 9800 + contacts, you should have run the remove duplicates from google. The removal is good. Then your duplicates would not be there.

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What is the removal tool for duplicates in Google calendar & contacts?

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Contacts has duplicate removal option which is good. I'm not sure about the calender.

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It really works ! You can combine with the Merge tool !!!

both are available at Google Contacts !!