how to delete more than 10 contacts in outlook 365, how to delete more than 50 contacts in outlook 365

Anonymous
2023-02-03T18:24:46+00:00

This is conceivable. I've been using Apple and iCloud for the last 15 years. For some time I wanted to check how to work on WIN 11. For mail and contacts, I chose Outlook in 365.

Something bad happened in the contact database and I had to delete them all to upload new ones. I had almost 3000 of them and now attention:

To do this, you need to delete them with 10 pcs. !

Then, to delete them from the deleted folder, you need to delete with 50 pcs.

It is unlikely that it lacks such basic features that have been present for a long time in google and iCloud.

Can anyone answer the question why this is so?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-29T08:43:49+00:00

    Yeas,

    I realized that after as well, a limit of 50. It's absolutely insane that a tool such as Outlook has such a ridiculous and arbitrary limit.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-29T19:42:50+00:00

    It's an erratic behavior. I did a sync with smartphone and all my contacts was copied to outlook. So I decided to unsync, and voilá. Let's remove 400+ contacts, but how? LOL, it seems microsoft dev team didn't test this scenario.

    The 'delete' button (don't know the exact name in english) was disabling even in some tries with a few contacts selected.

    I suffered but managed to remove them all and I swear I will never use this product again. Good luck to Microsoft! 👋

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-03T23:40:30+00:00

    I need to delete ALL 6000 contacts.

    it’s a mess. how can i do that in outlook

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-06T21:29:38+00:00

    I have tried selecting all and I cannot delete them.

    I can only delete one at a time and I have 6000 contacts. I need to get them all out of my account.

    I cannot move or delete them.

    I can't even delete or select 50 at a time. This is really frustrating.

    I'm installing microsoft 365. is I remove all of them from there , will the system sync an delete them all online too.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-10T21:22:59+00:00

    I just finished spending over an hour deleting contacts that I did not want on my work email.

    My employer controls the web app and I cannot use any workaround for the irresponsible microsoft programming which takes away users control over their contact lists.

    My personal information should not be subject to obvious attempts to keep access to it by Microsoft.

    Since people have been complaining about this for months with no action from MS I now understand that it is not a technical glitch but a purposefully designed intrusion into privacy.

    Fortunately there are other platforms around. In my other company I will hasten to get off MS.

    No need to respond. Your answers have had no real fix in them, just fake condolences.

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