Importing Gmail Contacts into Outlook

JamesJoey123

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Is there a way to import gmail contacts into Outlook and ignore duplicates?

I've been trying for many moons to keep my Outlook contacts synced with my gmail contacts.

So far, the only way I've found ist delete all contacts in Outlook an then import. The only issue with that is ohe cannot mass delete Outlook contacts. Seems I can only delete 10 contacts at a time.

Any way around this?

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Which Outlook, the Outlook Mail (New) in Windows or Microsoft Outlook? both are different ..
 

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Years ago, when I was trying to decide on a user friendly email program, of course, I tried Outlook. Sorry guys, but I found it seriously Lacking! Likewise many of my customers of the time.
Outlook Express wound up being my choice of an every day email program. That was followed by Windows Mail, which MS decided to 86'. I found a way (hack) to make Windows mail work in Windows 7 and 8.1. But every MS Update would Kill it. And, I'd have to re-initialize it.
Enter Windows 10 and 11. Windows Mail would not work at all, so I went shopping!

Through a friend, I found O.E. Classic. It's an Outlook Express/Windows Mail clone. It's feature rich, and Very user friendly.
The only draw back, if you want to call it that, is that Google demands an App Password, to use it.

The process to get an App Password is a real rat maze, but the effort was well worth it. There is a U-Tube video that explains, in detail, exactly how to generate an App Password for Gmail. I recorded that video, for future reference.

Outlook? Absolutely, NO WAY!

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Yes, you can import Gmail contacts into Outlook and avoid duplicates. First, go to Google Contacts, export your contacts as an “Outlook CSV” file, and then open Outlook. Use the Import/Export feature under File, choose "Import from another program or file," select the CSV file, and make sure to check the option "Do not import duplicates." This way, Outlook will skip any contacts that already exist. If you want to delete all Outlook contacts before importing, use Outlook web where you can press Ctrl + A to select all and delete them at once much faster than doing it in batches. For automatic syncing between Gmail and Outlook, consider tools like Contacts+ or GO Contact Sync Mod. Let me know which method you prefer!
 

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If you are trying to import Gmail contacts into Outlook, one of the easiest ways is to export your contacts from Gmail as a VCF (vCard) file and then convert that to a CSV, since Outlook supports CSV imports more smoothly—especially for large numbers of contacts.

I recommend trying the TrustVare Contacts Manager. This is a simple utility that enables you convert vCard files into CSV files that Outlook can read without losing any data. This software especially handy if you have multiple contacts in a single VCF file.

 

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Duplicate items can be filter using Outlook import export tool. You just need to export contact from Gmail using Google takeout.
 

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