How to clear contacts list on windos mail

To clear the contacts list in Windows Mail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Delete all contacts at once

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click on the "Contacts" button in the navigation pane.
  3. Click on the "Actions" button (three vertical dots) at the top right corner of the Contacts window.
  4. Select "Delete all contacts" from the dropdown menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete all contacts by clicking "Yes" in the pop-up dialog box.

Method 2: Delete contacts individually

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click on the "Contacts" button in the navigation pane.
  3. Select the contact you want to delete by clicking on it.
  4. Right-click on the selected contact and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  5. Confirm that you want to delete the contact by clicking "Yes" in the pop-up dialog box.
  6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each contact you want to delete.

Method 3: Export and then delete contacts

  1. Open Windows Mail.
  2. Click on the "Contacts" button in the navigation pane.
  3. Click on the "Actions" button (three vertical dots) at the top right corner of the Contacts window.
  4. Select "Export contacts" from the dropdown menu.
  5. Choose a location to save the exported contacts file (e.g., CSV or VCF).
  6. Open the exported contacts file in a text editor or spreadsheet program.
  7. Delete the contacts you no longer want to keep.
  8. Save the updated contacts file.
  9. Go back to Windows Mail and click on the "Contacts" button in the navigation pane.
  10. Click on the "Actions" button (three vertical dots) at the top right corner of the Contacts window.
  11. Select "Import contacts" from the dropdown menu.
  12. Select the updated contacts file you saved earlier.
  13. Confirm that you want to replace the existing contacts with the updated ones.

After clearing the contacts list, you can start adding new contacts or importing contacts from other sources, such as Outlook or Google Contacts.