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I have a user that has three seperate contact lists that I need to merge into on all inclusive list. There may be duplicate contacts, with, for example, a different phone number. I use the powershell command below to take a copy of the contacts and move them into a different mailbox where I can work on them.

Export-mailbox -id 'SourceMailbox' -IncludeFolders "\contacts" -TargetFolder ' ContactsToMerge' -TargetMailbox TargetMailbox

The problem I run into is that the "Modified Date" of the contacts in the "Target Mailbox" reflects the date of the day\time i copied them into the "Target Mailbox"

Is there a better way to do this?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:37 PM

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Hi,

You may try to Export contacts and Import them. This will not move the contacts, So the modified date should be preserved.

Method:

1. Login to Source mailbox.

2. Export the Contacts from Source mailbox to PST.

3. Login to Target mailbox

4. Import the Contacts to Target mailbox from PST.

Ref to :

Convert an old PST to a Unicode PST - Method 1: Import

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ansi-to-unicode.asp

How to manage .pst files in Outlook 2007, in Outlook 2003, and in Outlook 2002

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287070

All the Best :)

Sathish Kumar Elango | MCSE 2003 & MCSA Messaging | http://msexchangehelp.wordpress.com
- Proposed as answer by Sathish Kumar Elango Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:42 AM
- Marked as answer by emma.yoyo Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:32 AM
Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:42 AM

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Hi,

You may try to Export contacts and Import them. This will not move the contacts, So the modified date should be preserved.

Method:

1. Login to Source mailbox.

2. Export the Contacts from Source mailbox to PST.

3. Login to Target mailbox

4. Import the Contacts to Target mailbox from PST.

Ref to :

Convert an old PST to a Unicode PST - Method 1: Import

http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ansi-to-unicode.asp

How to manage .pst files in Outlook 2007, in Outlook 2003, and in Outlook 2002

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287070

All the Best :)

Sathish Kumar Elango | MCSE 2003 & MCSA Messaging | http://msexchangehelp.wordpress.com
- Proposed as answer by Sathish Kumar Elango Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:42 AM
- Marked as answer by emma.yoyo Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:32 AM
Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:42 AM
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Yes,and I guess why you not do it in the uses mailbox, I think it will be easiler.

More information:
outlook--Merging Contacts Without Duplication
http://windowsitpro.com/articles/index.cfm?articleid=22155
Frank Wang

Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:56 AM