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I can delete other contacts without any issue, but with this one particular person, if I delete him. Deleting contacts from Skype for Business Hi.
Do you ever notice there are mysterious contacts on Skype contact list? These unknown mystery Skype contacts are not added by anybody, but just suddenly appear. The contacts may be names or phone numbers that you familiar, but just that you have never added them to Skype VoIP and IM communication software.Beside, these auto added contacts also have a different icon from the rest the actual Skype contacts. These contacts use icon which resembles an “Address Book” , unlike the normal Skype “Online” or “Offline” icons. And you cannot find “Remove from Contacts” option on right click context menu too to delete these contacts.
These “come from nowhere” automatically added contacts in Skype contact list is actually Microsoft Outlook contacts. If you have items or persons in Office Outlook (all versions applicable – Outlook 2000, Outlook XP, Outlook 2003, Outlook 2007, Outlook 2010, Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016 or newer included), these contacts will be added and shown directly in Skype contact list.
To remove these Outlook contacts, simply click on View or Contacts (for newer versions of Skype) on menu bar, then unselect (untick) Show Outlook Contacts option in the drop down menu.
This article applies to: Skype for Business (Mac), Skype for Business (Windows)
User Experience
Error:
'Cannot add, remove, or move contacts or groups at this time. Please try again later.'
How to Solve this Problem
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- Exit the Skype client.
- Use your browser to navigate to Outlook on the Web at outlook.cornell.com.
- Log in with your [email protected] address and associated password.
- In the red Office 365 toolbar, click the App Launcher icon (nine dots at the left end of the toolbar), then click People.
- On the left, under Your contacts, click Skype for Business Contacts.
If you do not see Skype for Business Contacts, click Your contacts. You should now see Contacts, Skype for Business Contacts, and Other contacts. - Right-click (Mac: or ctrl-click) the contact you wish to remove, then click Remove from Skype for Business contacts.
- Re-start the Skype client.
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