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My phone asks to make backup of my phone contacts. I allow. However now I have this long list of backups. How can I get rid of the old backups on my phone?

Here’s how to remove duplicate contacts on the Galaxy S5: Turn on the Galaxy S5.Go to the Contacts appBrowse your contacts until you find the contacts you want to merge or link.Select on the first contact you need to merge.Look for the spot where it says, Connected via. Select on the link icon to the right.Then select Link another Contact.Select the contacts to link and then tap back. Hope that the tips will work to you.