[RELEASE] Outlook Cleaner 0.97 [2009.06.12] (formerly Contact Cleaner)

About Outlook Cleaner

Outlook Cleaner is a program for your Windows Mobile 5.0+ phone that helps you remove duplicate and redundant contacts, appointments, and tasks.

Ever get a new phone, sync it to your Exchange account, and end up with hundreds of duplicate items?

Accidentally create a duplicate item but with different information, and then need to figure out which one to keep and which one to delete?

Then this program is for you!

Currently, only contact cleaning is implemented - Appointment and Task cleaning are forthcoming

Requirements
Windows Mobile 5.0+
.NET Compact Framework 2.0+

Version
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

Version
0.991beta, 21 August 2009 - minor bugfixes
0.99beta, 02 July 2009 - refined Appointment/Task algorithms, merge editor
0.98beta, 25 June 2009 - added Appointment, Task cleaning
0.971, 12 June 2009 - with extra debug error messages
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

0.99 Features

* Cleaning
o Scans Contacts, Appointments, Tasks
o Detection of exact duplicates
o Detection of near duplicates (same identifier but different properties values)
o Keep / Merge / Delete tool

0.97 Features

• Contact Cleaning
  • Detection of exact duplicates
  • Detection of near duplicates (same FileAs, different property values)
  • Keep / Merge / Delete tool

How it works
Contact cleaning works like this:
1) Scan the Contacts database, looking for duplicate contacts.
2) Exact duplicates are deleted.
3) Near-duplicates are displayed for manual merging/removal.
4) You go through the sets of near-duplicates, where you can see all the values which are different, and choose to keep, delete, or merge Contacts.

Contacts with the same "FileAs" property are compared against each other, except for the ItemId and Picture properties.

Use at your own risk, i'm not responsible, etc. etc.

Registration
Outlook Cleaner is currently free.

More information can be found at www.philchuang.com

Upcoming Features

• Contact cleaning
  • Comparison of all Contacts on all fields (ie "Phil" and "Philip" with the same phone number)
• Appointment (Calendar) cleaning
• Task cleaning

[APP] Outlook Cleaner 0.99 [2009.07.02]

Version

0.99beta, 02 July 2009 - refined Appointment/Task algorithms, merge editor
0.98beta, 25 June 2009 - added Appointment, Task cleaning
0.971, 12 June 2009 - with extra debug error messages
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

0.99 Features

* Cleaning
o Scans Contacts, Appointments, Tasks
o Detection of exact duplicates
o Detection of near duplicates (same identifier but different properties values)
o Keep / Merge / Delete tool

[gadget945]

Okay, silly question - it says it's for WM5.0 "+" that means that it will work for 6.0? Went to Phil's site, and it doesn't give any more information.

I would like to guess that since the all mighty DASH posted this that it would work on the TP.

Just wanted to double check before playing with it.

Thanks again!

[D/\SH]

“ Originally Posted by gadget945 ”

Okay, silly question - it says it's for WM5.0 "+" that means that it will work for 6.0? Went to Phil's site, and it doesn't give any more information.

I would like to guess that since the all mighty DASH posted this that it would work on the TP.

Just wanted to double check before playing with it.

Thanks again!

yup it will work with wm5 or newer :)

[gadget945]

Thanky Thanky Thanky

[D/\SH]

updated first post with newest version

[jr5416]

[APP] Outlook Cleaner 0.99 [2009.07.02]

Version

0.99beta, 02 July 2009 - refined Appointment/Task algorithms, merge editor
0.98beta, 25 June 2009 - added Appointment, Task cleaning
0.971, 12 June 2009 - with extra debug error messages
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

0.99 Features

* Cleaning
o Scans Contacts, Appointments, Tasks
o Detection of exact duplicates
o Detection of near duplicates (same identifier but different properties values)
o Keep / Merge / Delete tool

[D/\SH]

“ Originally Posted by jr5416 ”

[APP] Outlook Cleaner 0.99 [2009.07.02]

Version

0.99beta, 02 July 2009 - refined Appointment/Task algorithms, merge editor
0.98beta, 25 June 2009 - added Appointment, Task cleaning
0.971, 12 June 2009 - with extra debug error messages
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

0.99 Features

* Cleaning
o Scans Contacts, Appointments, Tasks
o Detection of exact duplicates
o Detection of near duplicates (same identifier but different properties values)
o Keep / Merge / Delete tool

thanks and added to the first post.

[drdrewdown]

bump for new release, please update title/OP

Version
0.991beta, 21 August 2009 - minor bugfixes
0.99beta, 02 July 2009 - refined Appointment/Task algorithms, merge editor
0.98beta, 25 June 2009 - added Appointment, Task cleaning
0.971, 12 June 2009 - with extra debug error messages
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

0.99 Features

* Cleaning
o Scans Contacts, Appointments, Tasks
o Detection of exact duplicates
o Detection of near duplicates (same identifier but different properties values)
o Keep / Merge / Delete tool

[D/\SH]

“ Originally Posted by drdrewdown ”

bump for new release, please update title/OP

Version
0.991beta, 21 August 2009 - minor bugfixes
0.99beta, 02 July 2009 - refined Appointment/Task algorithms, merge editor
0.98beta, 25 June 2009 - added Appointment, Task cleaning
0.971, 12 June 2009 - with extra debug error messages
0.97, 12 June 2009 - extended from Contact Cleaner
0.96, 08 June 2009 - bugfix
0.95, 03 June 2009 - initial public release

0.99 Features

* Cleaning
o Scans Contacts, Appointments, Tasks
o Detection of exact duplicates
o Detection of near duplicates (same identifier but different properties values)
o Keep / Merge / Delete tool

thanks and updated first post.