Í have 2-3 sets of photos which have the same filename due to coming from different cameras. I now know not to let that happen but these are now in Photos and only show grey boxes. Anyone have recommendations to remedy the situation?
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14
Image files with the same file name are not a problem with Photos as it renames each incoming photo with its own special file name.
Is it only that two set of photos that are behaving that way?
Is the thumbnail also grayed out? If not check Photos' General preference pane and see if the option to copy files into the library during import is checked or not. It should be checked.
Click on the thumbnail and rotate it 90˚ in one direction and then back again. That should rebuild the thumbnail file so it matches the image.
If it's feasible, you can remove the photos from the Photos app, go to the original pictures and rename them (File > Rename x items in Finder) and then reimport them into Photos.
Yes the thumbnails are grey. The peculiar thing is with one thumbnail amongst a few grey ones there is a picture, yet when I click it another photo is revealed. I searched for the filename with spotlight and these two photos do share the same name. SO something is mixed up.
I have one set available in a folder and will probably attempt to reimport those.
Duplicate filenames should only be a problem, if you are using applications to search and remove duplicate photos. Such applications could be fooled by duplicate filenames. Do not let such applications modify your Photos Library.
Duplicate filenames, different photos
