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Find or filter for low res copies made by Twitter app?

I am trying to find a way to easily find and delete the low res copies of images social media apps save into my camera roll.


Apps like Twitter and Facebook will create a low res copy of an image when you use their edit function to change an image before posting it. These images annoyingly get saved into the camera roll and uploaded to iCloud.


Is there a way to find these images and bulk delete them from iCloud photos using the desktop Photos app?


Posted below is an example of an original high res image and the low res copy that Twitter created and saved into my camera roll.

Posted on May 3, 2021 6:52 AM

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Posted on May 3, 2021 7:06 AM

"Not tagged with GPS" is a great idea. You could also try a smart album with "Camera Model is empty".


Both rules will also include your screenshots. If you want to exclude the screenshots, you could try to combine several rules with "Match All".

For example, if the Twitter photos are appearing in an album with "Photo is edited", try:

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May 3, 2021 7:06 AM in response to nueve_leon

"Not tagged with GPS" is a great idea. You could also try a smart album with "Camera Model is empty".


Both rules will also include your screenshots. If you want to exclude the screenshots, you could try to combine several rules with "Match All".

For example, if the Twitter photos are appearing in an album with "Photo is edited", try:

Find or filter for low res copies made by Twitter app?

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