Every time I try to import the new images from the iPhone to my Mac Pro, it is a mixture of old and new photos. As a result, I have to delete manually three - four copies of the same photo on my Mac, and remember which ones are already copied. Is it a bug or why is it? How to fix it?
Thanks!
Photos will show you all photos as new, that are not exactly identical files. Photos is comparing the file attributes to detect duplicates, that have already been imported.
In some cases the duplicate detection cannot recognise a photo as already imported, for example, if you are changing the format when importing the photo, or when you are using iCloud services on the iPhone.
To avoid duplicates when downloading from the iPhone, do not mix iCloud services with the manual import, or don't import summarily all new photos that are shown as new.
And avoid the conversion of the format, when importing. If you are shooting HEIF on the iPhone, import the files as HEIF and do not convert them to a more compatible format,
Photos will show you all photos as new, that are not exactly identical files. Photos is comparing the file attributes to detect duplicates, that have already been imported.
In some cases the duplicate detection cannot recognise a photo as already imported, for example, if you are changing the format when importing the photo, or when you are using iCloud services on the iPhone.
To avoid duplicates when downloading from the iPhone, do not mix iCloud services with the manual import, or don't import summarily all new photos that are shown as new.
And avoid the conversion of the format, when importing. If you are shooting HEIF on the iPhone, import the files as HEIF and do not convert them to a more compatible format,
Importing the same image several times
