How do I delete duplicate photos in iCloud?

How do I delete duplicate photos in iCloud?

iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on Sep 5, 2022 11:00 AM

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Sep 7, 2022 7:26 AM in response to Helpmedeleteduplicatephotos

Hello Helpmedeleteduplicatephotos,


You've come to a great place for help with deleting duplicate photos in iCloud. You can delete duplicate photos from iCloud via the Photos app on your iPad, iPhone, or Mac. You can also delete photos directly from the iCloud website. To delete duplicates using your iPad, you'll want to complete the steps listed below. The steps included below walk through deleting duplicate photos one at a time and how to delete multiple photos at one time. You can also find these steps outlined in the following article.


How to delete a single photo


  1. "Open Photos.
  2. From the Library tab, tap All Photos and select the photo or video that you want to delete.
  3. Tap the Trash button , then tap Delete Photo."


How to delete multiple photos


  1. "Open Photos.
  2. From the Library tab, tap All Photos, then tap Select.
  3. Tap multiple photos, or slide your finger across multiple photos to select more than one.
  4. Tap the Trash button , then confirm to delete the items."


Delete photos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch


Once you've followed those steps to delete the photos, they will be moved to the Recently Deleted photo album. To permanently delete the photos, you'll want to follow the steps below next.


  1. "Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.
  2. Tap the Recently Deleted album, then tap Select.
  3. Tap the photos or videos that you want to delete or tap Delete All.
  4. Tap Delete again to confirm."


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