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How to delete duplicate photos?

How to delete the duplicate photos in Photos app?

iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)

Posted on Nov 17, 2022 5:32 PM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2022 5:57 PM

On macOS 13 Ventura you can let the Photos.app merge duplicates, see: Remove duplicate photos in Photos on Mac - Apple Support (BH)


"You can easily remove duplicate photos and videos from your library. Duplicates appear automatically in the Duplicates album in the sidebar. 

    • In the Photos app  on your Mac, click Duplicates in the sidebar.
    • Select the duplicates you want to merge.



    • Click Merge [number] Duplicates. 
    • One original source photo or video appears where the duplicates were located."


If the photos are having different metadata - titles, descriptions, keyword, I would not use the "Merge" option, but do it like Barney described and merge the metadata myself into the photo I want to keep and then delete the other one manually.


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Nov 17, 2022 5:57 PM in response to elmerfromlanham

On macOS 13 Ventura you can let the Photos.app merge duplicates, see: Remove duplicate photos in Photos on Mac - Apple Support (BH)


"You can easily remove duplicate photos and videos from your library. Duplicates appear automatically in the Duplicates album in the sidebar. 

    • In the Photos app  on your Mac, click Duplicates in the sidebar.
    • Select the duplicates you want to merge.



    • Click Merge [number] Duplicates. 
    • One original source photo or video appears where the duplicates were located."


If the photos are having different metadata - titles, descriptions, keyword, I would not use the "Merge" option, but do it like Barney described and merge the metadata myself into the photo I want to keep and then delete the other one manually.


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