I have MacOS Version 13.4.1 and I am trying to get the duplicate photo merge & delete function back (It was there yesterday right before I deleted & merged hundreds of photos!). Now there is no Duplicates folder in the sidebar of the Photos app even though I just imported hundreds more duplicates into Photos.
I have Photos version 8.0.
Anyone know how to retrieve it?
MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)
It may take some time to analyze the photos that were imported. The process runs in the background and when completed, the Duplicates folder will appear in the sidebar. The process that runs is a low priority and will defer to any other process that wants to run with a higher priority. Just give it some time and the longer your Mac is idle the faster the process will complete. You may want to quit Photos, I'm not sure if the Duplicates folder will appear while open or if it is checked when starting up Photos and the Mac should be connected to power.
It may take some time to analyze the photos that were imported. The process runs in the background and when completed, the Duplicates folder will appear in the sidebar. The process that runs is a low priority and will defer to any other process that wants to run with a higher priority. Just give it some time and the longer your Mac is idle the faster the process will complete. You may want to quit Photos, I'm not sure if the Duplicates folder will appear while open or if it is checked when starting up Photos and the Mac should be connected to power.
Quite large I suppose. 89,000 photos and 1,234 vids (Idk what 11 items means?). Also that Syncing 16 items to iClould have been the same the entire time, not sure what that is either or if thats holding the process up? I had Photos shut down all day and still no duplicates folder, but I guess its got some work to do! Thanks for responding...
How large is your Photos Library?
Photos will need to compare the newly imported photos to all other photos in your library, so it will take longer for a large library.
Duplicates Folder is Not Appearing in Photos Sidebar?
