How can I combine duplicate photos?
Somehow photos got duplicated on my computer--how can I combine them?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6
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Hi AmyD2025,
Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! To remove duplicate photos on your Mac, you'll want to follow the steps below that can help:
Remove duplicate photos in Photos on Mac
1. In the Photos appon your Mac, click Duplicates in the sidebar.
2. Note: If you’re using iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar, then choose Both Libraries.
3. Select the duplicates you want to merge.
4. You can select individual items in a single row and merge them or select multiple rows of duplicates and merge them all at once. A single original photo or video is kept from the selection in a row and other duplicates are deleted.
5. Click Merge [number] Duplicates.
6. One original photo or video appears where the selected duplicates were located in your library. Deleted duplicates appear in the Recently Deleted album where you can recover or permanently delete them.
Hope this helps!
Have a great day.