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I have 12,000 photos that I’m finally getting to organizing. But the Duplicate Utility in Photos is not picking up all duplicates. It is not showing in the Utility bar and I know there are duplicates.
Is there a good app to download to find and delete duplicates (or very similar) photos?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro (M3, 2023)
The best duplicates finder is probably within the trusted 3rd party app PowerPhotos ($35.) It gives lots of options for filtering duplicates--like comparing filename, date, resolution, etc. It also does lots more than find duplicates!
Another one that seems to work well is PhotoSweeper ($15) which is cheaper but does less.
Beware of apps that claim to find duplicate files on your Mac-- some can wreak havoc on a Photos Library. We've seen here the suffering caused by such apps!
The best duplicates finder is probably within the trusted 3rd party app PowerPhotos ($35.) It gives lots of options for filtering duplicates--like comparing filename, date, resolution, etc. It also does lots more than find duplicates!
Another one that seems to work well is PhotoSweeper ($15) which is cheaper but does less.
Beware of apps that claim to find duplicate files on your Mac-- some can wreak havoc on a Photos Library. We've seen here the suffering caused by such apps!
Thanks! I'll check those out. And I'm just looking for help with photos - I'll stay away from the apps looking for duplicate files.
I appreciate the help!
Apps for Duplicates Beside Photo Utility
