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With the newest update, I can't figure out how to merge duplicate files in "Faces" (iPhoto). I have more than one file going for a face, and use to be able to click and drag them into merging. Can't seem to do it now. Can anyone please help? Thanks
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
Drag one circle onto another.
Drag one circle onto another.
I tried doing that before I put out the question. It doesn't work. It worked that way before the latest update. When you try to move one circle into the other, it won't merge. It just wants you to land it somewhere on either side of the circle you want to merge with. This does not solve the issue.
Wow! Just tried now again and you're correct. It stopped working that way!
TIme to file an official bug report with Apple.
THanks for letting me know.
Are you talking about iPhoto or Photos? If Photos, do you mean that Photos has several files for the same person but they are labeled differently and you are trying to merge them as one? If so, then you have to rename one of the files to match the other one with the correct name. If this is not what you mean then could you explain more clearly what you mean. To give an example if I click on Faces and Photos shows me all named faces in the top and on the bottom there are suggested faces that can be dragged onto a face in the top level to merge. If you try to merge two face groups in the top level that are the same person but for some reason the faces are labeled differently you have to label them with the name you want to use and then they will automatically merge.
LORI! You were absolutely correct! I tried your suggestion and it worked! Sorry, I was a bit confusing in my question. Yes, I did me "Photos"! It's hard to get the old names out of your head and off your lips! Thanks so much for helping out!
Rysz, Lori's answer in this thread was spot on! Not the way we use to be able to do it in the older version of "iPhotos", but her suggestion solved the problem!
Thanks. Change in behaviour duly noted.
The behavior I described, including automatically changing face names in the dragged group circle to what the name in the destination group circle, is how Photos (not talking about iPhoto) worked before the current GM release. The previous behavior was much better, so I already filed this a bug.
With the new update, I can't figure out how to merge duplicate "Faces" files together, so I end up with one location per face.
