I got a new 13' macbook pro retina. I needed to upgrade the iPhoto library. It was all easy but the results is that I have two of each photo. Is there a way to remove the duplicates automatically or do I have to do it manually? Thank you for suggestions.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Where are you seeing the duplicate images? In the Photos library or in the Finder?
How did you migrated your iPhoto library to the new Photos app?
HI I see them in the iPhoto application when I click on "photos". Not in the Finder. I followed the instructions that popped up when I clicked on the iPhoto icon. I downloaded iPhoto library upgrader and installed it then I chose the iPhoto library and said yes to upgrade.
HI I see them in the iPhoto application when I click on "photos". Not in the Finder. I followed the instructions that popped up when I clicked on the iPhoto icon. I downloaded iPhoto library upgrader and installed it then I chose the iPhoto library and said yes to upgrade.
These applications will identify and help remove duplicate photos from an iPhoto Library:
iPhoto Library Manager - $29.95
PhotoSweeper - $9.95 - This app can search by comparing the image's bitmaps or histograms thus finding duplicates with different file names and dates.
Duplicate Annihilator - $7.95 - only app able to detect duplicate thumbnail files or faces files when an iPhoto 8 or earlier library has been imported the library.
DeCloner - $19.95 - can find duplicates in iPhoto Libraries or in folders on the HD.
DupliFinder - $7 - shows which events the photos are in.
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - Free
PhotoDedupo - $4.99 (App Store) - this app has a "similar" search feature which is like PhotoSweeper's bitmap comparison. It found all duplicates
Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto - free - was able to recognize the duplicated HDR and normal files from an iPhone shooting in HDR
Some users have reported that PhotoSweeper did the best in finding all of the dups in their library: iphoto has duplicated many photos, how...: Apple Support Communities.
If you have an iPhone and have it set to keep the normal photo when shooting HDR photos the two image files that are created will be duplicates in a manner of speaking (same image) but there are only twp apps that detected the iPhone HDR and normal photos as being duplicates: PhotoSweeper and Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto. None of the other apps detected those two files as being duplicates as they look for file name as well as other attributes and the two files from the iPhone have different file names.
iPLM, however, is the best all around iPhoto utility as it can do so much more than just find duplicates. IMO it's a must have tool if using iPhoto. Purchasing iPLM will also give you a license for the new PowerPhoto app for use with the new Photos app in Yosemite.
thank you very much this is helpful.
Upgraded iPhoto with the upgrade tool but it duplicated all my photos how can I remove quickly all the duplicates?
