PHOTO: Cancel double pics

With the cloud, All my photos have duplicates. Now my library runs more than 36k pics.


How can I delete duplicated pics.

Posted on Jul 16, 2015 2:22 PM

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Jul 16, 2015 2:42 PM in response to jraynar

Photos does not have a tool to search for duplicates. Are your duplicates exactly the same files, or photos at a different pixel size, like original files and smaller thumbnails or previews?


Use an application to scan the library for duplicates:

There are a few third-party tools that can detect duplicates:



Is there anything common about the duplicates? Like all filenames ending in "_2"? Then you can try to find them with a smart album:


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Jul 16, 2015 4:08 PM in response to jraynar

These applications will identify and help remove duplicate photos from a Photos Library:



PowerPhotos is the iPhoto Library Manager version for Photos and is very powerful. Although more expensive I would recommend it as it has more capabilities than the others and will have added capability in the future.


Do you have the My Photo Stream enabled on your library and mobile devices? Are you also importing photos from your mobile devices into Photos via a USB cable?


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