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Q: Why can't I delete bulk duplicate photos from my Mac and iphone

Whey can't I view and then delete duplicate photos on my Mac iPhone and iPad. I'm disappointed in Apple

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), iOS 9.2

Posted on Dec 25, 2015 3:32 PM

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Q: Why can't I delete bulk duplicate photos from my Mac and iphone

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  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Dec 25, 2015 4:20 PM in response to Hifi5870
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    Dec 25, 2015 4:20 PM in response to Hifi5870

    Photos is checking for duplicates, when you import photos. So there should not be duplicate photos in your Photos library. That is probably wh Apple omitted a tool to screen the library for duplicates.

     

    You could use third pary tools to search for duplicates however. These applications are compatible with Photos:

     

     

     

    If you have duplicates of a different pixel size in your library as well, then consider Photo Sweeper. It can compare the photos based on histograms or bitmaps, so you can detect edited duplicates as well.  Also, you can set up rules, which photos to keep and which to discard, for example give preferences to the newer photos, the photos with the larger pixel size, or the photos with metadata assigned.

     

    PowerPhotos is a great tool to have, when working in Photos for browsing several Photos libraries at once and for seeing photos annotated with metadata. It can move photos between libraries and help you to merge libraries. But the duplicate detection is not as versatile as in Photo Sweeper. It can mainly detect exact duplicates.

     

    I don't know much about Duplicate Annihilator, so I cannot say how it will compare to the other two.

  • by Hifi5870,

    Hifi5870 Hifi5870 Dec 25, 2015 4:23 PM in response to léonie
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    Dec 25, 2015 4:23 PM in response to léonie

    TThank you. I haven't tried it yet but I will. Once I delete duplicates on my Mac do I need to delete duplicates on my iPhone and iPad? If so what app should I use.

  • by LarryHN,

    LarryHN LarryHN Dec 25, 2015 9:53 PM in response to Hifi5870
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    Dec 25, 2015 9:53 PM in response to Hifi5870

    depending on your undisclosed setup it may be automatic, may require an iTunes sync or may be a question for the iPad and iPhone forum

     

    LN

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Dec 25, 2015 11:28 PM in response to Hifi5870
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    Dec 25, 2015 11:28 PM in response to Hifi5870
    Once I delete duplicates on my Mac do I need to delete duplicates on my iPhone and iPad? If so what app should I use.

    It will depend on how the photos are synced to your mobile devices.