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Q: Are duplicate photos automatically resolved in the iCloud Photo Library?

I have changed by System Photo Library. After I designated the new library as the System Photo Library and re-enabled iCloud, Photos has started uploading all my photos to the iCloud Photo Library (again). 

 

I don't wish to exceed the storage limit of my iCloud plan, but essentially the new System Photo Library is a duplicate of the previous one, but it now resides on a different drive.

 

In the process of merging photos from my newly designated System Photo Library with those in the existing iCloud Photo Library, will duplicates be automatically resolved? Or do I need to manually delete the duplicates somehow?

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), iCloud & Photos System Library

Posted on Jan 17, 2016 1:41 AM

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