Using third-party apps to remove duplicate photos might damage your Photos for macOS library. You can create a third backup of your most precious photos and videos outside of the library to a folder on your Mac or external drive.īack up the library in Photos on Mac - Photos User GuideĮxport photos, videos, and slideshows from Photos on Mac - Photos User Guideĭelete photos or recover deleted ones in Photos on Mac - Photos User Guide Make sure you have a Time Machine backup of your computer, and a second backup of your Photos library on separate external drives before making big changes like this. If you delete a photo from All Photos, then the photo will be deleted from all albums it might be linked to. If you remove a photo from an album, the duplicates will remain in any other albums. Delete Duplicate Images In Photos App Select duplicate images you wish to delete, right-click on the images, and then select Delete Click on the Recently. If you are looking at a photo in an album, you can right-click on it and choose 'Show in All Photos' to see if there are duplicates. The best way to do this is manually within the Photos app. (Depending on the size of your library, duplicates may take some time to appear as Photos analyzes your photos.

Duplicates appear automatically in the Duplicates album in the sidebar. I understand you are trying wanting to delete duplicates from your Photos Library. You can easily remove duplicate photos and videos from your library. Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! Denver, co 1 I have a large number of duplicate photos in the Apple Photos library after regrettable selecting 'consolidate photos' from the menu.

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