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Remove duplicate photos and videos on Mac

You can easily remove duplicate photos and videos from your library. If your library has duplicate photos or videos, they appear automatically in the Duplicates collection in Utilities. (Depending on the size of your library, duplicates may take some time to appear as Photos analyzes your photos.)

Open Photos for me

The Photos window showing Duplicates selected in the sidebar and duplicate photos side by side on the right.
  1. Go to the Photos app on your Mac.

  2. Click the disclosure arrow next to Utilities in the sidebar, then click Duplicates.

    If you’re using iCloud Shared Photo Library, click the Library pop-up menu in the toolbar, then choose Both Libraries.

  3. Select the duplicates you want to merge.

    You can select individual items in a single row and merge them, or select multiple rows of duplicates and merge them all at once.

  4. Click Merge [number] Items.

    One original photo or video appears where the selected duplicates were located in your library. Deleted duplicates appear in Recently Deleted, where you can recover them within 30 days or permanently delete them.

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