When you have thousands of photos to manage,finding and removing duplicatesbecomes a tedious affair.
So time-consuming that most of us are never able to spare time to clear them.
Hence, the entire photo library looks completely messed up with too many similar shots.
Forget about the chaotic appearance, they also gobble up a ton of precious storage unnecessarily.
Thankfully, Apple has addressed this issue with a better solution.
On this very note, follow along to learn how to find and merge duplicate photos on Mac.
Yeah, you read that right!
Hence, if you ever want to wipe the unnecessary shots, just head into the Duplicates folder.
1.On your Mac, open thePhotos app.
2.Now, press theDuplicates folderin the sidebar.
3.tap on thetiny downward arrownext toFilter Byand then choose:
4.Now, choose the preferred option.
If you want to go for the complete cleanup, pick All Items (selected by default).
After that, press theCommand+Akeys to select all items.
5.Then, click onMerge XItems at the top right corner of the screen, and confirm the action.
And if you want to delete the duplicates,Control/Right+Clickon the screen and chooseDelete X Itemsin the menu.
check that to confirm the action by clicking onContinuein the popup menu.
Thats all there is to it!
