You can also merge several sets of duplicates – or all the duplicates in your Photo Library – simultaneously, by following these steps. If, for example, you have one copy of a photo that's high resolution and a second copy that has more metadata, the ‌‌‌Photos‌‌‌ app will combine the best qualities from both photos into a single image. Even if you take two photos together that are very similar, Apple's merging feature will intelligently keep the highest detail and the most metadata, creating the best possible image. You can click this button to merge duplicate sets into an individual photo.

Inside the Duplicates album are any duplicates listed in chronological order, with a Merge option beside each set.

You can find it in the ‌Photos‌ sidebar, just note that the album only appears if you do indeed have duplicate images in your library. In macOS Ventura, however, that's no longer the case, because the Photos app will now automatically detect any duplicates in your library and collate them together for your inspection.įinding duplicates is easy, since Apple has added a new Duplicates album to the ‌‌Photos‌‌ app. In previous versions of macOS, relying on your Mac to automatically track down duplicate photos in your Photo Library wasn't an option, and if you wanted to purge your library of duplicates you had to download a third-party app.

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