Clear out duplicate photos
Find the pictures stored twice and get the room back, without losing any.
A duplicate is one picture held twice, usually from texting it to yourself or saving one somebody sent.
The Photos app gathers them into an album and offers to merge each pair, keeping the better copy.
Key points
- The Photos app finds pictures stored twice and gathers them in one album
- Merging keeps the better copy and frees the room the spare used
What to remember
- Merge keeps a copy. It is not delete.
- Merging keeps one copy of every pair.
Try this
Open Albums on your phone and scroll to the bottom, to see whether a Duplicates album is there.
Practice: Clear out duplicate photos. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.