Step 7: Once done, Duplicate Cleaner will confirm how many duplicates it has found and how much storage is estimated to be saved if you delete these duplicates. Depending on the size of your iPhoto library, this could take a few minutes. Step 6: Duplicate Finder will now be scanning your library for duplicates. Step 5: As prompted, select the iPhoto Library, then click on Select Library to Scan Duplicates. Step 4: A pop up will appear on your screen prompting you to click Next and select iPhoto Library to begin scanning. Step 3: In Duplicate Finder, click Scan iPhoto Duplicates. Once this is done, launch Duplicate Cleaner. If you have Photostream enabled, go to iPhoto > Preferences > iCloud, and make sure My Photo Stream is unchecked. Step 1: Download Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto from the Mac App Store (currently free). How to remove duplicates pictures in iPhoto In this post, I will show you how to use Duplicate Cleaner to find and delete duplicate photos in iPhoto.

The Mac App Store has plenty of such apps available, but I personally use Duplicate Cleaner for iPhoto.

Strangely enough, iPhoto doesn’t have a feature that lets you find and delete duplicates, so you have to download a third party application to do this. The only way to get to perfection is to delete those duplicate photos in your iPhoto library.

You could just let it go and forget all about it – after all it’s just a few duplicate photos – but if you’re anything like me, you just want your iPhoto library to be perfect. Duplicate photos always seem to find a way to creep into your iPhoto library, eating up precious storage space on your Mac.

Remove duplicate photos in iphoto