If you’re an iPhone user, you probably have hundreds or thousands of photos saved on your device. While some of them are precious memories that you want to keep, others may be duplicate photos that are taking up unnecessary space and cluttering up your photo library.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to find and delete duplicate photos on your iPhone using the built-in Photos app. So, if you want to free up storage space on your iPhone, continue reading the article. In this article, I have shared a simple way to find and delete duplicate photos on iPhone.
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How to Find & Delete Duplicate Photos on your iPhone
1. First, open the Photos app on your iPhone and tap on the Albums tab at the bottom of the screen.
2. Then, Scroll down to the Utilities section and tap on the Duplicates.
3. After that, the album will show you all the photos that are exact copies or mostly similar to each other. You can also see the number of duplicates of each photo in the top right corner.
4. Now, to remove duplicate photos, tap Select on the top right corner, and then tap the Merge button at the bottom of the screen.
5. Then, confirm your action by tapping the ‘Merge Exact Copies’ button on the confirmation prompt.
This will merge all the highest-quality duplicates and delete the rest. You will also see a message saying that the duplicates will be moved to the Recently Deleted album, where they will remain for 30 days before being permanently deleted.
You can also undo the merge by tapping the Undo button at the top of the screen.
How to restore deleted duplicate photos
To view or restore deleted duplicate photos, go to the Albums tab and tap on the recently deleted album. Then, tap on Select and choose the photos you want to recover or delete permanently.
Conclusion
That’s it. By following these steps, you can easily find and delete duplicate photos on your iPhone and free up some valuable storage space. Also, to avoid taking duplicate photos in the future, be more selective about the photos you capture, and regularly delete any unwanted ones.
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