In the era of social networking, photos represent a significant part of our lives and often occupy a large amount of space on our devices’ storage. Despite the fact that each picture correlates to a certain memory, we have to regularly clear out images to free up storage space. Some of the files that can be freely removed are identical images, which you likely have on your disk.
This short video guide will show you how to delete duplicate photos from your Mac in a matter of a few minutes.
Also, in this post, we will share how to delete duplicate and similar images from your computer and Photos library on a Mac.
Contents:
1. How to find and delete duplicate photos on a Mac
2. How to search for similar images
3. How to delete duplicate pictures from Photos
Find and delete duplicate pictures
Duplicate photos are images that have an equal file type, size, and content. They may have titles that are different or the same. These files can be stored in one folder or scattered throughout your Mac’s disk space. Consequently, finding and removing duplicate photo files this way can be time-consuming and frustrating. A much simpler and efficient option is to use the Duplicate File Finder application. This duplicate photo finder app automatically scans your Mac and detects identical pictures in just a few minutes.
To delete duplicate photos from your Mac via Duplicate File Finder, complete the following steps:
- Launch the Duplicate File Finder app.
- Click on the to immediately search duplicate pictures on your disk. To select a particular folder, click on the button or drag and drop it to the app’s window and click on the button.
- In the next moment, you will see the results of the scan. Click the dropdown menu on the button to open the list of duplicate groups by type. Choose to review all identical photos.
- Skim the pictures and select each unwanted duplicate image step by step, or click on to allow the app to quickly choose useless files. In the app’s Preferences, you can customize the rules for the Auto Select option. Then click on the button to proceed.
- Review the duplicate pictures you want to delete and click on the button.
- Empty the Trash bin to completely remove the duplicate photos from your Mac.
Find Similar images
Similar pictures have the same type, nearly-identical content, and more or less the same size but differ slightly in appearance. It’s most common to find similar pictures when we take a series of photos. These photos with nearly-identical content are easily-noticeable when looking at your photo album. We often leave all the photos from the series, with hopes of returning to them later to delete unnecessary pics. However, these extra images consume limited storage space on your disk.
Using Duplicate File Finder, you can find similar photos and remove them from your Mac. For this, take the following steps:
- Launch the Duplicate File Finder app.
- the folder where you want to detect similar photos and click on the button to start the similar image search.
- Then within the scan results window, click on the button.
- In the next moment, you will see a list of groups with similar files on the left side of the window. On the right side, you will see a preview of two images for a convenient comparison. Below each preview section are the file details.
- Review the similar photos in each group, compare pics, and select which one you want to keep. The rest of the images in the group will be automatically marked for deletion. Click on the button.
- Skim the photos you are going to delete and click on the button to confirm the action.
- Empty the Trash to get rid of the unneeded similar pictures.
Delete duplicate photos from the Photos app on a Mac
The Duplicate File Finder application also helps to remove unnecessary files from your Mac’s Photos app. The Photos program stores your pictures in its internal folder called the Photos Library. Third-party applications have limited access to this Apple app’s folder. However, with Duplicate File Finder you can scan the Photos Library to detect duplicate and similar images and easily delete them.
To delete pictures from the Photos app on a Mac, take the following steps:
- Launch the Duplicate File Finder app.
- Click on the button to detect duplicate and similar pictures in Photos.
- In the next moment, you will see a list of groups with similar and identical photos on the left side of the app’s window. On the right side, you can preview and compare images to select unneeded files.
- Mark the photos you want to delete and click on the button.
- Review the selected items and confirm their deletion by clicking on the button.
- In the next moment, you will see a notification that the deleted files have been moved to the Selected Duplicate Photos album in the Photos app. Click on the button to proceed with the removal.
- Within the app, open the album and select all the pictures you want to remove. Right-click on any of the selected images and select from the menu that appears. Click to confirm the action. These pictures will be moved to the folder, and after 30 days they will be automatically removed.
- If you want to immediately get rid of the chosen photos, go to the folder, select all the images and right-click on . Click to permanently remove the unneeded photos from your Mac.
Conclusion
Duplicate File Finder is an intuitive application for Mac users. It allows you to quickly find duplicate and similar photos, easily compare pictures, and delete unneeded files from your computer.
