Delete Duplicates to Declutter Your Photo Stream!

If you have ever had a had time finding specific pictures on your phone, it might be because your photo app is a mess! You can clear up the clutter by deleting duplicates, making your favorite photos so much easier to find and share! 

How to Delete Duplicates

Apple Users 

1. Open the Photos app from your phone 
2. Click "Albums" from the menu at the bottom of your screen
3. Scroll down to the "Utilities" section and click on "Duplicates"
4. You can merge the photos one row at a time OR all of them at once by following the steps below
5. Click "Select" in the top right corner
6. Click "Select All" in the top left corner
7. Click Merge "#" at the bottom of your screen
8. Choose either "Merge # Exact Copies Only" OR "Merge # items" to clean up ALL of your duplicates

Once you delete duplicates, this section won't show up under Utilities until Apple Photos detects new duplicate photos in the future

Google Photos Users
Unfortunately, Google Photos does not have an option to delete duplicates in mass quantities so you will have to do this manually one set at a time. However, it is well worth spending a few minutes here and there cleaning up your digital clutter which will make your pictures so much easier to find and share.   

1. Open Google Photos from your phone 
2. Click "Photos" at the bottom of your screen
3. Scroll through and find multiple copies one set at a time
4. Find your favorite of the set and delete the rest- don't overthink this process or you won't make progress

You will only take more and more digital pictures in the future so what better time than now to finally start organizing with simple steps like these! 

All the best, 
Melissa