How to remove duplicate photos from iPhone 13?

I want to free Photos doublons from my iPhone 13


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Original Title: Remove doublons

iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 06:13 AM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2025 11:12 AM

nosiam wrote: … but i don’t have duplicate on my Utilities view se my screen capture to assess.

That means that Photos hasn't found any duplicates. If you have recently upgraded the OS, it can take quite a while, like a week for a large Library, to scan for duplicates.


Photos will find some pictures that are nearly the same, but are not identical, so be careful in deleting them. Here's a pair that Photos has been telling me about for years:

But, they're different, and I really want to keep both. Show just a caution-- don't hit the "Merge" button too soon.

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Sep 19, 2025 11:12 AM in response to nosiam

nosiam wrote: … but i don’t have duplicate on my Utilities view se my screen capture to assess.

That means that Photos hasn't found any duplicates. If you have recently upgraded the OS, it can take quite a while, like a week for a large Library, to scan for duplicates.


Photos will find some pictures that are nearly the same, but are not identical, so be careful in deleting them. Here's a pair that Photos has been telling me about for years:

But, they're different, and I really want to keep both. Show just a caution-- don't hit the "Merge" button too soon.

How to remove duplicate photos from iPhone 13?

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