How to Delete Duplicate Photos on iPhone and Save Storage

Haneet Singh Dec 23, 2023

[{"selector":"#anim-d1710357-1338-4c96-9294-aaf5c46e29b3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27cee573-36ef-408a-9c25-e0cf451b50f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 192.74560%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Is your iPhone running out of storage and you want to free up some space? Removing duplicate photos is one of many ways to do this. IMG: Unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-b7795f10-9f98-421e-b963-b8341164c51c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-356f9660-c8c2-4f15-a678-da1a2f7b2419","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 267.42768%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Apple made it quite easy to remove duplicate files with iOS 16 update. IMG: Unsplash

[{"selector":"#anim-056c3ae7-4f70-41b3-819d-c2e40120282f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb60bfc9-4994-4519-aa6e-21da363113fa","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.48768%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Photos app now has a much-needed tool by which you can remove duplicate photos on your iPhone, here's how you can use it to clear some space. IMG: Unsplash

Lets Begin

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[{"selector":"#anim-9986a01f-7707-4b57-a75a-bdbec5315a56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8587923d-0aee-4d8e-9be8-16f444ea1264","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 228.06421%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Select Duplicates, under Utilities section, then select the photos which you want to remove or merge.

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