// Note that if adding many photos to an album at once, Photos.app may prompt // for confirmation before doing so. Once you are done processing duplicates, right // click and delete the Duplicates folder, which should not delete the // remaining media items contained therein.

NB: Both copies of the // duplicate are put into the album to facilitate inspection, be careful not to // accidentally delete both. These can then be inspected, and a duplicate can be // deleted if desired with `command` + `delete`. find_duplicate_photos.js // - Process the suspected duplicates in `Duplicates/timestamp` // // Alternatively, users not comfortable with the command line can: // - open `Script Editor.app` on their Mac // - `/System/Applications/Utilities/Script Editor.app` on Big Sur // - create a new script // - Change the language to JavaScript if they see `AppleScript` displayed // near the top left // - Copy and paste the contents of this script // - You will need to compile with `command` + `k` (or the hammer button) in // between each run or else you will get `Error: Synta圎rror: Can't create // duplicate variable:` // // Uses `criteria` in the `CUSTOMIZE` section to find likely duplicates from a // selected set of photos in MacOS Photos.app and moves those duplicates to an // album named by the unix timestamp at the time of running within a folder // named `Duplicates`. `find_duplicate_photos.js` // - Alternatively, check the post above for a download link // - Modify the configuration in the `CUSTOMIZE` section if desired // - Make executable: `chmod +x find_duplicate_photos.js` // - Select a set of photos in Photos.app //. find_duplicate_photos.js // // // Quickstart: // - Copy this into a file, e.g.

Macos find duplicate photos