How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone by Removing Duplicate Photos

iPhones come with a limited amount of onboard storage, and iCloud is often used as a backup. However, it is easy to run out of space on iCloud, especially since Apple only offers 5GB of storage for free. Upgrading to a larger storage plan is expensive and unnecessary if you can clean up your iCloud account and remove unwanted content. One of the easiest ways to free up space on iCloud is to remove duplicate photos.

Why Removing Duplicate Photos is Important

If you have multiple Apple devices, it is common to see the same image uploaded to the cloud from all of your devices. Additionally, if you take several photos, you may forget to delete the less attractive ones, which can lead to duplicates. Before the release of iOS 16, you needed third-party software to find duplicates, but now it can be done from the Photos app.

How to Remove Duplicate Photos

Follow these simple steps to find and remove duplicate photos from your iPhone:

  • Open the Photos app and select "Albums" from the bottom menu.

  • Scroll down to "Utilities" and select "Duplicates."

  • The duplicate photos will appear in date order with a "Merge" button. Tap the button to merge two or more photos into one. The app will analyze the photos and retain the most detailed and metadata-rich photo.

  • Continue down the line, merging all the duplicate photos you want to remove.

  • To merge batches of photos simultaneously, tap "Select" in the top right-hand corner, then scroll down and select all the photos you want to merge.

  • Tap "Select" again and then "Select All" in the top left-hand corner. Then, tap "Merge" at the bottom.

  • You may be warned that some of the photos are not exact duplicates, at which point you can decide whether to merge all or just the exact copies.

  • Tap "Merge" and confirm.

After you delete the duplicates, as long as you have iCloud Photos sync on, the duplicate photos will also be deleted from iCloud.

Benefits of Removing Duplicate Photos

Cleaning out duplicate photos from your iPhone can save space on iCloud and prevent you from upgrading to a larger iCloud plan when you do not need one. It is also a great way to keep your photos organized and only keep the ones that you need. Additionally, with the recent update to Apple Photos that lets you transfer photos and share them with your family automatically, removing duplicates will benefit your iCloud backup, and your family members can view photos from everyone without seeing multiple versions of the same photo.

Wrap Up

It is easy to run out of space on iCloud, but it is unnecessary to upgrade to a larger storage plan if you can clean up your iCloud account and remove unwanted content. Removing duplicate photos is a great way to free up space on your iPhone and iCloud account. Follow the simple steps outlined above, and you will have more space for the photos and files that matter.


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