If you also want this shortcut to scan files in Finder, you can edit the shortcut by referring to the video below. You will also need to confirm to delete all the duplicate images and then then the shortcut will do its job. You can choose the Delete All Duplicates or Save a Copy to iCloud before Deleting. Wait a while, and the shortcut will display all the duplicate photos found. If you don’t want to change the shortcut, you can click the Play button to run the shortcut. You may change the shortcut by adding a Filter to the Find Photos action to only scan limited photos. By default, this shortcut will compare all the images in the Photos app, it may take a while to show you the duplicate results. You should use the Safari web browser to add the shortcut. Go to Routinehub to import this shortcut for your Mac. Let me show you how to use it step by step. This shortcut can also scan files on your local storage, so you need to disable iCloud Photos for it to work. You can run this shortcut to remove duplicates from Photo Library and edit it a little bit to remove duplicate photos in Finder. In macOS Monterey or new versions, you can also run shortcuts on Mac, so you can also use this shortcut to remove duplicate photos on Mac. Previously, I created a shortcut, Photos Deduper, for removing duplicate photos and videos on iPhone or iPad.

You can use a built-in app Shortcuts to detect and delete duplicate photos and videos in bulk or use a third-party app to monitor and delete duplicate files. I am sure you don’t want to remove duplicate files one by one, so here you can learn a few creative methods to delete duplicate photos on your Mac automatically. Duplicate photos and videos take your Mac storage space and hinder you to locate the right photo you need.

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