![]() Maybe download all photos (though it's painful to select all inside Google Photos as well) and de-dupe script that could be run to identify duplicates and re-upload the best originals? This is a legit problem I've seen 100s of people talk about over the internet and indeed a great monetisation source for someone who has the skill-set to build a working solution. Has anyone here been able to successfully find a solution to this that works well? Duplicate photos and videos appear next to each other. Tap Albums, then tap Duplicates below Utilities. You can merge duplicate photos and videos to save space and clean up your library. Google has acknowledged the problem and has not provided an update for years now and it doesn't seem like it's on their near-future roadmap either. The Photos app identifies duplicate photos and videos in your photo library in the Duplicates album. Theres this method which basically has you download all the photos, scan them with a program which then sorts out the duplicates, then upload them again. ![]() If they somehow managed to get through then there isnt really an easy way to get rid of them. Moreover, they've also stopped syncing between Drive Photos which used to be a hacky way for folks to download all photos, use an offline deduplication software and re-upload. Download all the pictures from google photos to your computer. Google Photos is pretty good and catching duplicates. Google has retired Picasa (which had an experimental duplicate finder). Given the volume of photos (1000s), it is impossible to segregate and delete thee duplicates individually. Problem Statement - There are multiple duplicate photos on my Google Photos account, some of which are duplicated 3-5 times each over the course of multiple backups in the last 10 years. Disclaimer: I know there are multiple threads around this on StackExchange and all over the internet but I'm re-posting because half the information in there is outdated and none of them offer a perfect solution (yet).
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