{"id":8158,"date":"2022-08-14T17:34:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T12:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T06:21:49","slug":"delete-duplicate-photos-in-google-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systweak.com\/blogs\/delete-duplicate-photos-in-google-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Duplicate Photos In Google Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

In June 2021, Google announced<\/a> that any new high-quality photo or video backed up on Google Drive would count towards 15GB of free space. This worried a lot of people & everyone started to look for ways to minimize picture count on Google Photos and save space.<\/p>\n

If you are also wondering how that can be done, the answer is simple: never let duplicate images fill the space. Fortunately, the post explains how to clean duplicate photos, and manage storage space on Google Drive by cleaning duplicates. However, before that, it is best to know why duplicates are saved on Google Photos.<\/p>\n

How do Duplicates Get Stored in Google Photos?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Each file is allotted a hash code to identify and distinguish a file. This code changes when the file is edited or moved across devices. Due to this, it gets uploaded when you sync data on the Google Photos library, even if duplicated. To avoid this, limit the device you are synching with your account.<\/p>\n

How To Manually Delete Duplicate Photos Stored in Google Photos?<\/h2>\n

Sadly, there\u2019s no automatic way to batch-delete duplicate photos saved in Google Photos. However, you can delete them manually.<\/p>\n

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Note : <\/strong>Google Photos sort the photos by metadata. This means you will see pictures with the same timestamp next to each other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

To learn more about how to find and delete duplicate photos from Google Photos, follow these steps:<\/p>\n