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Cody1119's avatar
Cody1119
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

How do I get rid of duplicate photos?

How do I get rid of duplicate photos?

5 Replies

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Hi Cody1119, I'd be happy to help! 

     

    You'd need to manually go through your account, and delete any duplicates from there. 

     

    If you have any questions, let me know! 

  • Me-ma's avatar
    Me-ma
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    How do I delete extra pictures of the same photo in my gallery so I don't waste space?
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey Me-ma, thanks for joining our Community!

     

    By gallery, are you referring to your Dropbox Camera Uploads folder or perhaps generally a folder with photos in your Dropbox account?

     

    If so, there isn't really a way to automatically delete duplicate photos or in bulk; you'd need to manually search for the duplicates to delete them.

     

    Let me know if you have more questions.

  • Me-ma's avatar
    Me-ma
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    Yes I meant redundant pics in the photos folder haha.
    But thank you for your response. I was so afraid of losing photos I have multiple copies of some and I accidently PERMANANTLY deleted a bunch of others from my cell phone sadly. I am very electronically challenged lol.
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Hi Me-ma, are you able to find the photos you deleted from your phone on the Dropbox site or mobile app?

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