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DonWie63
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

iCloud Photos shows different duplicate counts on Mac mini, iPhone, and iPad

after importing a lot of photo's on my m2 mac mini if find that i have 22 duplicates in mac mini photos, 16 duplicates in iphone photos, and 18 duplicates on ipad photos even thoughi have them all sync to icloud. why is there a diffference?

Posted on Oct 13, 2026 8:55 AM

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Matti Haveri
User level: Level 7 (22,314 points)

Oct 14, 2026 6:31 AM in response to DonWie63

Maybe they use different algorithm versions to guess the duplicates.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256375524