Guide
How to delete all photos of someone on a Mac
To delete every photo of one person on a Mac, you need a tool that recognises their face across the whole library, including photos synced from your iPhone through iCloud. Dup's Remove Someone groups faces on your Mac, lets you pick the person, and after you review the matches moves them to Recently Deleted or the Trash.
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The facts
- With iCloud Photos turned on, your Mac and iPhone share one library, so photos removed on the Mac are removed from the iPhone too.
- Remove Someone looks for faces on your Mac and never uploads them. It needs a Mac with Apple silicon.
- Removed items go to Recently Deleted in Photos, which keeps them for 30 days, or to the Trash for files in folders.
Dup finding every photo and video of one person across a library, and the owner choosing that person to remove.
Remove Someone finds every photo of one person
Step by step
| Step | What you do | What Dup does |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scan faces in the Photos library or in folders | Finds faces and groups them by person, on your Mac |
| 2 | Pick the person | Shows every photo and video of that person |
| 3 | Review the matches | Removes nothing until you confirm |
| 4 | Remove them | Moves them to Recently Deleted or the Trash; with iCloud Photos, the iPhone follows |
Frequently asked questions
How do I delete all photos of one person from my iPhone?
With iCloud Photos on, remove them on your Mac: Dup finds every photo of that person in the Photos library, and the removal syncs to your iPhone. Without iCloud Photos, the iPhone keeps its own copies, which have to be removed there.
Can I get the photos back?
Yes, for 30 days. Photos keeps removed items in Recently Deleted, and files from folders go to the Trash.
How much does Dup cost?
Dup is free to download and removes up to 250 MB of duplicates at no cost. Pro removes that limit for $29.99 a year, or $39.99 once for a lifetime license.
Try it on your own library
Free to try, with 250 MB of cleanup included. Nothing leaves your Mac, on any plan.
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