How to Stop Photos App Copying Images & Creating Duplicate Files in Mac OS X?

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The new Photos app is the replacement of iPhoto and Aperture. It is the best app to manage large collection of photos on Mac computer. If you add or import photos into the Photos app, then they will be copied into Photos Library as well. Photos app defaults to creating duplicates of pictures that are manually added through the Finder or Import function. The original picture stays in it’s origin location, but then a copy of the image is duplicated into the Photos Library. If you want to stop Photos app copying images and creating duplicate files in Mac OS X, then follow the steps given below.

Here are the steps to Stop Photos App Copying Images & Creating Duplicate Files in Mac OS X:

  1. Open "Photos" app on your Mac OS X.
  2. Pull down the "Photos" menu.
  3. Select "Preferences" option.
  4. Click "General" tab.
  5. Uncheck the box located in front of "Importing: Copy items to the Photos library" option.
  6. Close "Preferences" window.
  7. This way you can stop photos app copying images and creating duplicate files in Mac OS X.

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