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Photos duplicating

When I sync my new iPad 11 with my PC, all my photos/videos are duplicating....how do I stop this?

iPad, iOS 9

Posted on Feb 17, 2020 12:55 PM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2020 1:33 PM

It sounds like since you are using iCloud Photo Library and synchronizing photos using iTunes, this would create a duplicate of each photo. If you are using iCloud Photo Library then it is not necessary for you to synchronize your iPad with your PC.

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Photos duplicating

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