How to Delete Duplicate Albums in iPhoto

IPhoto is only available for Mac devices.

IPhoto makes it easy to store, edit and organize your favorite digital photographs. The program lets you divide photographs into two types of albums: standard and smart. Standard albums must be edited manually, while smart albums automatically update as you upload photos with certain criteria, such pictures tagged with a particular key word. If you find that you accidentally created a duplicate album, you can easily delete it from iPhoto for good.

Instructions

1. Launch iPhoto and click on the "Albums" link in the iPhoto source list, which runs down the left side of the iPhoto window, to reveal the full list of your albums.

2. Click on the name of the duplicate album.

3. Hit the "Delete" key on your keyboard to erase the album. Alternatively, use your mouse to drag the duplicate album to the "Trash" icon in the source list.

4. Permanently delete the album from your trash bin by clicking the "iPhoto" icon in the menu bar and choosing "Empty Trash."

Tips & Warnings

• Once you empty the trash, your photos are removed from the hard drive forever, and cannot be retrieved unless you've use Time Machine to back up your data.

References

• Apple: iPhoto 9.0 Help--Album Overview
• University of Texas: iPhoto--Part 5: Creating Albums in iPhoto
• Apple: iPhoto 9.0 Help--Delete or Restore a Photo