Photos about El Capitan - double and the names of duplicate files

Hello, here is a brief summary of how I got here:

Rebuilt my MBP after you install a second drive. Before that, I backed up all my stuff, using time machine on an external drive of USB3 and manually by using the old method of copy/paste shaped on a second drive USB3. The manual copy consisted of important files such as photos and my photo app library.

After I rebuilt the system, I copied my library of photos from my backup copy manually in my pictures folder. Then I ran the Photos app and imported this library (I think now that it was a mistake). I then activated iCloud photo library. This began a process of downloading pictures of 18 500 towards the cloud again. At first, I thought... not worth it... it will merge if something is missing.

Now I was left with many duplicates, I mean a lot. However, the size of the photo library is smaller than it was until I started actually a few GB.

So, without having the two libraries side by side and comparison - is it possible that the library has not merged correctly but duplicated in fact all photos where file names are the same?

So, if I got three photos with the name, IMG_7133.jpg, but they were taken on different days, or even several years. But, if you perform a copy and paste manual and you lose a part of the metadata, could all three of these photos be duplicated and crushed (duplicate in this case)? Perhaps it takes the first picture with the name and creates two versions most of it?

If anyone knows how this works or can vouch for me (and my nerves) Photos would not replace any existing pictures, I would be very grateful

Thank you very much

Gerry

Then I ran the Photos app and imported this library (I think now that it was a mistake) .is solution is going to be

Yes - a massive mistake - ever import a library as it does not wok and creates a huge mess with a lot of "duplicates" and many other problems - you open libraries - likely the solution will be drag drag the poor desktop library (if you have space) and drag the library of SMT in the folder of the picures and double-click it to open it - it should be good and after checking He can trash trash bad on the dektop library

LN

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