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When I delete photos from Photos app on my mac I would like to delete the photo from finder as well.
Is there a way to do this ?
Please see the file below still present in Finder after I deleted photos from Photos app and then emptying from 'Recently Deleted' folder as well
I contacted Apple Support and this was their answer.
Resolution:
When you import an image from a folder in Finder, the Photos app creates a copy of that file in its own library. So, now the Mac has two copies of the same image file.
So, ideally one should delete files from Finder after importing in the Photos app. Thereafter, images can be managed directly from the Photos app.
When you import photo(s) into the Photos application, it creates a copy - it does not modify/reference the original.
You will have to manually delete the original photos after importing them.
