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How to Clean Up Vacation Photos on iPhone After a Trip

Trips create concentrated bursts of clutter. Swiped is a strong post-trip curation tool.

Trips create bursts of duplicates, repeated landmarks, and screenshots. Clean them soon after you return. Start with duplicates and bursts, keep the best version of each moment, then delete travel screenshots and saved maps.

Swiped is built for post-trip curation. You see similar shots, pick the keeper, and move on. Under an hour for most trips.

The short answer

Duplicates and bursts first. Keep best of each moment. Delete travel screenshots. Swiped for fast post-trip curation. Under an hour.

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Swiped finds duplicates and similar shots from your trip. Compare landmark repeats, keep the best, delete the rest. Fast workflow.

Start with duplicates, bursts, and landmark repeats

Trips create obvious duplicate clusters. Same landmark, same meal, same view. Swiped surfaces them. You pick the best and delete the rest.

A post-trip cleanup routine that takes under an hour

Do it within a week of returning. Open Swiped. Clean duplicates, then similar shots, then screenshots. Stop when you have the best version of each moment.

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When should I clean vacation photos?

Within a week of returning. Memories are fresh. You will remember which shot was best. Waiting months makes it harder.

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