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August 13, 2025
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Can't merge duplicate tags

  • August 13, 2025
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Windows 11,  Elements Organizer 2024.

 

When facial recognition doesn't tag a person, I use "Mark Face" , select the person's face and enter their name.  On a number of instances, Organizer creates a new Tag for that name, even though that name already appears in the Tags list.  Spellings are identical. 

 

In another post "Duplicate Keywork Tags" the advice given is to select both (and in my case, sometimes three) duplicate tags by using the CTRL key.  Then right click and in the context menu use "Merge Keyword Tags".  No such choice exists.  There are three choices... "New search using selected tags", "Add to search", and "Apply to selected media".

 

So, how do I merge duplicate tags?

Correct answer Greg_S.

If you are talking about People tags only, select the duplicate name stacks in the People room.  At the bottom of the panel, you will see a Merge People button:

 

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Greg_S.
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Greg_S.Community ExpertCorrect answer
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August 14, 2025

If you are talking about People tags only, select the duplicate name stacks in the People room.  At the bottom of the panel, you will see a Merge People button:

 

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August 14, 2025

Many thanks Greg_S.!  Your continued support is very much appreciated!  I stumbled across that last night.  Still not sure what I did to make the program create duplicates.  Working with almost 80,000 photos and some videos, and more to come.  

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