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@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ When using "Deduplicate All" or viewing suggestions, Immich automatically presel
 
 ### Synchronizing metadata
 
-When resolving duplicates, metadata from trashed assets is automatically synchronized to the kept assets. The following metadata is synchronized:
+When resolving duplicates, metadata from trashed assets is automatically synchronized to the kept asset. This synchronization only happens when **exactly one** asset is kept and at least one asset is trashed. When more than one asset is kept, metadata is not merged — the assets keep their own metadata and are simply removed from the duplicate group. The following metadata is synchronized:
 
-| Name        | Description                                                                                                                     |
-| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Album       | The kept assets will be added to _every_ album that the other assets in the group belong to.                                    |
-| Favorite    | If any of the assets in the group have been added to favorites, every kept asset will also be added to favorites.               |
-| Rating      | If one or more assets in the duplicate group have a rating, the highest rating is selected and synchronized to the kept assets. |
-| Description | Descriptions from each asset are combined together and synchronized to all the kept assets.                                     |
-| Visibility  | The most restrictive visibility is applied to the kept assets.                                                                  |
-| Location    | Latitude and longitude are copied if all assets with geolocation data in the group share the same coordinates.                  |
-| Tag         | Tags from all assets in the group are merged and applied to every kept asset.                                                   |
+| Name        | Description                                                                                                                    |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Album       | The kept asset will be added to _every_ album that the other assets in the group belong to.                                    |
+| Favorite    | If any of the assets in the group have been added to favorites, the kept asset will also be added to favorites.                |
+| Rating      | If one or more assets in the duplicate group have a rating, the highest rating is selected and synchronized to the kept asset. |
+| Description | Descriptions from each asset are combined together and synchronized to the kept asset.                                         |
+| Visibility  | The most restrictive visibility is applied to the kept asset.                                                                  |
+| Location    | Latitude and longitude are copied if all assets with geolocation data in the group share the same coordinates.                 |
+| Tag         | Tags from all assets in the group are merged and applied to the kept asset.                                                    |