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How do I delete photos on my iPhone?
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You could give this a go...don't know if it lets you delete photos but it's free
http://www.iphone-explorer.com/
http://www.iphone-explorer.com/
Here is how I hit it:
Via the Cync, from iTunes: when connected the iPhone to the the computer, iTunes window popped up; clicked on the iPhone under "devices" on the left, then went through all tabs in the menu to do the settings; First check-marked "Cync photos from iPhoto and "All photos and albums" to import all images to my iPhone. Then - unchecked everything check-marked, including the list of albums in the body below - basically followed the reverse steps to un-do the previous setting for "photos". Then followed the information/warning that appeared in a message in another window. All albums were deleted from the iphone "photos" app.
Via the Cync, from iTunes: when connected the iPhone to the the computer, iTunes window popped up; clicked on the iPhone under "devices" on the left, then went through all tabs in the menu to do the settings; First check-marked "Cync photos from iPhoto and "All photos and albums" to import all images to my iPhone. Then - unchecked everything check-marked, including the list of albums in the body below - basically followed the reverse steps to un-do the previous setting for "photos". Then followed the information/warning that appeared in a message in another window. All albums were deleted from the iphone "photos" app.
Hello, you can delete them from your iTunes library and then sync or you can open the photo app on your iPhone click the picture go to the trashcan on the lower right side and click delete.
Thanks I found this post most helpful. After receiving a MMS message I saved the photo on the iPhone, and had sync'd with iTunes and iPhoto. After doing this the option of a Trash Can no longer existed on this photo, but did for all other photos on the phone.
I followed steps above and exported the photo out of iPhoto, and then deleted it. After sync, the photo form the MMS had been deleted off the phone.
As mentioned, is seems that once you sync with iphoto, the only way to delete off the phone is to do it on your PC/Mac. Not ideal, and I think the phone should have a setting to allow you to override this, so you have full control at your fingertips whenever you want.
Deleting Photograhps from Iphone
I had a separate folder with 500 photos imported from the hard drive that I wanted to delete from the phone so I opened Picasa, found the folder (on the hard drive) containing the photographs I wanted to remove from the Iphone, selected all, deleted them all (obviosly archive them off the PC if you want to keep them) and then synchronised the Iphone again and voila, they were all whisked off within a blink. Love this tech.
I had a separate folder with 500 photos imported from the hard drive that I wanted to delete from the phone so I opened Picasa, found the folder (on the hard drive) containing the photographs I wanted to remove from the Iphone, selected all, deleted them all (obviosly archive them off the PC if you want to keep them) and then synchronised the Iphone again and voila, they were all whisked off within a blink. Love this tech.
It still doesn't work for me. I have over 2000 pictures taken from my Iphone, and I need to free up some space. When I sync with iTunes, there is no option to deselect the camera roll folder, only the folders I already have created in iPhoto. So I still can't delete the pictures I took with the iPhone and leave them on the Mac, where I have plenty of space
How to delete/remove photos
Hi All.
I'm having the same problem. Have tried the solutions found so far but nothing is removing these persistent photos. They were synced from iphoto to my iphone and are simply stuck there
I'm concerned because the photos do not appear in iphoto when I click on my iphone device tab, it does'nt see them on the phone, only pics I've taken with the phone.
What to do
Phone is unlocked from Apple so not jailbroken.
Please help
Hi All.
I'm having the same problem. Have tried the solutions found so far but nothing is removing these persistent photos. They were synced from iphoto to my iphone and are simply stuck there
I'm concerned because the photos do not appear in iphoto when I click on my iphone device tab, it does'nt see them on the phone, only pics I've taken with the phone.
What to do
Phone is unlocked from Apple so not jailbroken.
Please help
Removing photos
Hi again.
I just tried unchecking the tick box to sync all photos and then ticked apply, itunes then asked if I wished for it to remove the photos it had previously imported to the phone, I ticked yes and now the photos are gone, so it seems I cannot choose just one photo, all the photos are gone except those that were took by the iphone.
How can I import a single photo from iphoto ?
Hi again.
I just tried unchecking the tick box to sync all photos and then ticked apply, itunes then asked if I wished for it to remove the photos it had previously imported to the phone, I ticked yes and now the photos are gone, so it seems I cannot choose just one photo, all the photos are gone except those that were took by the iphone.
How can I import a single photo from iphoto ?
The Actual Solution!
This should work if it doesnt then your itunes fails.
To delete the photos off your iphone or ipod or watever simply do the following.
1. Open up itunes and click on your iphone/ipod.
2. Select the photos tab.
3. Where is has the ticked box "sync photos from" just click on the box again.
4. Itunes will ask if you want to remove all previously synced photos, Click delete!
Thats all it is. (WARNING!!! This gets rid of all photos)
This should work if it doesnt then your itunes fails.
To delete the photos off your iphone or ipod or watever simply do the following.
1. Open up itunes and click on your iphone/ipod.
2. Select the photos tab.
3. Where is has the ticked box "sync photos from" just click on the box again.
4. Itunes will ask if you want to remove all previously synced photos, Click delete!
Thats all it is. (WARNING!!! This gets rid of all photos)
Alright, I found a simple solution for this problem. Go into iPhoto, and select to import all the photos from your iPhone again. iPhoto will then tell you the photos are duplicates of photos already present in your photo library. Check the box 'apply to all duplicates' and then click 'Don't import'. iPhoto will then quickly go through all your photos, and when done will give you the option to Keep or Delete the originals on your phone. Select delete, and you're done
Did this. I click delete and the originals are not removed from the phone. It's some wierd bug.
Yes there is, but it doesn't work all of the time. Some photos stay in the Camera roll. I'm not sure but my hunch is that it has something to do with images that are created by appstore apps.
A great product that helps with this is http://www.ecamm.com/mac/phoneview/ phoneview....
I have a 2nd generation iPod Touch and I have a similar problem to the one above.
settings --> general --> wallpaper --> saved photos.
Now I have 8 pictures in that directory. Two are an album cover, 3 are a picture of the iPod Touch screen, and the last 3 are of a picture of the earth. I have no idea how they got there and I have tried to get them off but can't. Read this thread and tried the method and got to the point where iTunes asked if I wanted to delete all photos from my iPod. I said yes but those pictures are still there.... any ideas?
I'm going to answer my own question. With my iPod attached to my mac, I started iPhoto, and selected my iPod Touch. I then imported those saved photos from my ipod touch into iPhoto. iPhoto then asked if I wanted to delete those photos from my iPod Touch and I said yes. They are now off of my iPod Touch.
deleting photos from iphone
My brother in law gave me his old iphone - it's not the latest model.
Orange would not let me get out my contract as there is still a year and some to go. However, I've upgraded to an iphone bundle.
But the phone is still registered under his name and it is also locked? ie he told me not to upgrade when I sync with my mac.
I've looked at all the threads re deleting photos, I've tried the image capture thing but that didn't work and I'm too scared to do too much in case I loose everything.
I've been looking for hours on the internet but I need instructions for a complete beginner and a very non tech orientated person on how to proceed.
I'd like to delete his photos .
Thanks
TTO
My brother in law gave me his old iphone - it's not the latest model.
Orange would not let me get out my contract as there is still a year and some to go. However, I've upgraded to an iphone bundle.
But the phone is still registered under his name and it is also locked? ie he told me not to upgrade when I sync with my mac.
I've looked at all the threads re deleting photos, I've tried the image capture thing but that didn't work and I'm too scared to do too much in case I loose everything.
I've been looking for hours on the internet but I need instructions for a complete beginner and a very non tech orientated person on how to proceed.
I'd like to delete his photos .
Thanks
TTO
Just sync from a folder with no pics and the iPhone pics will be deleted. If you have pics that you want to sync, then sync from the folders that you have pics and all his pics will be deleted.
easy way to remove
before you sync phone move file on computer out of my pictures file so it will not be included, or delete from computer that is the easiest way. then sync and photos not in my pictures will be removed from phone
before you sync phone move file on computer out of my pictures file so it will not be included, or delete from computer that is the easiest way. then sync and photos not in my pictures will be removed from phone
I have a PC with itunes and an iphone 3g. I used the synch feature to download photos from the iphone, which it didn't do. But it did upload some picture folders into the phone, which I couldn't delete, as others have found.
After reading this forum, I created an empty folder in the preferences (advanced) tab in itunes under edit. Then I synched the phone to this empty folder - chosing the empty folder. After this, the unwanted photo folders on the phone disappeared.
To transfer photos from the iphone, I will hereafter use the windows scanner and camera wizard.
After reading this forum, I created an empty folder in the preferences (advanced) tab in itunes under edit. Then I synched the phone to this empty folder - chosing the empty folder. After this, the unwanted photo folders on the phone disappeared.
To transfer photos from the iphone, I will hereafter use the windows scanner and camera wizard.
This was the best and easiest answer for me. First, though, I had to wipe the phone. We'll see how it goes.
No, it still has ALL THE PHOTOS. I was able to create a folder on my desktop to sync to, and that worked. But all the photos in the album called camera roll are still there and cannot be deleted.
The Answer!!!
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11829290#11829290
Scroll down to the comment by "espresso."
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11829290#11829290
Scroll down to the comment by "espresso."
for iphone 3gs iphone 4 how to delete multi photos and videos.
Deleting Photos and Videos
You can delete photos and videos from Camera Roll on iPhone.
Delete photos and videos:
1 Tap the right arrow in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2 Tap to select the photos and videos you want to delete.
The Delete button indicates the number of items you select.
3 Tap Delete.
Deleting Photos and Videos
You can delete photos and videos from Camera Roll on iPhone.
Delete photos and videos:
1 Tap the right arrow in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2 Tap to select the photos and videos you want to delete.
The Delete button indicates the number of items you select.
3 Tap Delete.
That rocks!
dave2lk, thanks! That works great. Now I feel even more sorry for PC users. I've been syncing my photos with iPhoto for months now, and have not been deleting them from the phone so they stay in the camera roll. That worked great, I synced them with Image Capture, then deleted the target folder, and the phone is clear. Then I can put them back on the phone from an iPhoto album.
dave2lk, thanks! That works great. Now I feel even more sorry for PC users. I've been syncing my photos with iPhoto for months now, and have not been deleting them from the phone so they stay in the camera roll. That worked great, I synced them with Image Capture, then deleted the target folder, and the phone is clear. Then I can put them back on the phone from an iPhoto album.