nkyoungdahl

Q: How do I delete photos from both photo stream and events?

How di I delete photos fro both photo stream and events? ie how do I completely get rid of bad or unwanted pictures?

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), iOS 7.1.1, also have iPad and iPhone 5

Posted on May 6, 2014 3:27 PM

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Q: How do I delete photos from both photo stream and events?

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  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad May 6, 2014 3:37 PM in response to nkyoungdahl
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    May 6, 2014 3:37 PM in response to nkyoungdahl

    This is for iPhoto on your iMac, right.

     

    Deleting Photos from an iPhoto Library

     

    1 - from an Event or the Photos mode: select the photo(s) and use the Delete key to move the photos to the trash bin. Then empty the iPhoto Trash bin as follows:

    Screen Shot 2012-09-11 at 9.15.56 AM.jpg

     

    2 - from an album, smart album, book, slideshow, card, etc.: select the photo(s) and use the key combination of Command+Option+Delete to move the photos to the trash bin.  Then empty the trash bin as above.

     

    NOTE: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with only the Delete key only deletes that photo from that item. Deleting a photo from an Event deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.

     

    To delete a photo from the Photo Stream Control (right) - click on the image and select "Delete from Photo Stream" from the contextual menu:

     

    iP9psdelete2.png

    You'll get this comfirmation window:

     

    iPhoto002.jpg

     

    Multiple photos can be selected and deleted at one time.

     

    OT

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie May 7, 2014 4:50 AM in response to Old Toad
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    May 7, 2014 4:50 AM in response to Old Toad

    A little background reading on deleting photos from My Photo Stream:

     

    iCloud: How to delete photos from Photo Stream

     

    One thing to remember - if you have set your Mac to auto import from My Photo Steam, and delete photos that have been  auto imported to monthly events, they may sync back, while the photos are still in iCloud and the month is not over. It is better, to first delete from the photo stream to remove them from iCloud and then from the events on your mac.