how do I remove photos from my iphone that I synced from my computer?

You have to go back to iTunes, while the iPhone is connected to the computer. Go to the Photo tab, and remove the checkmark by the folder that you have synced to the iPhone, then sync the phone again. That will remove the folder from the phone.

indirectly to fyip...........kurtisk didn't take the time to read the link........

Turn off iTunes syncing

If you don't want the synced photos on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch anymore, turn off syncing in iTunes and they'll be removed from your device. You can turn off syncing for some of your photo albums or all of them at once.

Stop syncing some albums

1. Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
2. Click on the device icon in iTunes.
3. Click Photos.
4. Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections that you want to stop syncing.
5. Click Apply.

Stop syncing all photos

1. Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
2. Click on the device icon in iTunes.
3. Click Photos.
4. Deselect "Sync Photos" then click "Remove photos."
5. Click Apply.

Deleting the folder on the desktop is not how your remove the photos. See this support document, Keep your photos safely stored and up to date on all of your devices - Apple Support

Read the section titled Sync your photos manually with iTunes. Then go down to the section on Turn off iTunes syncing to remove the photos.

Keep your photos safely stored and up to date on all of your devices - Apple Support

See the below paragraph in the above link

Turn off iTunes syncing

If you don't want the synced photos on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch anymore, turn off syncing in iTunes and they'll be removed from your device. You can turn off syncing for some of your photo albums or all of them at once.

I was responding to Alex and indirectly to fyip. But to me, you are a youngster also.

You are correct, the photos app will not let you delete them because they weren’t synced through iCloud. You need to connect the phone to your computer, then locate it in Finder (if you are using Catalina) or iTunes on older Macs and Windows. Click on it and, after a delay, you should see a Summary screen. Across the top will be things to view. Click on Photos. This will list all of the photo albums (as folders) that you synced from your computer to your phone. Uncheck the one(s) you want to get rid of, then click Sync or Apply in the lower right corner of the screen. (This is what Chris posted, but in more detail). If you don’t see any when you click on Photos post back with what you do see.

Can you not delete them from your iPhone using the Photos app? Not sure what you mean by a "Specific Folder". Did you mean a specific Album? More details please so we can try and guide you in the right direction.

Axel F.

Axel Foley wrote:

Can you not delete them from your iPhone using the Photos app? Not sure what you mean by a "Specific Folder". Did you mean a specific Album? More details please so we can try and guide you in the right direction.

Axel F.

Some of you youngsters have never had experience with the pre-iCloud way of getting photos onto your phone. 😏 Chris has the solution.

Well Larry, some of us have. I go back to working with iTunes and Photos and iPhones all the way to 2008 (I believe) so this is nothing new. The hard part is to understand where the OP has been and then to be able to relate to that and provide proper and viable guidance.

Axel F.

I just recently did what as Chris advised. I had no problem at all and the removal of the photos I wanted removed was accomplished. There has to be something left out in your discription of the problem, I believe.

I remember the Commodore 64 as if it were only yesterday. Ha! The Macintosh, The IBM Clones. The Bulletin Boards etc etc etc.

But Larry, in the end, I believe that youth and/or experience has nothing to do with it. It is all about acquisition of the knowledge, retaining it and then be able to put it to gainful practice. Just my opinion.

Axel F.

I’m entirely with you on that.

When my daughter was 5 I once told here that when I was her age there were no personal computers. I think she was skeptical, but accepted it. But when I told her that at her age we didn’t have a TV she knew I was teasing her.

Just was ready to reply to the individual when i read your post. Through iTunes, it is very easy to accomplish as you described.

Chris1423 responded to you and the method as he outlined works excellent and accomplishes what you are wanting to do.