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I can delete pictures I originally took from my iphone, but not those downloaded from internet. If I click on a picture to delete, the waste bin does not light up, nor can I find any way to delete what I want to remove. The only solution seems to be reset the iPad and start over. I have backups in icloud and on my computer. Thanks for any help, since tech support did not solve the problem.
sberman wrote:
Pete-Progressive-Graphics wrote:
Hi, welcome to the Apple Users Community.
Which version of the iPad do you have and is the OS up to date?
iCloud is not a backup but a Syncing Service.
That is incorrect in this case.
I screenshot this directly from the Apple Support, I'll just leave it here and go as I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about.
Or maybe not...
Hi Gypsy Wolf,
If your images are on your computer already and in a safe, unshared location that is not accessed by iCloud, I suggest testing my syncing theory in reverse. Go to iCloud from your computer and delete one of the images from there and check to see if it also is removed from your iPad.
Alternatively see this link.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205856
Best of luck
Hi, welcome to the Apple Users Community.
Which version of the iPad do you have and is the OS up to date?
Firstly if you delete anything from your iPad it will automatically delete from iCloud too. iCloud is not a backup but a Syncing Service. You say you have copies on your computer which is great, as long as they are on there you do have a backup.
Pete-Progressive-Graphics wrote:
Hi, welcome to the Apple Users Community.
Which version of the iPad do you have and is the OS up to date?
iCloud is not a backup but a Syncing Service.
That is incorrect in this case.
Gypsy Wolf said:
I have backups in iCloud
That is certainly plausible.
This is the answer that should be correct However, it does not work on my iPad, because the waste basket bin does not light up as it should so you can not delete the item selected. I don't know what its working, not working, but is the problem.
As they say in the military, its a cluster.... problem.
when you select an object there is no lite bin and no other place to delete that I have found, short of deleting everything on the iPad. And if I did that and downloaded a backup it would have the same files saved
You’re talking about iCloud Drive above, which is indeed not a backup but a syncing service.
Your quote, however, “iCloud is not a backup but a Syncing Service.” was and remains incorrect as the key word “drive” is missing, and you therefore referenced all iCloud’s capabilities.
Are these internet pictures housed in your Photos app?
If so, from the iPad User Guide:
There’s a tower photo on this page.
https://www.great-towers.com/about
I’ll click on it and save it in my photos using “Add to Photos”.
Then from Photos I can delete it. The trash can is available.
I have software 13.5.1, model iPadAir2
Remember, I can delete items when its a picture I originally took, however I am talking about pictures, ex of a tower, that I downloaded from the internet.
Deleting Pictures from an iPad
