Delete Photos in From My Mac Album

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Delete Photos in From My Mac Album

Several years ago I synced my iPad with my 2010 MBP, including photos. Now I would like to delete those photos from my iPad, but on my iPad there is no option to delete photos or albums in “From My Mac”.

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I have never used iCloud.
I no longer have my old 2010 MBP, and those photos in “From My Mac” are not on my new MBP, which is at the latest version of Catalina.
I recently switched to a new iPad Air, and those photos were copied to it when I had it automatically copy data from my older iPad Air 2. I no longer have the old iPad. The new iPad is at the latest version of iPadOS 14.

So, how can I get remove those photos from my iPad?

Posted on May 23, 2021 10:55 AM

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i_rina

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May 24, 2021 10:47 AM in response to BevInTX

Hi there BevInTX,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

It sounds like you want to delete some photos from your iPad but you’re unable to. We can certainly help.

This article will show you how to Delete photos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

If you need more help, you can Sync iPad with your computer.

Have a good day.

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BevInTX Author

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May 24, 2021 1:09 PM in response to i_rina

Thanks. I had read that before I posted my question, as that documentation leaves out a lot.

Nevertheless, I tried syncing Phots again and finally realized what the problem was. I had it syncing a pictures in a folder, rather than Photos. I switched to Photos, synced, and finally those “On My Mac” photos are all gone. (I didn’t have any pictures in Photos on my Mac.)

So thanks for making me take another look :-).

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