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I am unable to delete many of the photos on my iphone 11 and wonder why. I can select and delete some photos but not all. If you know why and how I can delete these photos, that would be very helpful. Please advise. Thanks.
iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 14
If you synced the photos to the iPhone from a computer, you delete them by syncing again as described below.
If you synced the photos from a Mac computer, see the "Turn off Finder syncing" section of Sync your photos manually using the Finder - Apple Support
If you synced the photos from a Mac computer, see the "Sync or remove content using iTunes" section of Use iTunes to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer - Apple Support
If you synced the photos to the iPhone from a computer, you delete them by syncing again as described below.
If you synced the photos from a Mac computer, see the "Turn off Finder syncing" section of Sync your photos manually using the Finder - Apple Support
If you synced the photos from a Mac computer, see the "Sync or remove content using iTunes" section of Use iTunes to sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with your computer - Apple Support
Did you click the "Apply" button at the bottom right corner after selecting Remove? It needs to perform the sync process again.
@FoxFifth, when you uncheck the Photos, it now pops up a small dialog box asking if you want to remove or keep them, or cancel. After you select one of the options, The "Apply" button needs to be clicked to complete the removal.
You can only delete Photos taken or created on the iPhone.
Photos synced from a computer through iTunes on a computer cannot be deleted, and must be un-synced through a computer to be removed.
Outside of that, what happens when you try to delete them exactly?
I took many of these photos with my iphone 11, but then I also imported them onto my MacBook Pro using Lightroom. Once I import them onto my Mac, I like to delete them from my iphone. The reason I know I cannot delete them from my iphone is because the delete icon remains grayed out.
I took many of these photos with my iphone 11, but then I also imported them onto my MacBook Pro using Lightroom. Once I import them onto my Mac, I like to delete them from my iphone. The reason I know I cannot delete them from my iphone is because the delete icon remains grayed out.
The fact that you took them on your iPhone doesn't matter. If the photos currently on the phone were imported from a computer (even if they originally came from the phone), the way you delete them from the phone is by syncing as I described above.
Okay, I am in iTunes and I turned off the "sync photos to your device from: pictures" box. So now, if I hit "remove", are the photos removed from my iphone or from the Pictures folder on my lap top. I want the former not the latter. Thanks for your help.
Well, I must be doing something wrong because I am still unable to delete photos from my iphone. The sync photos to your device from: pictures in unchecked - right? When it did not work at first, I also tired restarting both my phone and laptop, but that did not help.
Sorry, I haven't used iTunes to sync or remove photos since iCloud Photos was released and at that time there was no Remove button. Photos were removed at that time by using the Apply button after changing the selection of photos to be synced. Hopefully Phil can help and if not, there is a Contact Support button at the top right of this page.
Other than that, you may want to try syncing one new photo to the phone and then try the Remove option again -- I haven't ever done that since the Remove album but it may be worth a try. If you have 3 albums previously synced and you sync 1 new album without including the previously selected album, that deletes the 3 albums that were previously synced.
They will be removed from the iPhone not the computer.
deleting photos on my iphone 11 pro
