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delete ALL photos on iphone

Hi there.

I wanted to delete all photos on my iPhone. I failed.

iOS 14.7

iPhone 12 Pro

macOS Big Sur 11.5

I copied all the pictures via the digital pictures app (cable, connect, start the app, transfer). Then I deleted them all.

Some pictures left

I looked in the finder for my iPhone and go on fotos. I deactivate the synchronization of any photo.

Still some pictures left.

All pictures on my iPhone I cannot delete. I can duplicate, but this is it


I sort of believe it may have to do that I synched another Fotos library pictures to this iPhone but I cant recall which one and if I still have them.


So how can I delete all pictures of my iPhone without resetting it entirely?


iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Aug 5, 2021 12:27 PM

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Posted on Aug 5, 2021 4:22 PM

Look at this and see if it helps:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/18/how-to-delete-all-photos-from-iphone

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delete ALL photos on iphone

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