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How do I delete all photos from my phone without deleting them from my laptop where I just downloaded them?

How do I delete all photos from my phone without deleting them from my laptop where I just downloaded them? Really, just how do I delete them all without having to do it manually one at a time?


iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 21, 2022 6:59 AM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2022 8:43 AM

If you download photos to your computer and don’t use iCloud Photos (Settings/[your name]/iCloud - Photos OFF) to do it then you can safely delete them from your phone. If you do sync using iCloud photos then deleting photos from your phone will also delete them from iCloud and from all devices synced to iCloud.

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Apr 21, 2022 8:43 AM in response to callielee

If you download photos to your computer and don’t use iCloud Photos (Settings/[your name]/iCloud - Photos OFF) to do it then you can safely delete them from your phone. If you do sync using iCloud photos then deleting photos from your phone will also delete them from iCloud and from all devices synced to iCloud.

How do I delete all photos from my phone without deleting them from my laptop where I just downloaded them?

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