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I can't find the "Recently Deleted" folder in my photos application. Help!

Hi, I'm having trouble finding the "Recently Deleted" folder in my photos application. I just deleted many pictures and would like to get the off my MacBook in order to free some space. Help is appreciated, thank you! :)

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 24, 2022 9:33 AM

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Posted on Jun 24, 2022 10:07 AM


End of the global menu section, upper left. I think it is there only if there have been photos deleted recently-- it can't be empty. If you don't see it, maybe you didn't really delete the photos?


For instance, if you select a picture and hit delete, it only deletes the photo from that album-- it doesn't remove it from the library or move it to "Recently Deleted." To delete a picture, you can select it and then hit command-delete. That will move the photo to "Recently Deleted."


And if you delete an album, it doesn't delete any photos at all-- just its internal list of the pictures that belonged in that album. You can select-all the pictures in the album and hit command-delete to move all those pictures to "Recently Deleted."

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Jun 24, 2022 10:07 AM in response to ibu800


End of the global menu section, upper left. I think it is there only if there have been photos deleted recently-- it can't be empty. If you don't see it, maybe you didn't really delete the photos?


For instance, if you select a picture and hit delete, it only deletes the photo from that album-- it doesn't remove it from the library or move it to "Recently Deleted." To delete a picture, you can select it and then hit command-delete. That will move the photo to "Recently Deleted."


And if you delete an album, it doesn't delete any photos at all-- just its internal list of the pictures that belonged in that album. You can select-all the pictures in the album and hit command-delete to move all those pictures to "Recently Deleted."

I can't find the "Recently Deleted" folder in my photos application. Help!

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