Unable to delete photos moved from Windows laptop to iPhone

I cannot delete the photos I moved to my iphone from my windows laptop. The delete option doesn’t show anywhere. Is there a fix for this?



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Posted on Mar 7, 2025 6:43 PM

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Posted on Mar 7, 2025 10:15 PM

The mass of photos moved from Windows can only be managed from Windows (or from a Mac). Repeat the move with a smaller set of photos, deselecting the photos you wish to delete from the phone.


(The above advice is drawn from experience with the corresponding functionality between an iPhone and a Mac, which actually dates back to the iPod days where all the "smarts" and bulk storage for music and photos were in the Mac.)

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Mar 7, 2025 10:15 PM in response to tirth240

The mass of photos moved from Windows can only be managed from Windows (or from a Mac). Repeat the move with a smaller set of photos, deselecting the photos you wish to delete from the phone.


(The above advice is drawn from experience with the corresponding functionality between an iPhone and a Mac, which actually dates back to the iPod days where all the "smarts" and bulk storage for music and photos were in the Mac.)

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