Select all in Camera roll?

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Ken2G5 Author

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Select all in Camera roll?

This is either a silly question or a huge oversight in functionality...

How the heck do you select multiple photos in iPad Photos app (e.g. all contents in Camera Roll) for deletion?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), +24" LED, iPad

Posted on Apr 26, 2012 11:14 PM

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Answer 1

Ken2G5 Author

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Apr 27, 2012 9:55 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

Thank you for taking the time to explain. The suggestion to "batch select" is almost the solution — it's certainly helpful to know that it takes TWO FINGERS to carefully tap onto one smallish icon, maybe blocking the view of the blue checkmark, then dragging across each and every icon. Not tap-release. Not tap-drag. But two-finger tap-DELAY-drag.

So this is the better explanation. It's almost as convenient as some type of select all command, and it'll have to do.

It's always good to read right, including the subject title. 😉

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Ken2G5 Author

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Apr 27, 2012 8:53 AM in response to alanfromnewtownards

So in other words, it's not possible to select all. I have to delete them one by one. You could have just said that.

Thanks for making me read your other discussion though. It was almost satisfying.

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Answer 3

Apr 27, 2012 9:26 AM in response to Ken2G5

It is possible to select all, but in a slightly different way, so you have not read aright. See the second last link in Texas Tom's reply. Step by step instructions just for you despite what you said - open Camera Roll, click on the out-pointing arrow, with two fingers press down on the first photo, the red Delete button will highlight, keep the two fingers pressed and move across, down, backward, down, forward etc etc until you select all. Ceheck marks will be added to all the photos. Now click on Delete!

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Answer 4

Apr 27, 2012 10:42 AM in response to Ken2G5

You are welcome. As to the subject title and, indeed, the body text, many interpret things differently! We also often find a contradiction between the subject heading and the body text. Indeed, we sometimes find that the original post bears no resemblance to what the real problem is. Anyway, glad to have been of help.

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