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Imported or last imported albums

Happy 2013!


Once I created new albums and transfered photos from imported or last imported albums, how can I deleted the photos in those imported albums without deleting them in all albums?

Posted on Jan 6, 2013 7:16 AM

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Posted on Jan 6, 2013 7:20 AM

You can't, when you copy photos into new albums that you've created directly on the iPad you are effectively just creating pointers to the photos and not copying them - so if you then delete the original photo you will also be deleting all pointers to it.


You could copy the photos to your computer, organise them into folders on there, and then sync them back.


Or there are third-party photo management apps such as Photo Manager Pro which you could copy them into (it can copy photos to/from the Photos app and/or your computer) and you can then delete them from Photos.

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Jan 6, 2013 7:20 AM in response to Gobermine

You can't, when you copy photos into new albums that you've created directly on the iPad you are effectively just creating pointers to the photos and not copying them - so if you then delete the original photo you will also be deleting all pointers to it.


You could copy the photos to your computer, organise them into folders on there, and then sync them back.


Or there are third-party photo management apps such as Photo Manager Pro which you could copy them into (it can copy photos to/from the Photos app and/or your computer) and you can then delete them from Photos.

Imported or last imported albums

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