HT204655: Updating from iPhoto to Photos for OS X
Learn about Updating from iPhoto to Photos for OS X
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by Glenn Leblanc,May 4, 2015 5:27 PM in response to Betsy & Jerry Eadeh
Glenn Leblanc
May 4, 2015 5:27 PM
in response to Betsy & Jerry Eadeh
Level 6 (11,016 points)
Mac OS XThe button is on the left side of the bar at the top before you import the photos. It isn't available after you import. Delete them on the iPhone. In the Photos app on the phone, select the camera roll or album, hit the select button at the top right. Then you can choose all the photos and delete at once.
You can also open image capture before disconnecting the phone. You can select and delete the pictures from there.
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May 4, 2015 6:30 PM in response to Glenn Leblancby Betsy & Jerry Eadeh,I don't see the delete from device on the mac. I did see how to do it on the phone. When I select import from my iPhone, the only button on the left side of the bar at the top is Open Photos for this device. Could it be that I have my phone syncing to the cloud and not necessarily to this particular computer. The computer shows my photo stream and shared activity. Even when directly plugging in the phone to the computer via lighting and usb, I still cannot delete photos from the Photos app. I don't understand how Photos is an upgrade from iPhoto.
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May 4, 2015 6:45 PM in response to Glenn Leblancby Betsy & Jerry Eadeh,wow, I am beginning to realize now that none of these programs actually can delete my images, iPhoto, Photos, and Image Capture. I just tried all three, and although iPhoto has the only popup buttons to remove the photos from the phone, it actually didn't remove any photos. When I unplugged the phone then back in, it was there again in all it's glory.
I just erased over 475 photos directly from the phone with your advice. But the warning came up that I would erase these photos on all devices. I have them all shared and they are still in my photo stream, but there are some weird issues with all of these photo apps that don't work exactly right.
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by Glenn Leblanc,May 4, 2015 7:39 PM in response to Betsy & Jerry Eadeh
Glenn Leblanc
May 4, 2015 7:39 PM
in response to Betsy & Jerry Eadeh
Level 6 (11,016 points)
Mac OS XAre you using iCloud Photo Library?
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May 7, 2015 8:36 AM in response to Glenn Leblancby ikol_22,@Glenn Leblanc, me too I have the same problem. I noticed in fact that if I modify or I erase a photo on the iPhone and/or on the iPad, the photo:
1. doesn't change on all other devices and on Photos2. still remain (if erased) on all other devices and on Photos
Of course if I erase / modify the image on Photos nothing happens on the iPhone and on the iPad.
Do you think that happens because I don't use iCloud Photo Library?
Thank you.
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May 7, 2015 8:47 AM in response to ikol_22by Glenn Leblanc,Yes. If you are not using the iCloud Photo Library, then the only thing that syncs between devices is PhotoStream if you have that enabled. Photos in the libraries of each device are independent of each other.
Other than that, use iTunes to sync between devices and choose what you want synced.
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Dec 6, 2015 9:59 AM in response to Glenn Leblancby bauschmann49,Glen,
Not sure if you can help me but my problem is:
I would take pictures with my iPhone, download them to my MAC in iPhoto via a connection cord. After downloading the photos in iPhoto I would erase all the downloaaded pict;ures from my iPhone, then unplug it.
With PHOTOS I can not find an option to do this. Has this option gone away like the EVENTS that were in iPhoto? Or is there a way for me to continue to erase photos from my iPhone after downloading and saving on PHOTOS on my MAC.
Thank you for your time.
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Dec 6, 2015 1:03 PM in response to bauschmann49by Glenn Leblanc,My first post here should be what you need to do. The only time you will see the delete setting is before you hit the button to import pictures. Once photos are imported, you can't delete them from the iPhone.
For new pictures not downloaded yet, plug in the iPhone and select it in Photos. before importing, check the box to delete photos after import.
Image Capture allows you to delete photos anytime from the iPhone. You might look at using it to import photos instead of directly from within Photos.
Deleting photos from the iPhone is not bad either. You can select all photos you wish to delete at one time and delete them all with a single click. Many people don't realize that.