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Hi, Please help. I just started using Photos (vs 1.0) and i just can't work out how to delete photos. The delete button doesn't work, there is no trash can any more and no option to delete under the Image menu. I know i am probably being stupid here. Been using iPhoto on an iMac for years with no problems.
Thanks in advance...
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)
In Photos, all All Photos or an album view select one or more photos and press the delete key - or right click none and select delete "n" pnotos - in an album delete form album does that delete photos deletes them from the ibrary
When they are deleted they will still be available in Recently deleted Photos (file menu ==> recently deleted photos) for up to 30 days or can be selected and deleted immediately form there
LN
In Photos, all All Photos or an album view select one or more photos and press the delete key - or right click none and select delete "n" pnotos - in an album delete form album does that delete photos deletes them from the ibrary
When they are deleted they will still be available in Recently deleted Photos (file menu ==> recently deleted photos) for up to 30 days or can be selected and deleted immediately form there
LN
Deleting Photos from a Photos Library
1 - regardless of where you are in the library, i.e. Moments, Collections, albums, smart albums or projects, select the photo(s) you want to delete and use the key combination of Command+Option+Delete to move the photos to the Recently Deleted smart album.
2 - use the File ➙ Show Recently Deleted menu option to go to the Recently Deleted smart album.
3 - in the Recently Deleted album you and opt to let the photo automatically delete after the 30 day waiting period is up, delete them immediately or restore them to the library.
NOTE: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with only the Delete key only deletes that photo from that item. Deleting a photo from a Moment or Collection deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.
Thanks, I was trying to delete from albums which is how I had my iPhoto organised prior to the upgrade to Photos and of course it wouldn't work.
Not sure if it was just me with brain freeze but it didn't seem obvious why I couldn't delete!
But got it now, thanks for your response.
Cheers.🙂
oops
Selecting "command + option + delete" is not working for me (I get an error sound whenever I hit the delete key). Any ideas as to why? The only way I can delete a photo is via the right click, which to me seems like to much work when my delete key is sitting right there. I hope there is a setting somewhere that I have not seen...
Thanks for your help.
Check the System/Keyboard/Shortcuts preference pane to see if the Command+Option+Delete shortcut is configured for something else.
Also boot into Safe Mode, Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode, open p;photos and see if the key combination works there in Photos.
Many thanks MacFlint , Don,t know why APPLE went backward instead of forward in confusing people with this complex change, looks like original Windows, APPLE had excellent IPhoto deletion option with previous system, now impossible on IMac to delete photos without consulting Apple
on IPod it has the trash can option
GIgiSnowflake
DDid you try commandoptiondelete. Without plus signs?
My error. All you need is the Command + Delete key combination.
How to delete photos in Photos (imac)
