Deleted synced folders of photos keep showing up again?

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Deleted synced folders of photos keep showing up again?

Hello!

I've synced some photos before to my iPad Mini, which were divided into folders. After some time, I didn't really need some of the folders anymore so I deleted them when I synced my iPad again. A few days after, the folders that I deleted re-appeared in the Photos app, but they contain parts of the photos in the folders that I have not deleted.

LIke, let's say that at first, I synced folder A, folder B, and folder C. In the next sync, I deleted folders B and C, and only kept folder A. After some time, folders B and C reappeared in the Photos app. They do not contain their original photos. Folder B has 10 pictures from folder A and folder C also has 10 different photos from folder A.

My iPad did not restart or crash when this happened, although I did try to turn it off and on to see if the folders would disappear. I also resynced and deleted the old photo cache, but the deleted folders (without their original content) keep reappearing.

iPad mini Wi-Fi, iOS 9

Posted on Oct 8, 2015 5:04 PM

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King_Penguin

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Oct 9, 2015 6:11 AM in response to tiedshoelaces

Had you updated the iPad's iOS version ? I get old folder names showing when I do (I update iOS directly on my iPad, not sure if the same thing happens if updates are done via a computer's iTunes), sometimes with multiple copies of them (and they contain photos from other folders) - the only way that I've so far found to remove them is to change my photo folder sync selection (e.g. add an extra folder or remove one), resync, and then change the selection back to what I want and resync. Is that something that you've also tried, changing your sync selection or only resyncing ?

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Oct 9, 2015 6:15 AM in response to King_Penguin

Hello!

Yes, I have updated the iPad's iOS version around a day before the problem occurred (I updated the iOS directly on my iPad too!). I've managed to remove the old folders with your help. Thanks a lot!

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