iPhone 6s showing all my library folders from 2007

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iPhone 6s showing all my library folders from 2007

I have used my iPhone's 4, 5, and now 6s for a variety of purposes although I am a little confused that within my photos I see 100s of tiny images I have taken that cover several years. I really don't want all these libraries that are already held on my MBPro, and other Mac Computers I use in my daily life.

I would like to have an empty photo library on my iPhone that I can later add to my main Mac PC. Obviously the iPhone 6s is now linked to other programmes I use, and I want to be able to add or remove them when required. It's just the photos I have an issue with.

How can I delete the historic thumbnails from my iPhone 6S without losing them all together from my main Macs?

As I use Macs professionally, I want to be able to take photos on my iPhone 6S and add them to my main library or delete them accordingly.

I don't need thousands of tiny thumbprints on my iPhone when I can add them manually at a later date as required.

Any help would be appreciated.

iPhone 6s, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Dec 25, 2015 3:02 AM

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Answer 1

chuck_3rd

Community Specialist

Dec 26, 2015 9:47 AM in response to Barry Wilbraham1

Hello Barry Wilbraham1,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

If I understand your post correctly, you are seeing all of your photos on your iPhone, which you want to remove. This indicates that you likely have iCloud Photo Library enabled. To learn more about iCloud Photo Library, including how to disable it, please see the link below.

iCloud Photo Library FAQ

Get help with your iCloud Photo Library

Have a good one.

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Answer 2

Dec 27, 2015 2:28 AM in response to chuck_3rd

Thanks Alex - In actual fact when I went into iCloud, my photo box wasn't ticked which leaves me in a quandry. I realise that "the Cloud" intégrates with all my other devices and I have three Macs hère for different (professional) purposes. Ive had three iPhones to date and I've never had my entire library of photos on the iPhone other than those images I take myself. So this is a bit of a puzzle as I really don't want dozens of folders showing all my images since 2007. This is turning out to be a bit of a mystery.

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Answer 3

chuck_3rd

Community Specialist

Dec 29, 2015 6:08 AM in response to Barry Wilbraham1

Hey Barry,

If you don't have iCloud Photos enabled, and you're seeing all of your photos on your iPhone, then they were likely at one time synced via iTunes. To remove the photos please follow the steps below.

Delete synced photos

In iTunes, locate and click on your device.

Click Photos.

Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
To delete all synced photos, deselect "Sync Photos from" and, when asked, click "Remove photos."

Click Apply.

Learn how to delete photos and video synced from iTunes when you can't access the originals.

Sync photos from your computer to your iOS device using iTunes

Take care.

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Answer 4

Dec 29, 2015 6:27 AM in response to chuck_3rd

That took ages, Alex, and despite your excellent help I also found that on the iPhone information in Apple's own website. What threw me was the fact that I had to go into iTunes and find my way around the various stages. Eventually I achieved what I wanted and that was not to load all my images from millions of years ago, (or so it seemed). It appeared by default if you have a Mac account then the mechanics of Apple find that you have other devices and it décidés that you must need thèse on anything that is stamped with the Apple logo. "Big brother taking over". Thankfully having had another episode with KeyChains, one quickly gets the impression that "Big Brother" doesn't always get it right themselves, hence the many people struggling with El Capitan. The only problem is that all the software manufacturers rise to the bait casing us all gréât expense when we don't actually need it. C'est la vie.

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