Q: No delete items option in Photos for import from iPhone
I found there is no "delete items after import " option in Photos and Image Capture of my Mac, so I can not delete photos after I import them from my iPhone
Posted on Jul 30, 2016 11:53 PM
The option to elete after import should be showing below the toolbar in Photos, before you start importing. In Image Capture it is in the sidebar. If this option is missing completely, is typical for having iCloud Photo Library enabled on the iPhone. If iCloud Photo Library is enabled, the photos are primarily stored in iCloud and only mirrored on the iPhone. Your Mac cannot delete the mirrored copies.
If you are using iCloud Photo Library on the iPhone, importing using USB is not a god idea anyway. It will give random results, depending on which photos have been downloaded from iCloud to the iPhone. In that case use iCloud to transfer the photos.
Posted on Jul 31, 2016 8:02 PM