Q: How can I get rid of photos in trash to free up space?

We have an issue with my wife's iPhone in that she has zero backup. She deleted about 360 photos but they are living in the trash and, despite many attempts to delete them, they are still there. We are on vacation and she needs the space for Facebooking and taking photos. Please tell us how to dump these> Thanks.

iPhone 6, iOS 8.2

Posted on Aug 14, 2016 6:19 AM

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sarah_s1 Aug 14, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Sliphorn
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Aug 14, 2016 6:54 PM in response to Sliphorn

Hey there Sliphorn,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! Ensuring that your device always has the required space for vacation photos, is an absolute must. I hope that you're having a great time on vacation by the way. If the photos were taken, stored, and deleted from the iPhone alone, have a look at the following article:

Delete photos on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Safe travels!
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