Delete multiple photos from iCloud

This is only working for you because you have a few pics taken on the same date. For the rest of us having a full gallery, one would have to keep clicking on the small + for each date / group of pics.

I disabled my iCloud for photos and now want to delete them from iCloud but I am unable to do so. So smart, Apple.

As many already asserted here, "The only obvious reason could be pushing adoption of iCloud storage" (i.e. end up paying).

They have removed the "Select Photos" feature, and replaced it with holding down the Command-key whilst selecting all the pictures you want deleted. You can thereafter proceed to click the "Delete" button.

You can't. Even though Apple says "The easiest way to remove multiple photos is to sign into iCloud.com on one of the computers you listed. Once signed in, click on the photos icon. When you are in the "Moments" view, you should see "Select Photos" in the upper right of the browser window. Click "Select Photos". You should now be able to select multiple photos, and then click the "Delete" button that appears. This should allow you to remove multiple photos at one time." The "select photos" button is only activated after you select a photo, and you still have to click each photo, one by one. You can't highlight a bunch by dragging and highlighting. Perhaps Apple wants to sell more Cloud space.

Why would apple take away the ability to delete multiple photos from the cloud? It seems each "upgrade" that I'm eventually required to get results in poorer functioning of all my apple devices. I can't even imagine why a company would strive to make their products perform worse year after year, and we have to pay for service to fix their self-induced problems. Also, iTunes was great 10 years ago, now it *****. I'm ready to go back to PCs: better, cheaper, more accessible to fix yourself. Apple designs things to fail. I'm done with Apple. No longer a good company.

Not sure if anyone still needs this but I think I figured out a way to delete photos on iCloud.com that is less painful than doing it individually. You can select multiple photos on a Windows computer by holding the Control (ctrl) button and then it will allow you to delete all of them at once. Still would be nice to have a select all, but better than deleting each photo one by one!

There is an option with + sign to select multiple photos captured on same day that you can select and delete them at once. For that go to photos, look at the middle at right corner of the screen there will be sign of '+' click on it and u can select the multiple photos captured in a day , press Delete and u can delete multiple pictures through it.

Yes, absolutely. Worked brilliantly. I was able to delete 4000 photos in a couple of minutes. As you say, select one, then hold and drag to the right and then down to the bottom of the screen. It then selects as it scrolls down. You can then bulk delete! Well done. Neither of the support people knew this.

Hiya

In photos App select Albums, All Photos, Select (top right), then touch top left photo and a white tick in blue circle designates selected. Then touch adjoining photo and drag horizontal or diagonal as far as you wish. The timing of the second touch and sweep seems to effect the function (a clean sweep is best!), annoying but it does work when done in this order.

Good luck!

Vajrin

Please check as I think it does when your device synchs with iCloud. It certainly deleted my 4000 photos from device and cloud. If I’m correct be careful you’ve backed up elsewhere if you want to keep!

Hi Somshkr,

You can delete all at once on your iPhone. See my entry of April 24th. Successfully managed this and subsequent synching removed them from iCloud also. I'd previously backed up onto a portable hard drive, so worked well in the end.

Hi Vajrin1,

I don't want to delete photos on my device, but want to delete it on icloud and make space for new photos to get synced, so that I can download them on my other devices and delete it again... 😉

You can not as posted several times in the thread you did not read - iCloud s not a place to store things, it is a syncing service and anything deleted form any connected device will be deleted form all connected devices -you need to purchase more iCloud storage to use it

LN

When viewing your photos on PC listed by date, move your cursor to the far right of your screen and you’ll see a plus icon and an arrow icon. Click the plus icon then click the trash can and you can delete everything from that date.

TO delete multiple pictures on mac or apple

Press on command key and right click on picture you want deleted do it again for as many pictures as u want then press the delete button on top

Other than apple

Do the same but instead of command key use the ALT key

sometimes it does not work so click on another picture then go back n do it again.

Note if u press the alt key n click on nothing, all selected pictures will be Unselected

Hi

So frustrating so after downloading the icloud application onto my windows machine (painful) still couldnt delete photos using that and none of the normal keys for selecting multiple photo's work in browser either! However, managed to get working by going to moments via the on a PC using the "Alt" key to multi-select hope it helps!

Grrr