Don't use iCloud Photos? Here what you need to do Click Delete All to instantly, and permanently, remove everything from your library. Each item in the album will have a number of days on the thumbnail, letting you know how much longer it has before it's gone forever. On a Mac, for example, you'll open the Photos app and select the Recently Deleted album. To empty the album, view the Recently Deleted album in the Photos app or on. You can either wait for the 30 days to expire, or you can manually empty the album. Instead, Apple moves it to a Recently Deleted album where it will stay for 30 days just in case you change your mind. When you delete a photo or video from your iCloud Photos, it's not truly deleted just yet. Click on a picture, then press CMD+A on a Mac or Ctrl+A on a PC, followed by pressing the Delete key on your keyboard, then confirm your choice.Ī few seconds later, or maybe longer depending on how many photos you have, your library will be empty. Sign in to your account, click the Photos icon, then select Photos from the list on the left side. Next, press the Delete key on your keyboard and confirm your decision. Click on one photo, then press CMD+A to select all.
This will show you everything that's in your iCloud Photos library. In the Photos app, click on Library on the left side of the window. On a Mac, you can use the Photos app, or on both Mac and PC you can sign into the iCloud website. Using your computer is the easiest way to delete all photos at once.įor those who want to remove everything off of their iPhone and in iCloud Photos, then the quickest way is to use a Mac or PC. You'll be asked whether you want to download a copy of everything to your phone or delete everything from your phone. If you just want to delete all of your photos from your iPhone and want to stop syncing with iCloud altogether, slide the switch next to iCloud Photos to the Off position in the same iCloud settings section we just navigated to. However, the method you pick will depend on whether or not you want to just delete photos from your iPhone, keeping a backup of them all in Apple's iCloud, or if you want to start over across all of your Apple devices. If iCloud Photos is turned on, then you can go about removing everything from your iPhone a couple of different ways. Running out of storage isn't fun for anyone.ĭo you use iCloud Photos? Here's what you need to doĬheck to see if you're using iCloud Photos by opening the Settings app on your iPhone > tap your name > iCloud > Photos.
Below I'll show you how to delete every picture and video off your iPhone, whether you use iCloud or not, and from your phone or computer.