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iPhone 12 Can't delete photos

I had 60k photos on my iPhone 12, and after making a back up I wanted to delete all of them.

There are still 38k photos on it, after deleting what I could delete.

These photos don't even have the little garbage can icon, and I can't see them when the iPhone is connected with my iMac.

How can I delete the 38k photos?


iPhone 12

Posted on Mar 3, 2022 11:47 AM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2022 12:50 PM

Thank you for your reply!

If you add photos to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch by connecting your device to your computer, you can't delete them directly from your device in the Photos app. If you see the gray Trash button  when you try to delete a photo from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you might need to stop syncing photos from your computer. Learn how to stop syncing photos from your computer.

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Mar 3, 2022 12:50 PM in response to Robinsmama

Thank you for your reply!

If you add photos to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch by connecting your device to your computer, you can't delete them directly from your device in the Photos app. If you see the gray Trash button  when you try to delete a photo from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you might need to stop syncing photos from your computer. Learn how to stop syncing photos from your computer.

iPhone 12 Can't delete photos

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