How to Permanently Delete Videos from iPhone?

I deleted some videos from iPhone through the Photos app, but the videos always seem to reappear after some time. I have also tried syncing my iPhone with iTunes and deleting them from there, but the videos still remain on my device. I am now desperate to find a way to permanently delete videos from iPhone and free up storage space.

Any solutions or suggestions on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated.

Posted on Nov 18, 2023 02:08 AM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2023 01:12 AM

Jenney995 wrote:

I'm still looking forward to getting help with my problems here. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.



To simply delete videos from your iPhone, you can follow these steps:


1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone.


2. Go to the "Albums" tab at the bottom and select the "Videos" album or any other album where the videos are located.


3. Browse through the album and locate the videos you want to delete.


4. Tap on the "Select" button at the top-right corner of the screen.


5. Tap on each video you want to delete to mark them with a blue checkmark.


6. Once you have selected all the videos you want to delete, tap on the trash can icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen.


Please be noted. The video deleted by this way is still recoverable with the help of third-party apps. For permanent deletion, you should rewrite the space several times, this is especially true for old iPhones. You can follow this tutorial to permanently delete videos from iOS device:


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Dec 13, 2023 01:12 AM in response to Jenney995

Jenney995 wrote:

I'm still looking forward to getting help with my problems here. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.



To simply delete videos from your iPhone, you can follow these steps:


1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone.


2. Go to the "Albums" tab at the bottom and select the "Videos" album or any other album where the videos are located.


3. Browse through the album and locate the videos you want to delete.


4. Tap on the "Select" button at the top-right corner of the screen.


5. Tap on each video you want to delete to mark them with a blue checkmark.


6. Once you have selected all the videos you want to delete, tap on the trash can icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen.


Please be noted. The video deleted by this way is still recoverable with the help of third-party apps. For permanent deletion, you should rewrite the space several times, this is especially true for old iPhones. You can follow this tutorial to permanently delete videos from iOS device:


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Nov 18, 2023 05:38 AM in response to Jenney995

Please use the same process to Sync with your new PC/Mac. See how to --> Sync your iPhone, iPad, or iPod using iTunes on your computer ...

You will get an alert that you already have another Mac/PC synced to this device (iPhone).

You will get an option to continue with this PC/Mac.

You will again be prompted that all Photos and Videos synced from your Old PC/Mac will get deleted from the iPhone.



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