What to Do If You Can’t Delete iPhone Photos

Updated Jan 22,2019 | by Micky

Q: “Does anyone know why iPhone photos can’t be deleted? There are too many photos clogged up on the device.”

iFolks would love to use the high-definition camera to take photos anywhere they go. As time goes by, there can be more and more photos eating up the storage little by little which slows the operating speed down. In this case, you have to delete some photos from the device. However, recently, I hear many users complain they can’t delete iPhone photos because there is no trash bin icon after they select the ones they want to delete.

Is there any way to delete these undeletable photos? In this article, we will figure it out.

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If the photos are synced from PC to your iPhone via iTunes, then, it can’t be directly deleted from the device and you have to manually delete them via iTunes again.

Follow the steps to get it done.

1.       Launch iTunes on your PC.

2.       Connect your iPhone to PC via a USB cable.

3.       After the device gets recognized, click on the iPhone ion on the upper left.

4.       Click on the “Photos” tab.

5.       Now, deselect the photos you no longer want on your iDevice.

6.       Once finished, click on “Apply”.

Now, the photos you don’t want can be completely deleted from your iPhone.

Can’t delete iPhone photos for you can’t see any trash bin icon? You might as well try some third-party software which enables you to force delete any photos you don’t want.

IOTransfer is such a kind of software with which you can freely manage contents on your iDevice by transferring, exporting, importing, and deleting them. With clicks, you can delete photos from albums or camera roll.

More than these mentioned features, others like YouTube video download, iPhone cleaning, and GIF making are also supported.

Can’t delete photos from iPhone? Free download this powerful iPhone manager to have a try.

Delete iPhone Photos within 3 Steps

Step 1 Connect the iPhone to PC

Install and launch IOTransfer, connect your iPhone to PC via a USB cable and wait until it’s recognized. If the notification “Trust This Computer” pops up on the iPhone’s display, tap on “Trust” to proceed.

Step 2 Select the Photos You Don’t Want

Click on “MANAGE” in the top toolbar. In the opened window, select “Camera Roll” or “Albums” on the left and then, select those photos you no longer need.

Step 3 Delete the Photos

Click on “Delete” and wait for a few seconds before the process gets finished.

Bottom Line

What should you do when you can’t delete iPhone photos? In this article, I’ve given you the top 2 practical methods and hopefully, you’ve found the best answer.

If you have any further questions about iPhone file management, feel free to contact us and don’t forget trying IOTransfer either.

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