Bulk Deleting Album Photos
- Open the Photos app.
- In Albums (bottom right hand tab) select the album you wish to delete from. Camera Roll will have the majority of photos in it, so for bulk deleting it may be best to enter this folder.
- Press Select in the top right hand corner.
- Select photos individually by tapping the ones you want deleted, or drag your finger over several to tick them at the same time. A photo is selected when a blue circle with a tick appears in its bottom right hand corner.
- Once you’ve selected all of the photos you want deleted, press the trash can on the bottom right hand side of the screen.
- Tap Delete ‘X’ Photos from the pop up.
- Back in Albums, tap Recently Deleted. Press Select on the top right hand corner and then Delete All in the bottom right hand corner.
Bulk Deleting Memories
An easier and faster way of deleting a mass of photos, particularly if you’re clearing huge sections of picture, is to delete them from your memories.
- Open the Photos app.
- Press the Photos tab on the bottom right hand corner.
- Once in Moments, press Select in the top right hand corner.
- Next to each Moment should appear a small Select. Press this for every mass of photos you wish to delete, or Deselect for those you don’t.
- Press the trash can in the bottom right hand side of the screen.
- Tap Delete ‘X’ Photos from the pop up.
- Back in Albums, tap Recently Deleted. Press Select on the top right hand corner and then Delete All in the bottom right hand corner.
Turning Off My Photo Stream
You may find that you still have the majority of your photos still on your phone under the album My Photo Stream. This means that the photos sent to iCloud are still stored in your phone, so you might want to stop this from clogging up your storage space.
- On the home screen, tap Settings.
- Click on Photos & Camera
- Turn off My Photo Stream
After you follow these procedures you should have cleared enough storage space for you to capture some more memories on your device.
