How to Delete Pictures on an iPad

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete pictures from the Photos app on your iPad.

Method 1
Method 1 of 2:

Using Your iPad

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    Open the Photos app. It's a white app with a multicolored flower icon.
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    Tap Albums at the bottom of the screen.
    • If you don't see Albums, tap the "Back" link in the upper-left corner of the screen.
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    Tap Camera Roll. It's an album in the upper-left corner of the screen.
    • If you've enabled iCloud Photo Library on your iPad, the album will be labeled All Photos.
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    Tap Select in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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    Tap the picture(s) you want to delete.
    • If you want to delete every photo on your iPad, you can quickly select them all rather than tapping each individual picture.
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    Tap the trash can icon in the upper-left part of the screen.
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    Tap Delete [number] Photos. Doing so moves the selected pictures to the "Recently Deleted" folder on your iPad, where they will remain for 30 days before they're permanently deleted. To delete them immediately:
    • Tap Albums in the upper-left corner.
    • Tap Recently Deleted. It's an album with a gray trash can icon. Scroll down if you don't see it.
    • Tap Select in the upper-right corner of the screen.
    • Tap the picture(s) you want to delete or tap Delete All in the upper-left corner to permanently delete all the images in the "Recently Deleted" folder.
    • Tap Delete in the upper-left part of the screen.
    • Tap Delete [number] Photos. Doing so permanently deletes the pictures, and they will be removed from your iPad.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:

Using the Photos App on Windows 10 or Mac

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    Connect your iPad to your computer. Do so by plugging your Lightning or 30-pin connector end of the charging cable into your iPad and connecting the other end to a USB Port on your computer.
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    Open Photos on your computer. It's an app that resembles a multicolored flower on a white background.
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    Click the Photos tab. It's at the top of the Photos window, to the left of the Memories tab.
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    Click on the picture you want to delete.
    • Ctrl+click (Windows) or ⌘+click (Mac) to select multiple pictures.
    • Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or ⌘+A to select all photos.
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    Press the Delete key.
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    Click Delete [number] Photos. Doing so removes the photos from your computer's Photos app as well as from your iPad.[1]
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    What can cause the total count to not go down after deleting photos?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Pictures automatically go into a recently delved folder, then are deleted permanently in 30 days. You can go to the folder and manually delete them immediately.
  • Question
    How do I delete photos on my iPad but not my iPhone?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Turn the iCloud sharing settings off on your phone, and then delete one photo off your iPad as a tester. I think with the settings fixed you will find that photos aren't instantly deleted from both.
  • Question
    How do I move photos from Dropbox to my photo album?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    There should be a download option on the webpage. Find a file surfer app and use that to move the images from the download file to the pictures file.
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Warnings

  • Deleting a photo from your Photo Stream will also remove it from the Photo Stream on other devices such as an iPhone or Mac.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206186

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Article SummaryX

1. Open Photos on your iPad.
2. Tap Albums.
3. Tap Camera Roll or All Photos.
4. Tap Select.
5. Tap the picture(s) to delete.
6. Tap the trash can icon.
7. Tap Delete [number] Photos.

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