Help deleting photos from disk in lightroom
I have a strange occurrence going on I hope someone can help me with. I have all my raw files in one folder on my desktop with subfiles.When I want to delete a photo from my disc in lightroom I choose that option and the photo is removed from lightroom and I see it in the windows recycle bin but when I check the folder on my desktop the file is still there....Can someone explain this to me??? Bob
I am still baffled why I can't change the file on my desktop where my photos are stored so they can be deleted in lightroom. I am logged on as a system administrator in windows but when I uncheck the box on the file read only it just changes back to being checked when I open it again????Bob
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Lightroom WONT delete photos from disk
I understand the diffrencce between deleting a photo from LR verses completely deleting from the disk.
However when I try to "delete a photo from disk" through light room it remains on my disk no matter what i do.
I do click the option "delete from disk" verses "remove" from LR
any ideas on what is happening here?Um, very interesting. I have my images located on an EHD and backed up to another EHD (thank heavens) because something very strange happened today which I believe now explains previously lost images. With LR open but no editing taking place I happened to look inside the Recycle Bin (Windows). Low and behold within the Bin were six images that were previously contained within the catalogue and somehow mysteriously relocated to the Recycle Bin. Reducing LR's on-screen window size I then expanded the Recycle Bin window so now I had both open on screen. Upon exiting LR the icons for the missing images disappeared from the Recycle Bin so the question is, were they never there really, were the icons in the Bin simply ghosts or did LR simply delete images of it's own free will? Either way, I never now leave LR open whilst doing other work, and most certainly when empyting the Recycle Bin.
And yes, briefly back OT - I too have noticed on many an occasion LR not deleting images from disk when requested, only from the catalogue. In this instance what I do is a fresh import which of course shows these images as being the latest import at the top of the tree and with only these images shown in the main library window. When selecting all and opting for Delete from Disk they are in fact completely deleted and end up in the Recycle Bin. -
Why when I delete photos (from disk) does it not clear space on my hard drive?
I went from 800 photos to 51 and my available HD space remains the same. So in total I deleted about 750 20+MB files. I should have more space free on my hard drive but there is nothing. I make sure to choose "delete from disk" as opposed to just "remove" so I can't imagine the problem. I even went back in and erased back ups in the lightroom folder wondering if maybe the images were hiding out there. Deleting back up folders made nominal difference. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Rob,
You are right. It was GB not MB. I am sure the disk I am looking at is the correct one. I go to the apple, about this mac, more info, storage. Unfortunately I just hit empty trash over and over without looking to see if the files made it in. It has always cleared space before so I assumed it would this time. I do think they made it as I always heard the sound of the trash clearing but I did not actually look for the files first.
I did a lot of research yesterday as to what could be going on and found an article that said time machine backs up locally on my HD and if I want space I can disable that. I found the folder with the back ups and saw there were many. I followed the tutorial online and disabled the back ups and now the folder is gone so you would think- more space. Not one single GB was returned.
I ended up erasing music and photos from iPhoto and a few movies and space cleared when I did those things. Still wondering what happened and want the other space back. 750 raw files is a lot of space, or should be.
Wondering if there is some back up to the back up somewhere.....
Thanks for responding .. I will take all input I can get! -
Hello,
I have a large collection of pictures (More than 20.000) that I still need to import to my iPhoto. I didn't imported yet because I still have some concerns about iphoto.
My pictures are organized in folders, something like:
~/eduardo/Pictures/2008/June/EventName
I would really like to keep this structure for my photos (since i feel safer this way).
I noticed that even unchecking the option "Copy items to iphoto library" when i delete a picture from iphoto, i still can find it under the original folder. Is there any way to delete pictures from iphoto and also from the hd at the same time?
I searched allot about this issue and the only solution that i could find was to delete the pictures from iphoto, and then going to finder and delete the picture again.
This is very hard to manage and make impossible to keep a large collection without any human error. (for accident i may delete one single photo on iphoto and forget to delete on disk. The inverse also apply).
Thank youWelcome to the Apple Discussions.
iPhoto will not manage any files outside the Library. Period. When you choose to manage the files yourself, that's the consequence.
But why do you make this choice?
*Some things to consider:*
1. Importing and deleting pics are more complex procedures. You have to to put the files where they will be stored before importing them. When you delete them you'll need to remove the files from the HD yourself.
2. You cannot move or rename the files on your system or iPhoto will lose track of them on systems prior to 10.5 and iPhoto 08. Even with the later versions issues can still arise if you move the referenced files to new volumes or between volumes.
3. Most importantly, migrating to a new disk or computer can be much more complex.
4. Because iPhoto has no tools for managing Referenced Files, if, for some reason, the path to the photos changes then you could find yourself resolving aliases for +each photo in the Library+ one by one.
My own opinion:
I've yet to see a good reason to run iPhoto in referenced mode unless you're using two photo organisers
If disk space is an issue, you can run an entire iPhoto Library from an external disk:
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library as an entity from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
If you're concerned about accessing the files, There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 and later*
You can use any Open / Attach / Browse dialogue. On the left there's a Media heading, your pics can be accessed there. Command-Click for selecting multiple pics.
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You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and later* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
*If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
For users of 10.6 and later:
You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and later:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
*To work with a different Editor*
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Note that iPhoto sends a copy+ of the file to Photoshop, so when you save be sure to use the Save command, not Save As... If you use Save As then you're creating a new file and iPhoto has no way of knowing about this new file. iPhoto is preserving your original anyway.
Regards
TD -
Deleting photos from disk via LR
When deleting photos in LR and choosing 'delete from disk' to delete these too from the disk, these photos are only deleted from LT but not from disk.
How can I solve this problem?Likely, by only being in Folders when you do this, not Collections or elsewhere.
Don
Don Ricklin, MacBook 2Ghz Duo 2 Core running 10.5.1 & Win XP, Pentax *ist D
See LR Links list at my
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Deleting photos from photo library
I need help deleting photos from my "photo library". I have no clue how these pictures even got there because I did not add them to my iPhone.
when I try to delete this pictures like I would delete every other picture on my phone it won't let me.
I am not good with computers so I'm sure this is a really dumb question but I really hope someone will help me.
Thank you for your time.
Message was edited by: Big-Hagridjust so you know, you are supposed to click answer on the post that answered your question, this gives the poster points toward a community status. 10 points for a solved, 5 points for a helpful. for each thread there are 1 solved and 2 helpfuls available. since you didn't mark my post as answered, rather you marked the thread as answered giving no poster credit, you can make up for it by giving me 2 helpfuls, which is equivalent to a solved pointwise...thanks for everything!
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RECENTLY I PURCHASE MY NEW IPHONE 5S AND AFTER BACK UP I SYNC THROUGH ICLOUD.NOW AND IN ORDER TO SAVE MEMORY I WOULD LIKE TO DELETE THE PHOTOS FROM "MY PHOTO STREAM" HOW I CAN DO THAT.PLS NOTE WHEN I TAP A PICTURE FROM "MY PHOTO STREAM" THE BIN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT DOES NOTE APPEAR.
Hello EFSTATHIOU,
Congratulations on your new iPhone 5s! It sounds like you are trying to delete photos from My Photo Stream to save room on iCloud.
The photos in My Photos do not count toward your iCloud storage:
Does My Photo Stream use my iCloud storage?
No. Photos uploaded to My Photo Stream do not count against your iCloud storage.
iCloud: My Photo Stream FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4486
If you would still like to delete the photos from My Photo Stream, use the steps below. I understand you are not seeing the trash can icon. You may need to tap on the picture one more time to see it, or you can delete multiple pictures by tapping Select when viewing the My Photo Stream album:
On an iOS 7 device
In the Photos app, tap Albums, then tap My Photo Stream.
Do either of the following:
Tap a photo.
Tap Select, then tap one or more photos.
Tap , then tap Delete Photo or Delete x Photos.
iCloud Help - Delete photos from My Photo Stream
http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mm823eb68d
If you are still not seeing the option, I recommend restarting your iPhone and trying again, and then trying a reset if the issue persists.
How to restart
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on the top of your device until the red slider appears. Then drag the slider to turn your device completely off.
After the device turns off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until you see the Apple logo.
How to reset
To reset, press and hold both the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo.
Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M. -
I am trying to save memory on my iPhone 4S/ ios6.
1) Can I back up all photos to icloud and the external hard disk I normally use for photos? If I then delete photos from the iPhone do the get deleted on iCloud?
2) Can I back up the newsstand to iCloud and save memory on the iPhone?
3) Can I back up the bookshelf to icloud and save memory on the iPhone?1. What format is the external drive? It sounds like it's ina format that Macs can't write to. Is it a NAS or NTFS?
2. Easiest thing: just move your iPhoto Library to the external
Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
3. Hold down the option (or alt) key while launching iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library' and navigate to the new location. From that point on this will be the default location of your library.
4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Regards
TD -
Deleting photos from the Library and Disk
When I delete photos from my iPhoto 5 library because I don't want the photo anymore and would like to free up disk space, it is easy enough to do. However when I look in my Library folders, the image still exists in the Month/Day folders. I had to review all of those folder to find the photos I just deleted and delete them again, at that point I gained the disk space I was hoping for. Is there a more straight forward way to delete the photo from the disk at the same time you are deleting it from the library? Ideally some fancy keyboard combo.
hi Blake,
images you delete in the iPhoto library are not deleted from hard drive UNTIL you empty iPhoto's trash bin. iPhoto keeps the image from your view in the library but it is still sitting safely in the dated folder in the finder, just in case you change your mind. When you are absolutely sure you want to delete the image go to the menu bar and hit iPhoto/Empty trash (there is also a keyboard shortcut listed there. I think it is shift command Delete.)
The trash bin is all the way on the bottom of the source column.
You can control click on the trash icon and empty the trash that way too.
Make sure you empty the trash often and don't let too many images pile up there. iPhoto has been known to choke on trying to trash too many images at a time. -
Can't delete photos from Lightroom 2
Hi all,
My first post here.
I am having trouble deleting photos from my hard drive through Lightroom 2. It will remove the "Rejected" photos from the catalogue, but will only sporadically delete them from my hard drive. I've tried a number of solutions I read about on-line: deteting from the bottom filmstrip only rather than the grid, using Ctrl+backspace, etc. but nothing works. Or I should probably say that nothing works consistently. I also cannot find any pattern as to when it does delete them properly -- the last few days nothing has worked. Do I just have to live with this, or have any of you out there figured out?
I've also checked the properties of these files in Explorer -- they are not "Read only" nor are they "Hidden". I've made sure that I'm in the Library module, Grid view selected, all filters are off, and I've tried deleting them from individual folders as well as the "All Photographs" option. The last couple of days, all I can get is a message like "There are 203 files that cannot be deleted."
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Take care.I think I saw this once, with a few rejects (only with Lr 2.) It would show me the reject grid view without any images, but I could still see them in the library grid as rejected. Eventually I was able to reject them, but I don't remember what I did, other than ignore it and hope it went away eventually.
You can do nutty stuff like unflag the images (maybe make a collection first, so you don't lose them in your library) and then delete some or all of them from the filesystem. Then let Lr complain about the missing files and make the gesture that drops them from the catalogue. It really depends if this problem is related to the underlying unlink operation or some database integrity issue.
I used to regularly SQLite vacuum my catalogue, too, so if it is catalogue related, perhaps that shook things loose. -
Help? Problem with deleting photos from I-photo?
I have created some New Event trash folders to drag all my deleted photos from the trash bin as advised. I had thousands of deleted photos to deal with. Now the problem is that the bin looks empty but it still indicates that there are over 7000 photos left in it. I cannot see those items so I cannot drag them out. Should I start reloading the trash bin (small amounts at a time!!) when there is still an amount in it??? How do I get rid of the remaining items? Should I just go and do a repair or rebuilding now?? Please help! Thanks!
Should I just go and do a repair or rebuilding now?
Yes. -
When i delete photos from photo stream in iphoto .. The pictures are still there on my iphone's photo stream. They are both connected to the same i cloud account.. And i cannot update to ios 5.1 on iphone.. Any help ??
1) You asked "Does she need to reconnect to that itunes/computer and if so what do we need to do to remove this folder of pics from her ipod?" Yes, you have to connect the iPod to that computer and go to the Photos pane for the iPod in iTunes and uncheck sync photos and the click on synce/apply. In the future do not check sync photos.
iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes
2)
Create a NEW account for using these instructions. Make sure you follow the instructions. Many do not and if you do not you will not get the None option. You must use an email address that you have not used with Apple before.
Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
Then on the iPod go to
- Settings>Messages>Send and receive and sign out your ID and sign into hers. Make sure that only her ID email address is listed.
- Settings>FaceTime sign out of your ID and sign into hers. Make sure that under You can be reached at only her ID email address is listed
- Settings>iCloud and sign out and sign in with hers
Contnue to use the commpn ID/account for Settings>iTunes and App stores. -
I want to delete photos from my iPad . But the help page does not help. When I click devices a photo pop up option does not appear
The instructions in HT4236 are as follows:
To delete synced photos and videos
In iTunes, select the device icon in the Devices list on the left. Click the Photos tab in the resulting window.
Choose "Sync photos from."
On a Mac, choose iPhoto or Aperture from the pop-up menu.
On a Windows PC, choose Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements from the pop-up menu.
Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
Click Apply.
No where does it say anything about a "photo pop up option". When you click on your device icon a panel with many tabs appears. One of these tabs is "Photos". You are supposed to click on the "Photos" tab. -
I am trying to delete photos from my Ipad. When I go to "sync photos from" my only options are the photo folders on my PC I cannot see the albums on my Ipad. No options for Photoshop items. Help!
The links below have instructions for deleting photos.
iOS and iPod: Syncing photos using iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4236
iPad Tip: How to Delete Photos from Your iPad in the Photos App
http://ipadacademy.com/2011/08/ipad-tip-how-to-delete-photos-from-your-ipad-in-t he-photos-app
Another Way to Quickly Delete Photos from Your iPad (Mac Only)
http://ipadacademy.com/2011/09/another-way-to-quickly-delete-photos-from-your-ip ad-mac-only
How to Delete Photos from iPad
http://www.wondershare.com/apple-idevice/how-to-delete-photos-from-ipad.html
How to: Batch Delete Photos on the iPad
http://www.lifeisaprayer.com/blog/2010/how-batch-delete-photos-ipad
(With iOS 5.1, use 2 fingers)
How to Delete Photos from iCloud’s Photo Stream
http://www.cultofmac.com/124235/how-to-delete-photos-from-iclouds-photo-stream/
Cheers, Tom -
Deleted photos from iPhoto trash & need to recover - help
I deleted photos from iPhoto and the iPhoto Trash folder and need to get them back. Can anyone please help?
they are in the system trash if you have not emptied it - drag tehm from the system trash to the desktop and then import into iPhoto
Or simply restore your backup from just before you deleted them
LN
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