Really deleting photos

Okay i have searched for this and i have not had any luck, and seem to be the only one having this problem.
how do i really delet photos from iPhoto? i have selected them, and hit delete, then emptied the trash, and everything seems deleted.
But then i will open another ilife app, iWeb for instance, and hit the media button. All the photos that i have deleted still appear there, and are completly usable.
This leads me to believe that deleting photos from iphoto is not actually getting rid of them. Any ideas on how to completly get rid of these photos from my computer?
thanks

ryan:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Have you checked your Originals and Modified folders to see if those files are still there?
If not then try quitting iPhoto and the other iApps and the open iWeb or iDVD and see if they are still there? I just tried to duplicate your problem and was able to partially. After deleting a photo in iPhotos I check my iDVD project (it was open at the time of the deletion) and got a blank white thumbnail with the file name of the photo I deleted. After restarting both applications it was cleared out.
If they are still in one of those folders then make sure they are not visible anywhere in iPhoto (put the file name in the search box at the bottom). They should be gone.
Do you Twango?
You might check in your Originals and Modified folders for the file.

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Really, really delete photos

I went through my iPhoto 08 library 7.1.5 (378) and deleted a ton of photos. I used mostly the delete key but some drag to trash. I emptied trash and they all went away - I thought. However, I do not see a change in the size of the iPhoto library package.
Is this normal? Does deleting a photo leave an file of the image around somewhere? Is there a way to really, really delete them?

So you're running a Managed Library and also keeping copies of the files in your Pictures Folder.
This means that you are using twice the disk space.
The Photos outside the Library package have nothing to do with iPhoto, and quite sensibly, iPhoto has no control over them.
but someone else on a forum wrote that it is a bad idea to mess with the iPhoto package.
It is, and there is simply never a need to in normal usage.
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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(Note the above illustration is not a Finder Window. It's the dialogue you get when you go File -> Open)
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.
Regards
TD

How to really delete photos in Photos?

I deleted some photos (movies actually) in Photos to free some disk space. The size of the Photos library shrinks, but I don't get more space in my hard disk and the size of the iPhoto library does not shrink. I can not open the iPhotHow can I really get the photos from my disk?

Go to the App Store and check out the Purchases List. If iPhoto is there then it will be v9.6.1
If it is there, then drag your existing iPhoto app (not the library, just the app) to the trash
Install the App from the App Store.
Sometimes iPhoto is not visible on the Purchases List. it may be hidden. See this article for details on how to unhide it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928
One question often asked: Will I lose my Photos if I reinstall?
iPhoto the application and the iPhoto Library are two different parts of the iPhoto programme. So, reinstalling the app should not affect the Library. BUT you should always have a back up before doing this kind of work. Always.

Need to really delete photos

Help~
I have some ahem, private, photos that I put in a whole separate photo library. I have since moved them to a CD and want to delete them from my computer. I thought I had accomplished that by dragging them all to the trash and then emptying and securing the trash. However, when I select my photos as a screen saver, they still come up in the rotation!! yikes! not what I want someone walking in on...
can anyone help me really get these off my computer please??
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Oh my...where could they be hiding? What is the name of the album or folder you have selected for the screensaver? Is it the iPhoto Library folder? is it another folder on your hard drive?
One other idea...were these photos first in your main iPhoto Library, then you exported them to a folder on the desktop and then deleted them from the main library and then created a new iPhoto Library then imported them into that library?
If so, did you empty the trash in the main iPhoto Library? If not, then the photos are still in the same place on your hard drive until you empty iPhoto's trash, and then they will be deleted from the hard drive.

IPhone doesn't really delete photos?

I'm not sure if this is a bug in the OS or a side effect of some setting or app.
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I took 3 photos on the phone. I then deleted them from the Photos app. When I go in there, and go into Camera Roll, it says "No Photos or Videos".
I wanted to save a PNG (with a transparent background) file from an e-mail that I received. I tapped on the file, held my finger down, and when the sub menu came up, I clicked "Save Image".
I then went into my Photos app, and in the camera roll there is one image. The transparent PNG file is there, but it's overlayed on the first photo that I took and then deleted! I then tried to save the PNG from the same e-mail again, and a new image appeared in Camera Roll. It was the transparent PNG overlayed on the second photo that I took and deleted! I tried it again and it was overlayed on the 3rd photo I took.
I deleted all of the images, powered the phone on and off, and tried the same steps again and the same behavior occurs.
So it appears as though my phone is not actually deleting the images that I took.

I'm not sure if this is a bug in the OS or a side effect of some setting or app.
iPhone 5s 64gb, iOS 7.0.1
I took 3 photos on the phone. I then deleted them from the Photos app. When I go in there, and go into Camera Roll, it says "No Photos or Videos".
I wanted to save a PNG (with a transparent background) file from an e-mail that I received. I tapped on the file, held my finger down, and when the sub menu came up, I clicked "Save Image".
I then went into my Photos app, and in the camera roll there is one image. The transparent PNG file is there, but it's overlayed on the first photo that I took and then deleted! I then tried to save the PNG from the same e-mail again, and a new image appeared in Camera Roll. It was the transparent PNG overlayed on the second photo that I took and deleted! I tried it again and it was overlayed on the 3rd photo I took.
I deleted all of the images, powered the phone on and off, and tried the same steps again and the same behavior occurs.
So it appears as though my phone is not actually deleting the images that I took.

Does "delete" really delete the photo?

Hi all. I have a few Event folders that have duplicate images due to the fact that I copied them over from an older computer. Excat same file name (e.g. IMG2349.JPG). When I press "delete" from my MacBook keyboard on one of the duplicates, the image does indeed disappear. My question is: Is iPhoto really deleting that second copy, or is it merely removing the reference in iPhoto?
I do not want to keep an actual second copy for no reason. Any thoughts? How can I check? Thanks.

Assuming that you are using a default referenced library then when you delete a photo from an event in iPhoto and empty the iPhoto trash the photos is deleted from disk
LN

Are my photos REALLY deleted?

I needed to make space on my jam packed hard drive so I backed up my iPhoto Library and started deleted photos that I don't need to carry around on the laptop.
But it seems that some of the images, or alias or some other versions of the photos might be on the computer way down deep where I'm not seeing them. They come up under the ALL Pictures...but they are not in my iPhoto Library.
How can I be sure that once I've deleted the photo from iPhoto that the file is gone completely from my computer? I'm convinced of this because I'm only showing 2 gig's left on my 60 gig hard drive. iPhoto says it has 7 gig of images, iTunes has 20 gigs and I don't have a lot of other files. Granted, applications take a lot of space too, but just in case I want to make sure what I've deleted has been actually removed from the computer.
Anyone have an idea of how to ensure this.
Also, is there a "clean sweep" kind of program for Mac? Is it necessary? My boyfriend has a PC laptop and from time-to-time runs this clean sweep program that deletes the random, unused, and partitioned files.
thanks in advance for the input.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
started deleted photos that I don't need to carry around on the laptop.
How did you go about doing this? The correct way is to drag the photos from either the Photos mode or the Events mode into the Trash bin in the left hand pane of iPhoto and then empty that Trash bin vis the iPhoto->Empty Trash menu option.
So unless you emptied the iPhoto trash the files will still be in iPhoto and on the HD.
There are applications that will go thru the HD and remove duplicate files. However, these will completely mess up an iPhoto library since there are at least two files with the same file name for every photo in the library. You don't want to do that.
If you have an external HD you could put your iPhoto on it and run it from there. A smaller library could be kept on the laptop with just the latest or most needed photos in it. If you needed to quickly change which library your were running or wanted to copy photos between libraries iPhoto Library Manager would be just what you would want. It makes changing libraries very easy and will let you copy albums or events between libraries while keeping keyword, titles and comments intact.
There is an application called WhatSize that will show you all of your files on your HD and sort by size you you know which are taking up the most space. That will let you determine which to delete if they are not needed. You can find it a VersionTracker.com.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

Delete a Photo (Really Delete to Trash)

Is it possible to not just remove from a persons profile of faces but actually remove entirely to the trash a pic? I've found a couple of bad pics of my face and when I delete them......they just disappear from faces whether they are tagged or not....and do not appear in the trash....

TO delete photos from iPhoto select a photo(s) while in photo view or event view of the library and drag the photo(s) to the iPhoto trash in the source panel on the left and empty the iPhoto trash - iPhoto menu ==> empty trash
What are you trying to do
You have a library - each photo is in the library and can be viewed in different ways - events, photos, faces and places - you can not delete a photos from one view and leave it in the others - if it is gone from the library it is gone from all views
You can not delete a face thumbnail
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Please can someone help me with saving/deleting photos?

Hi, I know I am not using my iPhone correctly, but I am a busy mother and have been stacking up the photos on Camera Roll. I now need to delete some, but want to keep some to show friends. I don't have time to trawl the forums looking for the answer so am really hoping someone will take pity on me and answer these simple questions, bearing in mind that I can't get to a computer to sync that often, so i am going to have lots of photos.
1) How do you transfer photos from Camera Roll to an album using the phone?
2) When I sync and photos are downloaded from my camera roll I get a pop up asking if I want to keep or delete the photos on my phone. If I choose Delete, will it delete just the photos in Camera Roll, or in the albums too?
3) I have chosen Keep in the past and now have masses of photos on my camera roll. Short of using the curved arrow in the top right and selecting each photo individually, is there a way to delete multiple photos all at once on the phone (not on computer)?
4) Why oh why haven't Apple got a 'protect' button for individual photos so that you can keep a few photos in camera roll and delete the rest, like on a digital camera (yes I KNOW this isn't what Camera Roll is for...) It just makes so much sense.
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There isn't any "delete all" button for deleting photos on your phone. The fastest way to delete photos is with your computer, but on the phone you will have to open the Camera Roll in thumbnail view, tap the arrow button on upper right, tap all the photos you want to delete, tap the Delete button.
When you delete photos from the Camera Roll they are also deleted from any albums they may be in. Albums are like music playlists, they only contain pointers to the photos in Camera Roll to allow you to look at a filtered view of selected photos. Just as deleting songs from your library will also remove them from any playlist, so too removing photos from Camera Roll removes them from any album.
As for why Apple doesn't have a "protect" button, you could offer that suggestion to Apple here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.

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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
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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
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How to Delete Photos from iCloud’s Photo Stream
http://www.cultofmac.com/124235/how-to-delete-photos-from-iclouds-photo-stream/
 Cheers, Tom

I updated to iOS7 and my deleted photos came back. How do I make sure this doesn't happen again?

I updated to iOS7 and my deleted photos came back. How do I make sure this doesn't happen again? I want to get rid of the ones I already got rid of, but if they just keep coming back that will be a waste of time.
Can anyone help?
When I sync with itunes, the photos sections says I am syncing with my iphone, so I assume that anything I physically delete from my iphone should not be showing up again. Right?
Thanks in advance.
CM
PS- I don't use iphoto.

Is that really how sync works?
If you read this, http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4236 and this http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314 they don't actually make how sync works very clear. I had thought that syncing my device to itunes would allow I tunes to copy what was currently on my phone so that I could restore that information when needed ie if your phone dies and you need to do a clean install of the iOS system, you always have what is currently on your phone saved in Itunes.
Specifically reading this:
To delete Camera Roll photos and videos from your device
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Import the Camera Roll to your computer and choose to delete items after import.
Delete photos and videos from your device manually:
Open the Photos application and open the Camera Roll.
Tap the Action button.
Tap each photo to select it.
Tap the Delete button.
Note: For photos and videos you want to save, import them to your computer before deleting them from the Camera Roll.
What you seem to be saying is that iTunes saves every contact, message, photo etc and when you click sync, it reuploads things that you deleted? This seems like it should work the opposite. Make a mirror image of my iPhone on my computer, not make a mirror image of my computer onto my iPhone. You delete things for a reason.
Help- anyone else? Is razmee209 right?

How can I keep every single photo from saving to "collections""my photo stream""camera role" and just use one folder? And why do I have to delete the same pictures 4 times? In "collections""myphotostream"camera role""deleted photos" I need ONE FOLDER

im sick of deleting the same picture 4 separate times, I want to limit everything to one folder and only have to delete one time, how? Why does this have to be so complicated

Photos you take on your camera are in the Camera Roll and are like the film in a camera.
Photo Stream is an independent stream of photos from all devices that are logged onto the same iCloud account and that have Photo Stream turned on. Photo Stream photos are kept in the cloud for 30 days or up to 1000 photos, whichever comes first, so unless you have a particular photo you just don't want to stay out there for 30 days, you don't really need to delete Photo Stream Photos. They are temporary. Your device will continue to keep your Photo Stream photos from prior to the 30 day limit, but if you switch Photo Stream off in iCloud and then right back on, the only photos that will re-display in Photo Stream on that device are the ones that remain within the 30 Day/1000 photo parameter.
Collections is simply a single place which shows all of the photos that you have on your device. You do not need to delete photos from Collections. It is just a single place where you can see the contents of all of your albums.
Photos in albums that you have created on the device itself are tied to the photos in your Camera Roll, so if you delete them from the Camera Roll, it will tell you that it will also be deleted from an album.
Albums that you have sync'd from your computer should be removed the same way you got them there - by hooking the device up to a the computer you did the sync with, and un-selecting the album from the Photo profile screen.
So, really, there are only two places that you need to delete photos - Camera Roll and Photo Stream.
Cheers,
GB

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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.
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Please excuse my ignorance in advance! I needed to delete some photos as I couldn't download any apps or take any more photos until I freed some space (not sure why as according to itunes I have nearly 2GB free). I recently updated iphone software and now have 2 photo albums on my phone. I deleted most of the photos on my camera roll but noticed that the new album 'Photo library' which was created when I updated the software still has all the original photos in it. I went into to it to delete them but for some reason there is no delete icon for any of these photos. Please note these are all photos taken using the iphone itself. I have never synced photos from my computer to my iphone so I can't delete them by syncing with a folder on my PC. I back up the photos by copying them manually using windows.
I would really appreciate any help as I don't want to run out of space of my iphone again especially if it is due to unnecessary duplication of seemingly undeletable photos!

You cannot delete photo library pics from the iphone.
You delete them the same way you got them there in the first place. The sync process.
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Hi, I recently upgraded to a macbook pro from a macbook. I backed up all of my photos to an external hard drive from the macbook, then moved the entire library to the trash then emptied the trash. I just ran a program called "Disk Inventory X" to find out why my hard drive was still almost full and it turns out that the deleted photos are still on the hard drive in pictures/iphotolibrary/originals/ then their folders (which I can see in the "disc inventory X" program), however I cannot see the files in Finder to delete them. How can I proceed to delete them (there's about 100 gigs)?
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In Disk Inventory X, when something is selected, just do File > Reveal in Finder or its shortcut on the menu Command-F. That will reveal the folder in the Finder.
Also, in the grid of squares, right-click something and Reveal in Finder is on the context menu.
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