The Mysteriously Appearing Photos That Were In The Trash Bin

Hello;
I have a conventional digital camera that connects to my mac USB and downloads my photos onto my desktop. I frequently toss out photos I do not want. Last night I tossed out a bunch of my photos and emptied the trash bin. But just a minute ago, I took 2 pictures and downloaded those 2 pictures onto my desktop via the image capture utility, and suddenly all the pictures I had trashed in the last couple of days, magically showed up on my desktop. I only had 2 pictures in my actual digital camera. Why are all the photos I trashed and deleted suddenly back on my desktop?
Blessings,
Damon

I only had 2 pictures in my actual digital camera
I was not there - but my best guess is that you did not erase the photos on the camera - only from your desktop
If this continues you may need to use the camera to format your storage after you download the photos to be sure that they are erased
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