How To Delete Iphone Recently Deleted Photos

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Even you Delete Photos from iPhone they continue to remain on your device, occupying storage space. You will find below the steps to permanently delete Photos from iPhone and iPad.

Permanently Delete Photos From iPhone and iPad

Permanently Delete Photos from iPhone and iPad

When you delete Photos on iPhone, the Photos are only marked for deletion and moved to 'Recently Deleted' Folder on your device.

The Deleted Photos continue to occupy storage space on your device and remain in Recently Deleted Folder for 30 days, after which they get permanently deleted.

Hence, if you are trying to Free Up Storage Space on iPhone, you will have to make sure that deleted Photos are also removed from Recently Deleted Folder on your device.

Steps to Permanently Delete Photos from iPhone

To Permanently Delete Photos from iPhone, you will have to first delete them in the Photos App and then Delete them once again in Recently Deleted Folder.

1. Open the Photos App on your iPhone.

2. Tap on Albums tab located in bottom menu and then tap on Recents Album.

Albums Tab on iPhone

3. On Recents screen, tap on the Select option located at top-right corner.

Select Photos Option in Recents Album on iPhone

4. Select Photos that you want to delete and tap on the Trash can icon.

Delete Selected Photos on iPhone

As mentioned above, the deleted Photos at this stage have only been moved to Recently Deleted Folder and not yet removed from your device.

To Permanently delete Photos from iPhone, you will have to remove them from Recently Deleted Folder.

1. Open Photos App and tap on Albums tab located in bottom menu.

Albums Tab in iPhone Photos App

2. On Albums screen, scroll down to 'Other Albums' section and tap on Recently Deleted Folder.

Recently Deleted Folder in iPhone Photos App

3. In Recently Deleted Folder, tap on the Select option, located at the top-right corner.

Select Option in Recently Deleted Photos Album

Note: The number on Photos indicates the number of days up to which the deleted Photos will remain on your device and can be recovered.

4. Once you tap on Select, you will see 'Recover All' and 'Delete All' options in bottom menu. To Permanently delete Photos, tap on the Delete All option.

Delete All Recently Deleted Photos on iPhone

5. On the confirmation pop-up, tap on the Delete option to confirm.

This will permanently delete Photos from iPhone and they will no longer be available on your device.

Note: You can also delete selected photos by tapping on Photos that you want to delete and selecting the Delete option in bottom menu.

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