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How Do I Delete Photos from Photo Stream My Mac? Here're the Fixes

by Sophie Green   Updated on 2020-07-10 / Update for  Mac OS

There are many users who want to transfer photos from their phone to Mac to reduce the storage space of their phone. It's a good idea but once you did then the photo will not be editable. Because your photos will be stored in a default protective manner known as "managed".

So some users choose other ways to store their photos, then the first thing they do is delete the photos on their Mac. However, some people don't know how to do that and keep searching "how do I delete photos from my Mac". Well, in this article, we're going to help you solve this problem.

Part 1: How to Quickly Delete Photos from Mac

Photos always consume a lot of space in our phone memor, therefore, most iOS users delete unwanted photos every week or month. To free up your phone storage and deleting duplicated photos, you might be wondering how do I delete photos from my Mac?

Delete Photos One By One

Perform the following simple steps to quickly delete photos from Mac:

  • Launch the Photos app on your Mac.

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  • Select the picture you want to delete, right-click on an image and click Delete 1 Photo.

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  • Click Delete to confirm photo deletion.

Delete All Photos

You can perform following simple steps to delete all photos from Mac at once:

  • Launch the Photos app on your Mac
  • Select pictures, you want to delete.
  • Shift + left click on all images and click Delete.
  • Click Delete to confirm photo deletion

Furthermore, if you're still wondering how do I delete duplicate photos from my Mac? Then, just select all duplicated or copied photos and press the delete button.

Part 2: How Do I Permanently Delete Photos from My Mac

Following these methods, you might be wondering, "how do I permanently delete photos from my Mac?" Before we go into further details, you must know that photos you delete move to the recently deleted folder. From there, you can permanently delete photos, here's how you can do it.

  • Open the Photos app on your Mac.
  • Head to the Recently Deleted folder in your sidebar.
  • Select the pictures you want to delete permanently. Then, right-click the pic and choose Delete 1 Item.

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  • Hit delete button on message prompt.

Related Tips: How to Recover Permanently Deleted Photos from Mac

If you mistakenly deleted your photos or you want to recover the old photos that you've deleted problem then here's a tool that can help you in recovering your old pictures, which is UltData – Mac Data Recovery. Furthermore, this software offers a high data recovery rate and recovers your old photos with 100% security. It also supports the latest macOS 10.15 Catalina as well.

With UltData for Mac data recovery software, you can

  • Recover data deleted, formatted or lost on Mac
  • Restore files from the hard drive and external storage devices
  • Recover data from failed/crashed/dead MacBook

Recover deleted Photos with Ultdata for Mac

It is very easy to use as it requires fewer steps to recover your lost data on Mac.

  • Select location on your Mac where you lost your confidential data and then start recovery.

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  • Start scanning your drives and search for the lost data.

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  • All the deleted or lost files will be available for preview. You can then choose the required files and press the recover button.

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Summary

In this article, we talk about why iOS users move photos to Mac? Then we write about how to delete photos on Mac. The deletion process explains deleting photos method in two ways either delete photos one by one or delete all at once. This guide also includes how you can permanently delete photos on Mac and then there's the last part that recommends users to use data recovery software for restoring deleted photos.

Frequently Asked Questions about Deleting Photos from Mac

Q1: Why can't I delete photos from my Mac?

There are several reasons, you might not be able to delete a photo from Mac. However, there might be a problem with the bin folder or the trash. You can delete all photos manually to check whether all deleted photos are removed. Select all photo and press delete button. Restart your phone if the folder is empty.

Q2: How do you delete photos from iPhoto on Mac?

Deleting photos from iPhoto on Mac is very easy. You just need to select the photos in the album and press delete button. Then, you need to empty the iPhoto Trash bin folder to delete photos permanently. There is also another way to delete photos from Mac, you just need to select photos in an album and press option + command + delete.

Q3: How do I delete photos on my Mac to free up space?

To delete photos on Mac for freeing up space, you need to open the Photos app. Then, select the photos, you want to delete. After selecting all photos, you need to right-click on all photos and press the delete button. Your selected photos will move to the Recently Deleted folder. To delete photos from there follow the same instructions.