How to Fix iPhone Recently Deleted Photos Won’t Delete

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Fix 1: Use Alternate Method to Delete the Album

Go toSettings>General>Storage> selectPhotosfrom the list > tap onEmpty Recently Deletedalbum.

Also Read:How to stop deleted photos from coming back on iPhone

Fix 2: Delete Photos in a Batch

Try deleting the photos in smaller batches instead of deleting them all at once.

Go to theRecently Deletedfolder > tap onSelect> selectphotosin small batches >deletethem.

Fix 3: Turn Off Auto Lock

When your iPhone locks before the Recently Deleted album is emptied, the process is interrupted. Therefore, consider disablingauto-locktemporarily and deleting the photos.

Go toSettings>Display & Brightness>Auto Lock> selectNever.

Fix 4: Delete Using iCloud

If the Apple Photos app fails to delete the photos, use the web version of iCloud. For that, visiticloud.com/photos. Log in with yourApple account> go toPhotos> click onRecently Deleted>Delete All.

Note:This only applies to photos synced to iCloud.

Also Read:How to remove duplicate photos from iPhone

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Last updated on 09 August, 2024

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