iCloud: delete photos - here's how to do it

Your iCloud has limited storage space, so every now and then you need to delete photos to free up new space. However, removing photos from iCloud is quite easy and can even be done right from your smartphone.

Deleting iCloud photos: this is how to do it

If you use an iOS device, you can delete photos simultaneously from iCloud as well as from Gallery.

1. Now to delete photos on your smartphone, you must first open your photos.
2. Within the app, you will find various folders into which images are automatically or manually sorted.
3. Select an image and switch to the image options, or alternatively tap directly on the trash icon when it is displayed to you.
4. You can also select multiple images at once and delete them together. For a larger selection, this is extremely time-saving.

iCloud photos delete: How it works on Mac

1. To delete your photos from the cloud, but not from the smartphone, you must first switch to the Mac.
2. There you now call the iCloud with the browser and log in with your credentials in the account.
3. Nun wechseln Sie wie gewohnt in den Ordner „Fotos“ und markieren alle Fotos und Ordner, die Sie gerne löschen möchten.
4. Klicken Sie anschließend, wie auch am Smartphone, einfach auf das Papierkorb-Symbol, um die Fotos zu löschen.