How to delete all iPhone photos (using your Mac)

Delete all iPhone photos FAQ: How can I easily delete all of my iPhone photos at one time (using my Mac)?

First off, a word of caution: This iPhone photos tip demonstrates how to delete all iPhone photos, which is obviously a dangerous thing to do, especially if you like your photos.

Second, this tip requires a Mac. (Sorry, I don't know how to do this from Windows, as I don't have a Windows PC at this time.)

How to delete all iPhone photos using your Mac

To delete all iPhone photos using your Mac, just follow these steps:

  1. Connect your iPhone (or iPod or iPad) to your Mac.
  2. Wait for the Mac and iTunes to finish their "sync" process.
  3. Start the Mac Image Capture application. (It's in the Application folder.)
  4. Once it starts up, select all your iPhone photos, and then press the "Delete photos" icon. This is the icon of a red circle with a slash through it, highlighted in the image below:

How to delete all iPhone photos (using your Mac)

Just click the confirmation message that comes up after this, and you will have deleted all your iPhone photos.

Again, please be careful; at this time I don't know how to recover deleted iPhone photos.