How To Delete Onedrive Photos
Aug 21, 2016 The phone gallery is in sync with onedrive, hence what you click gets uploaded and what you delete, gets deleted from onedrive too. However if you install a file browser app, such as 'File explorer' and delete the photos from this, the onedrive remains untouched.
Has anyone worked out how to successfully delete photos in a granular way?I've got my phone set to backup photos to onedriveThe photos app nicely shows my phone pics and onedrive pics togetherBUT how do I delete a photo from just the phone storage but leave it on onedrive (without connecting to a PC and deleting using the PCs windows explorer)? If I select delete I get the message 'this will delete from the phone and onedrive', but I want to leave it in onedrive just delete from my phone storage. There doesn't seem to be an easy way. Or is there??Seems the UI needs a bit of a polish, a simple addition of options for 'delete from phone' and 'delete from phone and onedrive' would do! Apologies for getting back to an old thread, but since there are details up all ready didn't wish to start a new thread.Anyway with regards to the above I am still struggling to work out how to go about this. After deleting a photo I no longer wanted on my phone but wanted to keep in Onedrive and seeing the message that it will also delete on onedrive I decided to keep it, but look at other means.
I have searched a little on the matter and there are a few posts here, but I am still at a bit of a loss as to how it all works and a work around of keeping your phone clear but your pictures stored online.So deleting the picture on my phone in either the “Collection” folder or the “Camera Roll” in Albums deletes it from OneDrive. So following advice I went to File Explorer and deleted the picture there and can confirm that it has been deleted. I go to OneDrive and it is still stored online ‘hurrah’ but then I go to my photos on the phone and in both collections and in camera roll the picture is still there due it being in OneDrive.Previously in WP8 it was easy to delete on the phone and have access online, but it seems no longer, am I missing a setting or a work around on this because I really don’t need to have some pictures accessible on my phone, but want to have them stored just in case and the system seems to be unable to permit this.Any ideas?
Oh am using L640 with official W10 latest. Apologies for getting back to an old thread, but since there are details up all ready didn't wish to start a new thread.Anyway with regards to the above I am still struggling to work out how to go about this. After deleting a photo I no longer wanted on my phone but wanted to keep in Onedrive and seeing the message that it will also delete on onedrive I decided to keep it, but look at other means. I have searched a little on the matter and there are a few posts here, but I am still at a bit of a loss as to how it all works and a work around of keeping your phone clear but your pictures stored online.So deleting the picture on my phone in either the “Collection” folder or the “Camera Roll” in Albums deletes it from OneDrive. So following advice I went to File Explorer and deleted the picture there and can confirm that it has been deleted. I go to OneDrive and it is still stored online ‘hurrah’ but then I go to my photos on the phone and in both collections and in camera roll the picture is still there due it being in OneDrive.Previously in WP8 it was easy to delete on the phone and have access online, but it seems no longer, am I missing a setting or a work around on this because I really don’t need to have some pictures accessible on my phone, but want to have them stored just in case and the system seems to be unable to permit this.Any ideas? Oh am using L640 with official W10 latestBy chanche, you left enable 'Show pics stored only in OndeDrive' enabled in Photos app?
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Disable it, it drains data. So your phone will show only its stored picsI do that every month, I remove pics and left that online, protected. This is how is works. You take a photo, it's automatically uploaded to OneDrive.
But your Photos app is configured so that it shows pictures from both OneDrive and your phone, however if there are duplicates it will only show one. One way to fix this is to go to settings and make sure the Photos app doesn't show pictures from OneDrive. That way you will still keep uploading to OneDrive, but only the photos from your phone will be shown in the Photos app.
Another way is to keep showing pictures from both OneDrive and the phone, but delete your pictures in the File Manager app (on your phone), or by swiping to Folders in the Pictures app, and then finding the picture there and deleting it only from your phone.
OneDrive for Business OneDrive OneDrive for Business operated by 21VianetYou can delete specific files or photos on OneDrive, or you can delete entire folders and all the items in them. If you need to, you might be able to from the OneDrive recycle bin.Go to the. You might need to sign in with your Microsoft account, or your work or school account.Select the files or folders you want to delete by pointing to each item and clicking the circle check box that appears. (The left image below shows items in List view, the right image shows items in Tiles or Photos view.).To select all files in a folder, click the circle to the left of the header row, or press CTRL + A on your keyboard.
(You can also select several files at once by selecting one file, scrolling down the list, then hold down the Shift key while left-clicking the last item you want to select.).On the bar at the top of the page, select Delete. (You can also right-click the selected file or folder and select Delete.). Note: A folder does not need to be empty before you delete it. However, you may want to check beforehand that there are no files or sub-folders within it that you want to keep.Empty your recycle binYour deleted files and folders go to the OneDrive recycle bin from which you can if you need to.First, select Recycle bin in the OneDrive left side navigation.To permanently delete specific files or folders from the recycle bin, select those items, then select Delete in the top navigation.To permanently delete the entire recycle bin at once, select Empty recycle bin in the top navigation.
Delete from your OneDrive but not your hard driveIf you want to keep a file, photo, or folder on your computer, but not on OneDrive, use File Explorer (or Mac Finder, if you're on a Mac) to move the file outside your OneDrive folder to a different folder on your hard drive.Delete from your hard drive but not your OneDriveIf you want to keep a file, photo, or folder on your OneDrive, but not on your computer (because you don’t want it to take up space), put the file in your OneDrive folder, then turn on (or ). You’ll still see the file in the OneDrive folder on your computer, but it will take up zero hard drive space.Delete from both your OneDrive and your hard driveIf you have synced your OneDrive to your desktop/hard drive, use File Explorer (or Mac Finder, if you're on a Mac) to find and delete the file, photo, or folder. Open the view, and select the files or folders you want to remove by pointing to each item and clicking the circle check box that appears.To remove an item shared by other users, select the item, then select Remove from shared list on the bar at the top of the page.To remove an item from Shared by me, select the item, select Informationin the upper-right corner to open the Details pane, and then select Manage Access.For files shared with a link, select Anyone with this link. And then select Remove Link.For files shared with other people, select Can Edit or Can View under their name and then select Stop Sharing.Open a Mac Finder window.Navigate to the correct OneDrive folder, and select the item or items you want to delete.Right-click the item or items, then select Move to Trash.
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You can also drag and drop the item or items from the folder to your Trash.Need more help?Get online helpSee more support pages for and.For the OneDrive mobile app, see.Email supportIf you still need help, shake your mobile device while you're in the OneDrive app. To contact OneDrive for Business support from your PC or Mac, select the OneDrive icon in the notification area or menu bar, then select More Send feedback I don't like something.OneDrive for Business Admins can also view the, or.Got feedback?OneDrive UserVoice is your place to suggest the features you’d like to see us add to OneDrive. While we can’t guarantee any specific features or timelines, we will respond to every suggestion that gets at least 500 votes.Go to the.