How to Delete Pictures from iCloud with Best Methods

If you do not tidy up your room regularly, all your things will in a muddle. Similarly, if you do not delete unnecessary photos from iCloud in time, it will be stuck full of previous files, and fail to work any more. Not mention to the free 5GB iCloud storage space that everyone can own. There is no question that you need to organize to make room for new photos come in. All in all, if you installed iCloud and prefer it to store new taken pictures, then remember to delete pictures from iCloud, to enable the normal operating.

Method 1. Delete Pictures from iCloud Photo Library

iCloud Photo Library, it works similar, once your photos have reached 5 GB, iCloud will fail to work. To keep the original photo backing up processes, you have better delete pictures from iCloud.

Step 1: Select pictures to delete with.

Choose "Albums" in "Photos" application first, and then tap "All Photos", and hit "Select" on the top right corner.

Step 2: Remove iCloud photos in iCloud Photo Library.

Hit the "Trash" icon on the bottom, to "Delete Photos" from iCloud with no computer.

Method 2. Get Rid of Photos from My Photo Stream

My Photo Stream is the new feature used by iCloud for storage. Once you turn it on, your entire Apple devices will start to send back up files automatically. The obvious limitation is that you are only able to keep no more than 1000 pictures within 30 days.

Step 1: Get the photo album you wanna to delete.

Locate "Photos" on iDevice, and tap "My Photo Stream" after "Albums" menu have been chose.

Step 2: Delete iCloud pictures in My Photo Stream.

Hit "My Photo Stream" button, to select photos you will delete. Click the "Trash" option and confirm iCloud picture deletion.

Method 3. Remove iCloud Pictures on iPhone & iPad

Considering people may not hold iDevice during every period, I have sort out relevant solutions, to delete pictures from iCloud storage, on iOS devices, Windows and OS X computers.

Step 1: Locate "Settings", to find "iCloud".

Step 2: Choose Backup files stored in iDevice.

Click "Storage and Backup" option, to "Manage Storage" and find "Backups".

Step 3: Remove iCloud back up images.

Turn off "Camera Roll", and turn to "Storage and Backup" again, to choose "Backup Now" to remove previous iCloud pictures.

Method 4. Erase iCloud Photos on PC

Step 1: Launch iCloud program on PC.

Choose "Start" menu to open "iCloud" icon. Later, click the iCloud folder, to dig out stored iCloud pictures.

Step 2: Manage pictures from iCloud.

Hit "Manage" on the iCloud control pane, to choose "Backups" on the left, to select which iCloud photos to delete.

Step 3: Remove photos from iCloud on PC.

Tap "Delete" and confirm the deletion to erase iCloud images.

Method 5. Delete iCloud Images on Mac

Step 1: Run iCloud on Mac.

Open "Apple" menu, choose "System Preferences" and tap "iCloud" to manage with.

Step 2: Find iCloud picture to delete from backups.

Find "System Preferences" to get "iCloud", with which to click "Manage" and open "Backups", to select stored pictures to confirm the iCloud pictures deletion.

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