Delete photos and videos

Backed up photos and videos that you delete will stay in your bin for 60 days before they are
permanently deleted. Photos and videos that were permanently deleted can't be restored. Learn how to turn on backup.

Before you delete photos and videos

Learn where photos and videos do and don't get removed from

Items that you delete from Google Photos are also removed from:

• Android and iOS devices with Google Photos installed and backup turned on.
• Google Photos albums
• Shared albums and conversations to which you added them
• Some Google Photos Highlight videos. Learn more about deleted photos in Highlight videos.

Items that you delete are not automatically removed from:

• Blogger
• Drive
• Gmail
• Local storage when files are downloaded to iOS devices and some devices on Android 11 or newer.
• YouTube

Delete photos and videos

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com/login.
2. Choose the photo or video that you want to delete.
3. At the top, click Select .
4. At the top, click Delete Move to bin.
5. To undo, at the bottom, click Undo.

Tips:

• If you backed up your photo or video before you deleted it, it will stay in your bin for 60 days.
• Some photos save space when deleted. If you delete a photo that saves storage space in your Google Account, you may get an estimate of the recovered storage.

Empty your bin

Important: If you get a prompt to 'Delete permanently' when you move photos and videos to the bin, your bin is full. You can choose to delete these photos and videos permanently, but if you would like the ability to restore these photos and videos, you must first empty your bin. When you empty your bin, you permanently delete any photos and videos in your bin and they can't be restored.

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com/login.
2. Click Bin .
3. At the top, click Empty bin Empty bin.

Delete photos and videos permanently

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com/login.
2. Click Bin .
3. Choose the photo or video that you want to delete permanently.
4. At the top, click Select .
5. At the top, click Delete permanently Delete.