Feb 13, 2019

My photo trash is full how do i empty it?

I looked in settings but found nothing to do with photo trash I need to empty it as I keep getting a message that my trash is full

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Last edited Feb 16, 2019

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David Fox 9379

Feb 13, 2019

If you go into 'trash' you can tap on the hamburger menu on the top right and choose empty trash.

Last edited Feb 24, 2019

Manish Rath

Feb 21, 2019

Hey Maureen,

You can delete the trash by; Photos app -> Trash (select from left hamburger menu) -> Empty Trash (button next to Restore).

You can chose whatever you want to delete

Last edited Feb 24, 2019

Kanika 210991

Mar 7, 2019

please undo my trash mail all. immediately.

Last edited Mar 7, 2019

Lobalobo

Apr 3, 2019

To free up space on your phone, rather than delete images you can instead use Free-up-Space from the Google Photos App menu. Images will then be saved in the cloud but no longer on your phone.

Last edited Apr 15, 2019

Ferdorski

Jun 19, 2019

Went to google photos-deleted them ALL and now my phone is clear-no more TRASH IS FULL message! Boy was that a pain. No one said I had to go to google photos to do this.

Last edited Jun 20, 2019

Prickly Pam

Jul 4, 2019

So simple yet I couldn't find it on my own. Thanks to all who answered this question!

Last edited Jul 26, 2019

Nosey People, Get a Life.

Sep 2, 2019

Me neither

Biers Robson

Sep 5, 2019

my photos are being deleted permanently from gallery how do i set phone to delete to trash

Gerald Vance III

Nov 7, 2019

Open Google photos hit the hamburger at the top left to bring out the side menu hit trash then hit the three vertical dots at the top right and select empty trash this may take a while it may seem like your device is frozen especially if you have a lot of photos in the trash to delete but it is not just give it a minute

Christine Dunn

Dec 3, 2019

I don’t have a trash option!

David W Cox

Dec 3, 2019

Hi Christine Dunn,

Can you post details on what version phone you have and what you have tried so far.

David Cox

Karen Holcomb 247

Dec 12, 2019

Yeah, i have a pixel 3 and use the Google Gallery Go for my gallery. It always says if i hit delete it is deleted forever but today it started saying my device trash is full. I've went all through my folders and no trash. So I tried the dropdown in Google Photos like everyone here is saying and there's 1 photo in trash but under that dropdown in manage your Library it too says to empty the trash so thinking it is something different I hit it but it takes me to the 1 lonely picture which I deleted. Does anybody know where my DEVICE TRASH is please?

Last edited Dec 12, 2019

Cloverfield

Jan 12, 2020

I can’t find the photo trash and I installed the clean up AP. Selected 130 photos. Hit trash can. Now they have a ck mark. I’m getting excited now. Then the master button. I push it. That was severe hours ago- nothing deletes. Nothing. It’s hopeless. This has sucked the life out of me.