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12-30-2013, 03:27 AM
How to Delete Auto Backup Photos
If you've tried the Auto Backup tool (http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-auto-backup-for-desktop.html) and you want to delete your photos, it won't be easy. You can go to the Auto Backup section (https://plus.google.com/photos/search/%23AutoBackup) of Google+ Photos, mouse over a photo, click the "tick" icon, select photos one by one and click "Delete". You can also select photos by dragging a "lasso", just like in your favorite file manager. You can also select a photo and Shift+click the last photo you want to select or Ctrl-click photos for **n-contiguous selection.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoQp-sEgPHw/UsCyGl6emTI/AAAAAAAB8e4/xsfhPRAxXIE/s400/auto-backup-select-4.jpg
That's great if you only have a few photos, but **t if you have thousands of photos. Fortunately, there's a better way:
1. go to Google+ Photos (https://plus.google.com/photos/), click "More" and pick "Albums"
2. add /camerasync to the URL in the address bar and press Enter. You should get something like:
https://plus.google.com/photos/+YourName/albums/camerasync
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_mlTktyDvU4/UsCsWc8GHDI/AAAAAAAB8dI/hVGFy3neJ7Q/s1600/auto-backup-select-1.png
3. click "Select" below "Photos from Auto Backup". After a few seconds, Google will select the last 2000 photos uploaded to Auto Backup. If you have less than 2000 photos, all of them will be selected.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T06usddRyqg/UsCsWSAOB9I/AAAAAAAB8dM/VSwkT5egIcI/s1600/auto-backup-select-2.png
4. click "Delete" at the top of the page. This only moves the photos to Trash, so they're **t permanently deleted. If you change your mind, click "undo" after they're moved to Trash.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rEm09bPl8G0/UsCspf-Dc3I/AAAAAAAB8ec/Jw2Km4rtdvQ/s1600/auto-backup-select-3.png
5. you may need to manually refresh the page (press F5) to see the remaining photos. You'll have to go back to step 3 and select the next 2000 photos and then go to the step 4.
6. to permanently delete your photos, go to the Trash (https://plus.google.com/photos/trash), click "Empty trash **w" and confirm this action.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoogleOperatingSystem/~4/Oi44sv4YgZ4
If you've tried the Auto Backup tool (http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2013/12/google-auto-backup-for-desktop.html) and you want to delete your photos, it won't be easy. You can go to the Auto Backup section (https://plus.google.com/photos/search/%23AutoBackup) of Google+ Photos, mouse over a photo, click the "tick" icon, select photos one by one and click "Delete". You can also select photos by dragging a "lasso", just like in your favorite file manager. You can also select a photo and Shift+click the last photo you want to select or Ctrl-click photos for **n-contiguous selection.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoQp-sEgPHw/UsCyGl6emTI/AAAAAAAB8e4/xsfhPRAxXIE/s400/auto-backup-select-4.jpg
That's great if you only have a few photos, but **t if you have thousands of photos. Fortunately, there's a better way:
1. go to Google+ Photos (https://plus.google.com/photos/), click "More" and pick "Albums"
2. add /camerasync to the URL in the address bar and press Enter. You should get something like:
https://plus.google.com/photos/+YourName/albums/camerasync
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_mlTktyDvU4/UsCsWc8GHDI/AAAAAAAB8dI/hVGFy3neJ7Q/s1600/auto-backup-select-1.png
3. click "Select" below "Photos from Auto Backup". After a few seconds, Google will select the last 2000 photos uploaded to Auto Backup. If you have less than 2000 photos, all of them will be selected.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T06usddRyqg/UsCsWSAOB9I/AAAAAAAB8dM/VSwkT5egIcI/s1600/auto-backup-select-2.png
4. click "Delete" at the top of the page. This only moves the photos to Trash, so they're **t permanently deleted. If you change your mind, click "undo" after they're moved to Trash.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rEm09bPl8G0/UsCspf-Dc3I/AAAAAAAB8ec/Jw2Km4rtdvQ/s1600/auto-backup-select-3.png
5. you may need to manually refresh the page (press F5) to see the remaining photos. You'll have to go back to step 3 and select the next 2000 photos and then go to the step 4.
6. to permanently delete your photos, go to the Trash (https://plus.google.com/photos/trash), click "Empty trash **w" and confirm this action.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GoogleOperatingSystem/~4/Oi44sv4YgZ4