How to Delete Batch Photos From an iPad Using a Mac

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How to Delete Batch Photos From an iPad Using a Mac

Candace Townsley

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As a teacher that uses iPads in class- I find at the end of the year that the iPads camera roll's are chock FULL of educational videos and pictures!!

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Of course there are also those "funny face" pictures scattered throughout the educational pics. These also need to be deleted for next the next school year!

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Normally, deleting a few pictures from your camera rolls is a few taps and delete- but when you have 294 pictures!!!!! Who wants to tap 294 times????

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STOP this craziness!!! There IS a better way!! It is much easier to do if you connect your iPad to your Mac- so here is what you need to do. I can wait if you need to go get your stuff!!

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Once your iPad is connected to your Mac of choice- use your Spotlight to find IMAGE CAPTURE.

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It will find your device- so just click on it!

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All 294 from that device show up on the list!!

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Select one photo and it turns red.

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Hit Command A and it will choose all 294 pictures.

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Then they will all turn red.

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Click on the Delete button.

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It prompts you to make sure you REALLY want to do this!!

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It's so lightening fast - I beat out Rimsky-Korsakov's - Flight of the Bumblebee!!!!!! Watch it to the end and you will get a thumbs up!!!

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One down- quite a few more to go!!! But alas, I have nothing more to show you because my camera roll is empty!! Yea!!!!!

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Hopefully you found this useful! See ya!!

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Candace Townsley

Oklahoma

I am a Technology Curriculum Integrationist for Holland Hall Middle School. I've taught History and GT~but this new job rocks!! They pay me 2 play w/TECHNOLOGY!

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