Problem Statement
I want to free up my iPhone space, which is consumed mostly by Photos. I want a quick and simple solution.I have 16GB of data on my iPhone. As everyone does, this has become my primary Camera and within one year, I have topped the 16GB space to a limit that I can't even upgrade my device, download apps or taken any pictures. I know, it sounds pretty simple to transfer all photos to some other device but I wanted something simple, robust and dependable solution.
Use Image Capture Application within Mac
Open the image Capture Application on your Mac. In old style way, select photos to be delete and click delete button on your Mac.
Backing up on Mac
Launch Image Capture from your Applications folder.
Connect your iPhone to your Mac via USB cable.
If you want the photos to be deleted from your iPhone after you’ve backed them up to your Mac, check the checkbox on the left bottom that says “Delete after import”.
Choose where you want to save your photos to under “Import to”.
If you want to backup all the photos from your iPhone, then select “Import All”. If you want to selectively backup specific photos, highlight the ones you want to backup and click “Import”.
Practical Approach:
I had tried to delete media from my iPhone almost three time. To cut the chase, the best effective way is the manual way. Follow the below step:
- Goto to iPhone Photo App. Open the album. On top right corner, there is a 'Select' link. Click on the 'Select' link, this will allow you to tap and choose multiple photos. Click Trash on lower right corner. In other words, delete all photos manually.
- Now go to your iTune Settings, from where you synch your iPhone to your laptop. Make sure, auto Synch for Photos or any other item is unselected. you can always synch, if needed, manually.
- Make it a habit, in free time, while browsing in your iPhone, go to Photos Apps and keep your Photos or other media collection clean.
