How to Delete All Photos from Google Drive At Once

You will learn how to delete all photos from Google Drive in several ways and get the ability to delete photos from Google Drive permanently. You will also learn how to sync iCloud Photos and Google Drive with EaseUS MobiMover.

Although Google Drive only provides 15GB of free storage space to each account, it offers the largest free storage compared to other major cloud drive services. However, once the storage is used up to over 80%, you will soon receive a notice from Google urging you to upgrade the storage capacity. In this case, especially when photos take up a lot of space, you may need to delete photos from Google Drive.

In this post, we will discover several ways how to delete all photos from Google Drive at once. Right before deleting photos, you need to make sure you have stopped syncing photos to Google Drive or stored your photos in another place, such as transferring photos from iPhone to external hard drive.

Thus, your photos will be deleted from Google Drive but not from your iPhone.

Way 1. Delete Photos from Google Drive via Official Website

The easiest way to delete photos from Google Drive is via its website. All you need to do is select the photos and delete them. Then, they will be moved to the trash folder. You can restore the photos and files in the trash folder for 30 days. After that, however, your files will be deleted permanently.

Step 1. Visit the Google Drive website and sign in with your Gmail account.

Step 2. Click Type and select Photos & Images. Then, all pictures in your Google Drive will be presented below.

Step 3. To select all photos in Google Drive, click the first picture, hold the Shift key, and scroll down to click the last picture. When all the thumbnails turn blue, all pictures from the first to the last picture are selected. You can also use Ctrl + A to select all pictures.

Step 3. Right-click the photos, and a menu pops up. Choose Remove. Or, you can click the trash icon in the menu bar. Then, all the photos will disappear from your Google Drive.

Tips:

• You can quickly restore the latest deleted photos by clicking Ctrl + Z on your keyboard. However, this method only works right after deleting.
• Once you delete photos from the shared folder in Google Drive, others who can view the folder cannot find these photos anymore.

Way 2. Delete Photos from Google Drive on iPhone/Android

You can delete photos from Google Drive via the Google Drive mobile app. The process is similar to deleting photos from Google Drive web. The only difference is that you cannot delete multiple pictures at a time unless you move all the photos to a certain folder before deleting them.

Step 1. Install the app on your mobile device and sign in with your Google account.

Step 2. Go to the Files tab and tap the menu icon, which presents as a three-dot symbol.

Step 3. From the menu list, choose Remove at the bottom.

Step 4. Tap Move to Trash to confirm the deletion.

Way 3. How to Delete Photos from Google Drive Permanently

By following the above steps, your images will be moved to the trash bin, where your photos, videos, and other files will stay for 30 days. Thus, you have a second chance to restore them or delete them from Google Drive forever.

Step 1. On your computer, go to Trash, where you can view all the deleted files.

Step 2. Select the item you want to restore or delete forever. You can use Ctrl + A to choose all items.

Step 3. Right-click and choose either Restore or Delete Forever.

Bonus: How to Sync Google and iCloud Photos

If you are tired of managing multiple cloud accounts, such as iCloud and Google accounts, there is an easy way to keep Google and iCloud synced. Thus, you can view or delete pictures under one account without switching platforms. EaseUS MobiMover is a tool that can help you transfer photos from iCloud to Google without overwriting the already-existing images.

Key Features of EaseUS MobiMover:

• EaseUS MobiMover is easy to use because of its straightforward and user-friendly interface.
• It can sync other data types other than photos, such as notes, calendars, contacts, etc.
• It can batch convert HEIC to JPG once the picture format is not compatible with your device.

Conclusion

Now, you know how to delete photos from Google Drive. If you want to delete all photos from Google Drive at once, do so on your computer via the Google Drive website. If you don't have a computer by your side, you can remove pictures on the Google Drive mobile app, but it cannot remove multiple pictures at a time.

How to Delete Photos from Google Drive FAQs

1. How do I delete thousands of photos on Google Drive?

On your Windows computer, go to the Google Drive website and click Type to select Photos & Images. Click the first image you want to delete, hold Shift, and click the last image to select all the pictures, whether hundreds or thousands. Click the trash icon at the top and move them to Trash.

2. Will deleting photos from Google Drive be deleted from my phone?

If you have installed Google Photos and turned on the backup option, items you delete from Google will also disappear from your Android, iPhone, or iPad.