How to remove photos marked "from My Computer"

To delete photos that have been synced from a computer that's no longer accessible:

Create a folder on the computer that you now sync with, and add a single photo to that folder.

In the Photos tab in iTunes, click the box next to "Sync Photos From."

In the pop-up menu next to "Sync Photos From," choose the folder you created in step 1.

Apply the change.

Uncheck "Sync Photos From."

Apply the change again.

Your synced photos will now be removed from the device.

Last Modified: Feb 18, 2015

ok so i was having this same issue, im using ios 8 as well ...

go into your itunes and click on the little phone icon. Click on "photos", then make sure there is a little check mark in the "Sync Photos from" icon, choose the Desktop , and click apply in the bottom right of the screen . You should get a "remove ...message" and hit ok.

Then go back up and uncheck the "Sync photos from " icon.

Hopefully this will work for you!

You can just go ahead and restore the iPhone and that should solve the problem in about 20-60 mins, depending if you need to download the required IPSW.

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The fastest way to delete iPhone photos is to open the photos app, tap Photos on the bottom left, enter the Moments view, tap Select, then select photos you want to delete and remove.

I've had the same issue and couldn't find a solution online.

I found a perfect solution though, what i did was:

Go to Photos > Computer Photos > Select All> Duplicate

This ultimately add all the computer photos to your camera roll where you can delete them freely.

As for the computer pics you no longer need, you can use the solutions provided before; one of which is to remove the sync in iTunes, or syncing with a new folder and removing the old pics.

Hope this helps ! xxx

If you don't have access to the pc from which you've synced photos then go to settings in your iphone check iCloud photo library Uncheck it (turn off it) and turn on it.

Simple you'll get a notification about removing synced photos by which you can choose to proceed or not.

Those photos are synced from computer maybe with iTunes or some third-party apps, you can't delete them directly on iPhone. iTunes helps :

Step 1. Open iTunes and connect with your iDevice. Click the Device button.

Step 2. Under photos > choose Sync Photos > Choose "Copy photo from Photos" > Below check "Selected Albums" but DO NOT select any albums > Make sure there is 0 photos you choose > Apply.

You can also go to Settings, Icloud, and turn on you’re photos to automatically upload and safely store. That way you don’t have to mess with your computer. It asks if you want to take them off or not. Worked great and I didn’t have to download itunes on my computer.

Hi, You can just try to restore the phone or you can go to the iCloud library and uncheck the option. Also, if you are having some duplicate photos then you can try a third-party software like Duplicate Photos Fixer Pro.

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