How to delete an album on photos

Q: Can you delete an album without deleting the pictures?

You can delete an album from your Galaxy S10s Gallery app with just a couple of taps. Be aware, though, that when you delete an album, youre also deleting any photos that might be stored in it — so move any photos you want to keep out of the album before you delete it.

There may come a time when you want to go beyond removing pictures from the Photos app and delete entire albums. Maybe you have albums with images for work that you no longer need, screenshots that aren’t useful anymore, or wallpapers that you no longer want. There’s no reason to save them, so do some clean-up and get rid of them.

Table of Contents Show

On iPhone and iPad
Notes on deleting photo albums
How do I delete an empty photo album on my iPhone?
How do I delete an album from my phone gallery?
Can you delete an album without deleting the pictures?

Here’s how to delete photo albums on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Follow along to get rid of unnecessary albums inside the Photos app on Apple devices.

On iPhone and iPad

Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad and then do the following to delete an album:

1) Tap Albums from the bottom navigation.

2) Under My Albums, tap See All.

3) Tap Edit on the top right.

4) Tap the minus sign in red on the corner of the album that you want to remove.

5) When the pop-up appears at the bottom, tap Delete Album to confirm the removal of the album.

6) Tap Done when you finish.

On Mac

Open your Photos app on Mac and then follow these steps to delete an album:

1) Select the album that you want to remove from the left side.

2) Either right-click or hold Control and click the album.

3) Choose Delete Album from the context menu.

4) When the pop-up appears at the top, click Delete to confirm the removal of the album.

Notes on deleting photo albums

If you sync via iCloud, deleting an album will remove it from all of your devices.
The images within the album will still display in other albums, if applicable, and in your Photo Library.

If you have a ton of photo albums that you never use, it might just be time to clean them up by removing those you no longer need. Are you going to delete any of your photo albums?

Related tips:

How to delete photos on iPhone and iPad
How to recover deleted photos on iPhone and iPad
How to access photos on iCloud using iPhone, iPad, Mac, and a web browser

How do I delete an empty photo album on my iPhone?

How to delete album on iPhone.

Take your iPhone, go to Photos -> Albums, and tap See All..

To start deleting, tap Edit in the top-right corner..

To delete albums from your iPhone, simply tap on the ⛔..

How do I delete an album from my phone gallery?

Permanently delete photos & videos.

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app ..

Select the items you want to delete from your Android phone or tablet..

In the top right, tap More. Delete from device..

Can you delete an album without deleting the pictures?

You can delete an album from your Galaxy S10's Gallery app with just a couple of taps. Be aware, though, that when you delete an album, you're also deleting any photos that might be stored in it — so move any photos you want to keep out of the album before you delete it.