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March 31, 2020
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Deleting multiple photos from disc

  • March 31, 2020
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How do I delete multiple photos from the disc in Lightroom? When I select multiple photos and click "delete," only 1 photo is deleted. 

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JP Hess
Inspiring
November 1, 2020

The method outlined in that tutorial has worked for years, and it still works in LrC 10. I used it the other day to clean out some rejects following a review of some images from my daughter's wedding.

Rob_Cullen
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 31, 2020

"When I select multiple photos and click "delete," only 1 photo is deleted."

This is the result if you are selecting photos in the Filmstrip (when not using Grid View mode).

Example: You may be viewing one image in Loupe view, then select multiple on the Filmstrip to delete- only the one 'first selected' viewed photo will be deleted.

The answer from Joe is the best!

To take it further- if culling many photos from your computer you might benefit from using the 'Refine' function-

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom/confused-about-what-quot-refine-photos-quot-and-quot-validate-dng-files-quot-commands-do/m-p/10978051#M25198

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
josephlavine
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 31, 2020

I came across this link that you might find helpful.

https://capturelandscapes.com/simple-trick-to-delete-multiple-images-in-lightroom/

warmly, joe

Teledyol
Known Participant
November 1, 2020

That answer is almost 10 years old from 2011, it does not work in 2020.

Teledyol
Known Participant
November 1, 2020

What is missing is that you have to be in Grid View first