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Richard-Photo
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June 30, 2021
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Unable to delete rejected photos in Lightroom CC

  • June 30, 2021
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Hi,

 

I am having a problem with rejected photos in Lightroom CC. I seem to be unable to delete them (I need to free up disk space urgently).

If I create a smart collection to show rejected photos, I have several hundred photos. However, if I select 'All Photographs' from the catalogue and then use the flag filter to view rejected photos, I have none! This also means that when I use 'Photo > Delete Rejected Photos', there aren't any photos to delete!

 

I'm very confused by this, and I don't seem to be able to resolve it. Any hints greatly appreciated.

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Correct answer

After some fumbling, in lightroom CC you have to go File -> Search my photos, then it'll give you a bunch of filter options. Select the rejected flag and all rejected photos will show up, select all to delete them.

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Anonymous
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August 8, 2022

After some fumbling, in lightroom CC you have to go File -> Search my photos, then it'll give you a bunch of filter options. Select the rejected flag and all rejected photos will show up, select all to delete them.

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    Petr23840693oaze
    Participant
    November 17, 2022

    Thanks so much! This solved it as it's different from the older versions.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    July 2, 2021

    I am having a problem with rejected photos in Lightroom CC (I assume you mean Lightroom Classic). I seem to be unable to delete them (I need to free up disk space urgently).

     

    Don't delete photos if you are having space problems ... move them to another disk. There are two ways to move them:

     

    1. Move them in Lightroom Classic, drag and drop
    2. Move them in your operating system and then reconnect in Lightroom Classic http://www.computer-darkroom.com/lr2_find_folder/find-folder.htm

     

    Either way, the photos remain in your Lightroom Classic catalog, with your edits and your user-provided metadata, but they take up space on a different disk.

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 2, 2021

    So you see "several hundred" in the Smart Collection-

    When you see these 'Rejected' photos in this Collection, can you select any or all , then press the [Delete] key?

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    June 30, 2021

    Double check that no filters other than Rejected Images are applied.

     

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    Richard-PhotoAuthor
    Participant
    July 2, 2021

    Thank you for the hint: I've already tried checking that though. 

    DdeGannes
    Community Expert
    DdeGannesCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 30, 2021

    See if the info available at the link below provides some assistance.

    https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A2KLfSXgctxge.UA7QhXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Nj?p=Delete+rejected+photos+in+Lightroom+Classic&fr=yfp-t

     

    Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
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    Richard-PhotoAuthor
    Participant
    June 30, 2021

    Thanks for the link: I'm afraid nothing to assist.  I've previously been able to delete rejected images - but for some reason, it does not recognise their existence when it comes to deleting them now.

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