Delete Photos from Gallery, Keep Google Photos 📸
Learn how to remove photos from your device gallery without deleting them from Google Photos by enabling backup and syncing settings.

Simply Finance
23.7K views • Oct 28, 2024

About this video
To delete photos from your gallery but not from Google Photos, follow these steps:
1. **Enable Backup in Google Photos**:
- Open the **Google Photos** app on your device.
- Tap your **profile icon** in the top right corner.
- Go to **"Photo Settings"**.
- Tap **"Backup"** and make sure it’s toggled **on**. This ensures your photos are backed up to Google Photos.
2. **Delete Photos from Gallery**:
- Once your photos are backed up, open your device’s **gallery** or **photos app**.
- Select the photos you wish to delete from your device.
- Tap the **delete icon** to remove them from the gallery.
- This will delete the photos from your device only, but they will remain stored in Google Photos.
3. **Use 'Free Up Space' in Google Photos**:
- Open **Google Photos** again.
- Tap your **profile icon**.
- Select **"Free up space"**.
- This will delete all backed-up photos from your device’s gallery while keeping them safe in Google Photos.
### Timestamps
Introduction - 0:00
Enable Backup in Google Photos - 0:05
Delete Photos from Gallery - 0:15
Use 'Free Up Space' in Google Photos - 0:25
Conclusion - 0:35
### Hashtags
#DeletePhotos
#GooglePhotos
#PhotoBackup
#AndroidTips
#GalleryCleanup
#PhotoManagement
#DataBackup
#TechTips
#CloudStorage
#FreeUpSpace
#android
#iphone
1. **Enable Backup in Google Photos**:
- Open the **Google Photos** app on your device.
- Tap your **profile icon** in the top right corner.
- Go to **"Photo Settings"**.
- Tap **"Backup"** and make sure it’s toggled **on**. This ensures your photos are backed up to Google Photos.
2. **Delete Photos from Gallery**:
- Once your photos are backed up, open your device’s **gallery** or **photos app**.
- Select the photos you wish to delete from your device.
- Tap the **delete icon** to remove them from the gallery.
- This will delete the photos from your device only, but they will remain stored in Google Photos.
3. **Use 'Free Up Space' in Google Photos**:
- Open **Google Photos** again.
- Tap your **profile icon**.
- Select **"Free up space"**.
- This will delete all backed-up photos from your device’s gallery while keeping them safe in Google Photos.
### Timestamps
Introduction - 0:00
Enable Backup in Google Photos - 0:05
Delete Photos from Gallery - 0:15
Use 'Free Up Space' in Google Photos - 0:25
Conclusion - 0:35
### Hashtags
#DeletePhotos
#GooglePhotos
#PhotoBackup
#AndroidTips
#GalleryCleanup
#PhotoManagement
#DataBackup
#TechTips
#CloudStorage
#FreeUpSpace
#android
#iphone
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Duration
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Published
Oct 28, 2024
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