How to Delete Photos and Videos from iCloud Photo Library on All Devices?

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You can delete the photos and videos from iCloud Photo Library to reduce the size of your Photo Library. If there are many photos that you don't want to keep, then you can delete them with simple steps. To do so, just open "Photos" app  on your device and select the photos that you want to delete. Click "Recycle bin" or "Trash" icon and tap "Delete Photo" button. If you are looking for a step by step process to delete photos and videos from iCloud Photo Library on all devices, read below.

Delete Photos and Videos from iCloud Photo Library on iOS:

  1. Open "Photos" app on your iOS device.
  2. Tap "Photos" located at the bottom on the screen.
  3. Tap "Select" button.
  4. Choose one or more photos which you want to delete.
  5. Tap "Recycle bin" icon.
  6. Tap "Delete" button.

Delete Photos and Videos from iCloud Photo Library on Mac OS X Yosemite:
  1. Open "Photos" on your Mac.
  2. Select the photos and videos which you want to delete.
  3. Choose "Image".
  4. Click "Delete Photos" button.

Delete Photos and Videos from iCloud Photo Library on iCloud.com:
  1. Go to https://www.icloud.com/ & sign in to your account.
  2. Click "Photos" app.
  3. Click "Select Photos" button.
  4. Select the photos and videos which you want to delete.
  5. Click "Recycle bin" icon.
  6. Click "Delete" button.

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