How to Transfer Photos to a New iPhone
Move photos to a new iPhone with Quick Start, iCloud Photos, or a backup. Which route fits your library, and what to check before you erase the old phone.
Deleting photos and videos in bulk, emptying or recovering Recently Deleted, and backing up before you clear.
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Organize photos on iPhone in order: clear out, let Photos sort, then use Favourites, albums, pins, People & Pets, and iOS 27 keywords and ratings.
Move photos to a new iPhone with Quick Start, iCloud Photos, or a backup. Which route fits your library, and what to check before you erase the old phone.
Back up iPhone photos to iCloud, a Mac or PC, or an external drive. Which copies survive a deletion, and how to check one before you clear your phone.
Find every video in Photos, delete one or many at once, then empty Recently Deleted so the space comes back. Steps from Apple's own guides.
Find the Screenshots collection in Photos, select them in one movement and delete them, then empty Recently Deleted to get the space back.
Get recently deleted photos back on iPhone within 30 days, find photos that only look deleted, and see what a backup can still restore.
Empty Recently Deleted on iPhone with Apple's steps, see what each confirmation deletes, and fix photos that will not delete.
Delete every photo on your iPhone in one pass, see what happens in iCloud, and remove them for good from Recently Deleted. Back up first.
Where Recently Deleted is on iPhone, how to recover photos within 30 days, and how to empty the album to get your storage back.