Does One Drive Delete Uploaded Photos From Device

April 13, 2022 Post a Comment

Has anyone worked out how to successfully delete photos in a granular way?

I've got my telephone set to backup photos to onedrive
The photos app nicely shows my phone pics and onedrive pics together

Only how practise I delete a photograph from just the phone storage merely leave it on onedrive (without connecting to a PC and deleting using the PCs windows explorer)? If I select delete I get the message "this will delete from the telephone and onedrive", simply I want to go out it in onedrive merely delete from my phone storage. There doesn't seem to be an easy way. Or is at that place??

Seems the UI needs a bit of a smoothen, a simple addition of options for "delete from phone" and "delete from telephone and onedrive" would do!

12-xx-2015 09:10 AM
You need to delete from the folder just so become Folders, choose binder and so delete and it should delete from the folder only and non OneDrive (Just tested information technology and it works for me on my 1520)

12-xx-2015 09:21 AM
Apologies for getting back to an old thread, but since in that location are details up all fix didn't wish to start a new thread.

Anyway with regards to the in a higher place I am still struggling to work out how to go nearly this. After deleting a photo I no longer wanted on my phone but wanted to proceed in Onedrive and seeing the message that information technology will also delete on onedrive I decided to proceed it, simply look at other means. I have searched a lilliputian on the matter and at that place are a few posts here, but I am nevertheless at a bit of a loss as to how it all works and a work around of keeping your phone articulate just your pictures stored online.
So deleting the pic on my phone in either the "Collection" folder or the "Photographic camera Roll" in Albums deletes it from OneDrive. So following advice I went to File Explorer and deleted the picture there and tin confirm that it has been deleted. I get to OneDrive and it is withal stored online 'hurrah' only then I go to my photos on the phone and in both collections and in camera roll the picture is still there due it being in OneDrive.
Previously in WP8 it was like shooting fish in a barrel to delete on the phone and accept access online, but it seems no longer, am I missing a setting or a piece of work around on this because I really don't demand to have some pictures accessible on my phone, just want to have them stored merely in example and the system seems to be unable to permit this.
Whatever ideas? Oh am using L640 with official W10 latest

07-01-2016 05:31 AM
Originally Posted by Biotic Blue

Apologies for getting back to an one-time thread, just since there are details up all prepare didn't wish to offset a new thread.

Anyway with regards to the in a higher place I am nevertheless struggling to work out how to become about this. After deleting a photo I no longer wanted on my telephone simply wanted to keep in Onedrive and seeing the message that it will also delete on onedrive I decided to keep information technology, but wait at other means. I have searched a little on the thing and there are a few posts hither, but I am still at a bit of a loss equally to how information technology all works and a piece of work around of keeping your phone articulate but your pictures stored online.
So deleting the motion-picture show on my phone in either the "Collection" folder or the "Camera Roll" in Albums deletes it from OneDrive. So post-obit advice I went to File Explorer and deleted the moving-picture show there and can confirm that it has been deleted. I get to OneDrive and it is notwithstanding stored online 'hurrah' only so I go to my photos on the telephone and in both collections and in camera coil the picture is still there due it existence in OneDrive.
Previously in WP8 it was easy to delete on the phone and have access online, simply it seems no longer, am I missing a setting or a work effectually on this because I really don't need to take some pictures accessible on my phone, but want to accept them stored just in case and the system seems to be unable to permit this.
Any ideas? Oh am using L640 with official W10 latest

By chanche, you left enable "Bear witness pics stored only in OndeDrive" enabled in Photos app? Disable information technology, information technology drains information. So your telephone volition testify only its stored pics

I do that every month, I remove pics and left that online , protected

07-01-2016 05:40 AM
This is how is works. Y'all take a photo, it'due south automatically uploaded to OneDrive. But your Photos app is configured and then that it shows pictures from both OneDrive and your phone, however if there are duplicates it will only bear witness i. One way to fix this is to go to settings and make sure the Photos app doesn't show pictures from OneDrive. That manner you will still keep uploading to OneDrive, merely only the photos from your phone will exist shown in the Photos app. Some other way is to keep showing pictures from both OneDrive and the phone, but delete your pictures in the File Manager app (on your phone), or by swiping to Folders in the Pictures app, then finding the picture there and deleting it simply from your phone.

07-01-2016 xi:33 AM