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how to select all photos on your iphone with 6 proven methods news iphone mac ipad apple inc help forum about about us editorial guide how we test contact us search help guide how to select all photos on your iphone step by step guide guide how to select all photos on your iphone step by step guide updated on september 14 2026 chief writer alejandro santos fact checked by roman kropachek roman kropachek editor and tech approver with over two decades of experience in it and marketing roman kropachek is an essential figure in content verification at macgasm and an invaluable asset to the editorial team as an editor and tech approver roman is responsible for reviewing and fact checking articles before publication his commitment to accuracy and detail guarantees that all content meets the high standards of trustworthiness macgasm s readers have come to expect over the years why trust us at macgasm we re dedicated to bringing you insightful apple centric content that adheres to our comprehensive editorial guidelines whose purpose is to maintain the utmost accuracy relevance and impartiality in everything we publish this commitment to preserving the integrity of our content is shared across our team from expert writers to seasoned editors need to select all the photos on your iphone depending on your needs and patience there are several ways to do this that are not immediately obvious in the native photos app our goal is to demonstrate every single way that you can quickly select all photos on your iphone at once or at least multiple photos at a time each method is useful for different tasks depending on how you want to manage your photos table of contents 6 methods to select all photos on iphone method 1 select multiple photos in the photos app library method 2 select all photos in user made and ios made photo albums method 3 select all photos using third party apps method 4 select all duplicate and similar photos method 5 utilize keyboard shortcuts in the photos app on a computer wireless method 6 connect your iphone to a windows pc and use keyboard shortcuts wired are you trying to mass delete all photos on your iphone faq how do i select all in icloud photos why can t i select all in iphone photos is there a way to select all photos on the iphone to delete what is the fastest way to select multiple photos on an iphone 6 methods to select all photos on iphone in this section we ll demonstrate 6 ways to select all or multiple photos easily on your iphone you won t need every single method on this list but we recommend reading at least their descriptions so you can select the best solution for your use case method 1 select multiple photos in the photos app library the photos app s main library does not have a select all button but it does provide touch and drag gestures that let you select one or multiple photos at once if you only have a few dozen or even a few hundred media items this method is good for a huge library however one of the methods that provides a select all option will be much faster slow and precise tap select and then tap each photo you want to choose individually selected items display a check mark select many photos quickly tap select then slide your finger across the photos you want to choose to select multiple rows drag across a row and then continue toward the top or bottom edge of the screen the library will scroll while you keep your finger down allowing you to select many photos without tapping each one once you ve selected your photos you can use the available controls to share add to an album hide or delete them depending on what you want to do method 2 select all photos in user made and ios made photo albums albums in the photos app behave differently from the main library unlike the main library albums have a select all button that lets you select every photo in the album at once and it is available for both user created albums and ios generated albums as well so you can bulk select various library items that ios compiled for you based on their media type and utility step 1 open the photos app step 2 scroll down going just a bit past your library here you ll find various user created and ios generated albums pick whatever you want but we ll choose screenshots for this demonstration step 3 once you re inside an album tap select in the top right corner of your screen to enable the selection tool the select all button will then appear in the top left corner or you can tap on the photos manually once you select the photos you can use the trash button or tap more at the bottom of the screen for additional actions depending on the album and photo types you selected you can share or copy the photos add them to an album add them to favorites hide them adjust the date and time or location duplicate them create a slideshow or save them to files method 3 select all photos using third party apps the photos app s tap and drag methods may not be viable if you have thousands of photos and videos spanning multiple years in that case we recommend downloading a third party app from the app store specifically iphone organizer apps can typically accomplish this task but they may approach it in different ways you should also consider what action you want to take on your selection as such features may vary amongst different apps to help your search we prepared a few recommendations each app has its own method of selecting all or at least hundreds at once of photos on your iphone mylio photos a super impressive ai powered home for your photos and videos it helps you peruse and organize your library effortlessly using intelligent search and autogenerated tags selecting all photos with this app is as easy as tapping actions select all google photos cloud storage and photo management app with a massive toolbox of useful features you can attempt to select all your photos by selecting entire year categories e g you can select all photos taken in 2022 2023 and 2024 to access this feature pinch two fingers toward each other on the screen until the year view appears photo manager pro a cross platform total replacement for the photos app with advanced library organization and management tools in local view you can tap select select all to select every single photo video and album stored locally method 4 select all duplicate and similar photos besides organizer apps there are also cleaner apps that can help with the cleanup itself if your goal is to select and delete all similar and duplicate photos this can save you a lot of manual work the photos app already has a duplicates collection under utilities where you can merge individual duplicate sets or use select all to merge everything it detects the limitation is that it focuses on photos and videos ios identifies as duplicates similar shots with different angles expressions lighting or other small differences may not appear there for those you can use a cleaner app that detects similar photos we ll use clever cleaner ai cleanup as an example its ai algorithms do a good job of identifying not only exact duplicates but also photos that look alike despite small differences which makes it useful for libraries full of repeated shots it also has a generous free version with daily allowances for its cleanup tools no ads and no need to subscribe to keep using the app step 1 download clever cleaner from the app store open it and grant it access to your photo library wait for the app to finish its initial scan step 2 tap similars on the main screen clever cleaner will display the similar and duplicate photos it found grouped together within each group the app marks its suggested best shot and preselects the other photos for deletion step 3 review the groups and change any selections if you want to keep a different photo tap delete clever cleaner will show all selected photos on the review and delete screen step 4 tap delete again and confirm the ios deletion request the removed photos will move to the recently deleted collection in the photos app where ios keeps them for 30 days unless you delete them permanently sooner if you want to compress all of your photos at once clever cleaner also lets you select the entire photo library and reduce its size in one go you can do the same with live photos or use smart cleanup for a broader cleanup method 5 utilize keyboard shortcuts in the photos app on a computer wireless if you use icloud photos you can access your synced photo library from a mac or windows pc a computer makes bulk selection much easier because you can use keyboard shortcuts to select a large number of items at once if you don t use icloud photos you can connect your iphone directly to a windows pc with a cable which we cover in the next method option a photos for mac to select all library photos in the photos app on a mac step 1 open the photos app step 2 click library in the sidebar step 3 press command a to select all photos and videos currently shown in your library once the items are selected you can use the available photos controls or right click the selection to choose an action option b icloud photos on windows to select your icloud photos on a windows pc step 1 if you haven t already install icloud for windows sign in with your apple account and enable icloud photos step 2 open file explorer and select icloud photos in the navigation pane if you don t see it there open pictures icloud photos step 3 press ctrl a to select all items in the current icloud photos folder you can then perform an action on the selected files such as copying or deleting them you can also access icloud photos through the microsoft photos app on current versions of icloud for windows note with current versions of icloud for windows deleting photos from icloud photos on your pc can also delete them from icloud and every device that has icloud photos enabled check your selection carefully before deleting a large number of photos method 6 connect your iphone to a windows pc and use keyboard shortcuts wired if you don t use icloud you can still utilize a windows pc to bulk select your photos by accessing your iphone s internal storage all you need is an appropriate cable this method is more likely to work on older iphones and windows operating systems it s not super reliable because it depends on ios and windows working smoothly together along with the variety of drivers necessary step 1 using the appropriate cable connect your iphone to your windows pc make sure to trust the connection when prompted both on your iphone and on your pc step 2 open file explorer then select your iphone in the sidebar review the contents of the internal storage and my pictures folders step 3 once you ve located your photos press the ctrl a keys simultaneously to select all files after selecting your files the menu bar and the right click context menu will give you your next actions confirm your selection carefully before deleting photos through file explorer are you trying to mass delete all photos on your iphone if you actually want to deep clean all the photos on your device we have a separate guide for that check out our post on how to delete all your iphone photos where we break down the cleanup process into 4 systematic steps we cover library media attachments downloads and even photos that you just can t delete for some reason like bugs sync issues etc faq how do i select all in icloud photos to select all your icloud photos the steps depend on whether you re using a mac or windows pc mac open the photos app and select library in the sidebar press command a to select all photos and videos in the library windows make sure icloud for windows is installed and icloud photos is enabled open file explorer select icloud photos in the navigation pane and press ctrl a to select all items in the folder you can also access your icloud photos through the microsoft photos app why can t i select all in iphone photos you can t select all photos at once from the main library in the iphone photos app because apple doesn t provide a select all option there you can select multiple photos manually or swipe across the grid to select many at once some albums and collections do provide a select all option depending on where you re viewing your photos is there a way to select all photos on the iphone to delete yes although the main library in the iphone photos app doesn t provide a select all button if you want to select and delete a large number of photos you have several options albums open an album tap select select all then tap the trash icon this is useful when all the photos you want to remove are already grouped in an album app store tools third party photo cleanup apps can provide faster ways to select photos in bulk especially when you want to remove duplicates similar photos screenshots or other specific groups mac if you use icloud photos open the photos app select library and press command a to select the entire library you can then delete the selected items windows with icloud photos install icloud for windows and enable icloud photos open icloud photos in file explorer select the photos you want to remove and press delete you can also manage icloud photos through microsoft photos be careful deleting icloud photos this way also removes them from devices that have icloud photos enabled what is the fastest way to select multiple photos on an iphone the fastest way to select multiple photos on your iphone is to open your library or an album and tap select then slide your finger across the photo thumbnails to select multiple photos at once you can continue dragging across additional rows to select a large number of photos much faster than tapping each one individually if you re viewing an album you can also tap select all to select every photo in it share article alejandro santos chief writer alejandro is macgasm s chief writer and apple ecosystem enthusiast he pens the majority of troubleshooting guides and software 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