iTunes: Syncing photos

Syncing photos to devices

You can sync photos to your device from iPhoto, Aperture, or from a folder on your computer.

1. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes.
2. Open iTunes and connect your device.
3. Click the Device button in the upper right corner. (If viewing the iTunes Store, click the Library button in the upper-right corner first.) If you don't see your device, choose Hide Sidebar from the View menu.
   
4. Click the Photos tab.
   

To delete synced photos and videos from your device

1. In iTunes, click the Device button in the upper right corner. (If viewing the iTunes Store, click the Library button in the upper-right corner first.)
2. Click the Photos tab in the resulting window.
3. Choose "Selected albums" and deselect the albums or collections you want to delete.
   Note: To delete all synced photos, deselect "Sync Photos from" and, when asked, click "Remove photos."
4. Click Apply.

To delete Camera Roll photos and videos from your device

There are two methods to delete items from the Camera Roll:

• Import the Camera Roll to your computer and choose to delete items after import.
• Delete photos and videos from your device manually:
  1. Open the Photos application and open the Camera Roll.
  2. Tap the Action button.
  3. Tap each photo to select it.
  4. Tap the Delete button.

     Note: For photos and videos you want to save, import them to your computer before deleting them from the Camera Roll.

Importing photos to your computer

Learn more about importing personal photos and videos from iOS devices to your computer. If you use an iPod nano (5th generation), import recorded videos using Windows or Mac.

Learn more about using Photo Stream to import your photos to your computer.

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Syncing photos with your device will create an iPod photo cache.

Syncing photos can only happen from one computer or user account at a time. Syncing photos with a different computer or user replaces the photos on the device.

You can't reimport pictures synced from your computer to your device back to your computer. You can only import pictures in the Camera Roll or Saved Photos from your device to your computer. If you need to retrieve synced photos from your device:

1. Email them from the device to yourself.
2. Copy them from the emails to your computer.

On iPhone and iPod touch using iOS 5 and iOS 6, all synced photos will appear in a unified category called photo library. Photos are not duplicated; this is a way to view all synced albums in one place. You can also tap a specific album beneath photo library to view individual albums.