But if you are positive that you want to delete these pictures, then you can force your iPhone to permanently delete them. You can follow our guide below to learn how to accomplish this task.
Remove All Pictures from the Recently Deleted Folder in iPhone Photos
The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9. This feature was not available in iPhone models prior to iOS 8, so you will not have a Recently Deleted album unless you are using a version of iOS that is at least 8.0. You can read here to learn how to check which version of iOS is installed on your device. If you choose not to manually empty the Recently Deleted album, then you iPhone will automatically delete the pictures in that album after 30 days. For more information on how to delete some common files that may be taking up space on your iPhone, check out our complete guide to deleting iPhone items.
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