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Deleting everything from Google Photos in one go

I've downloaded all my photos to an external drive and now want them out of Google Photos to free up storage. Selecting by date takes forever with 40,000 pictures. Is there a quicker way to delete the lot?
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smith_x Oct 21, 2026
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There's no delete all button sadly. Fastest way I know is on the website: tick the first photo, scroll a long way down, hold shift and tick another one, and it selects everything in between. Do it in big chunks. Two things before you start. If backup is still on in the Photos app on your phone, deleting from Google Photos also deletes those pictures from the phone, so turn backup off first. And deleted stuff sits in Trash for a while and still counts against storage until you empty it.
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