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Can’t Delete Video From iPhone or iPad

Can’t Delete Video From iPhone or iPad

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I recently had a problem where videos were taking up space on my Apple iPhone and I could not delete them. They would show up in iTunes under my “Movies” and “TV Shows” area. No option appeared to delete these videos. I had to find the option to allow me to remove them.

Delete Videos Showing in iTunes

  1. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and open iTunes.
  2. Select the icon for your device in the upper-left corner of the screen.
  3. In the “Settings” section, select “Summary” on the left pane.
  4. Check the “Manually manage music and videos” selection.
    iTunes Manually manage music and videos option
  5. You will now have an option to “Delete” when right-clicking on any item under “Movies” or “TV Shows” in the “On My Device” section.
    iTunes Delete Video

Delete Videos Showing On Device

If you still have videos showing in the “Videos” app on your device and they aren’t showing in iTunes, you may have the option to “Show iTunes Purchases” enabled under “Settings” > “Videos“.
 ios show itunes purchases option

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Comments

  1. Finally! I had recorded two videos and until I read here about syncing my phone to iTunes on my PC, I could not get rid of those boogers and free up space on my iPhone6! Thank you! I just freed up 6 GB of space. Unfortunately, I also offloaded lots of apps, etc. beforehand – probably for no reason.

  2. nope, memory is gone from thousands of photos and videos on my phone. Ive been looking for some time to delete them. Nothing yet. ugh.

  4. Thanks – that did exactly what I wanted. A pity the supercilious geeks on the Apple forum aren’t more like this.

  5. My Videos are not showing up in itunes but they are showing up in my photo section. How do I eliminate them from my photos? thanks

  6. my videos are not showing up in itunes but are still there in my Photos, i tried everything you mentioned above and it still doesnt work.
    Any ideas?

  7. My Videos are not showing up in i-tunes – they are showing up in my photo section. How do I eliminate them from my photos.

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