How to Delete All Screenshots on iPhone

Screenshots are useful for confirmation numbers, directions, recipes, and temporary reminders. The problem is that temporary images can remain in the camera roll for years, making real photos harder to find and quietly using storage.

Download HEVCut

1. Open the App Store on your iPhone.
2. Search for HEVCut.
3. Choose the app with the purple HEVCut icon and tap Get.
4. Open the app and grant full photo-library access.

HEVCut needs access to group the screenshots and show the amount of storage they use. This media workflow happens on your iPhone instead of uploading the images to a compression server.

Open the Screenshots Category

Open Unwanted Photos in HEVCut, then choose Screenshots. The category brings saved screenshots into one focused view so they are easier to inspect than when mixed through the full camera roll.

You can also find screenshots with Apple Photos:

1. Open Photos.
2. Scroll to Media Types.
3. Open Screenshots.

The HEVCut workflow adds a focused cleanup and selection view, while the Photos album is useful for a quick manual check.

Select All or Review One at a Time

Tap Select All when the category contains obvious clutter, or select screenshots individually when some may still matter. Before deleting, look for:

• receipts and order confirmations;
• tickets, addresses, and directions;
• reference images for current work;
• codes or account-recovery information;
• screenshots that contain the only copy of something important.

A screenshot may look temporary without being replaceable. Review the selection instead of assuming every old image is safe to remove.

Confirm the Final Selection

Check the deletion bucket and deselect anything you want to keep. Confirm only after the list looks correct.

iOS moves removed screenshots to Recently Deleted, so they remain recoverable for a limited period. They also continue to occupy storage there. Empty Recently Deleted only after one last review.

Prevent the Next Screenshot Pile-Up

When you need a screenshot only to paste into a message or note, use iOS’s Copy and Delete action from the screenshot preview. A short weekly cleanup also prevents hundreds of temporary images from accumulating.

For other camera-roll clutter, follow the guide to clean photos by swiping. If videos are the main storage problem, start by finding the largest videos on your iPhone.