Remove photos from the library, or delete them from your computer entirely. Removing and deleting photos

You may remove photos from your library and you may additionally delete them entirely from your hard disk.

Delete process

This diagram shows how a photo, when deleted, is first put into Shotwell's trash. If you delete it from Shotwell's trash, it is put into your computer's trash. If you delete it from your computer's trash the photo is finally and irretrievably deleted from your computer.

Fotos werden aus der Bibliothek entfernt

Select the photos to remove and choose EditMove to Trash. (You can also press the Delete key.) The photos will be moved from your library to Shotwell's Trash.

If you want to remove photos from Shotwell without having them pass through the trash, simply select the photos to be removed and choose EditRemove From Library. The photo files will be left in place on disk.

Den Papierkorb leeren oder Fotos wiederherstellen

Select the Trash entry in the Sidebar and Shotwell will display all photos that have been marked for removal or deletion. In the Trash view, the following commands are available:

Löschen

Löschen der ausgewählten Fotos aus dem Papierkorb.

 Wiederherstellen

Wiederherstellen der gewählten Fotos in Shotwell.

 Papierkorb leeren

Löschen aller Fotos im Papierkorb.
Löschen oder Leeren des Papierkorbs

When you delete files from the Trash folder or empty the Trash folder, you will be given the following choices:

Nur entfernen

Remove photos from the library but leave the photos in their location on the computer.

 Datei löschen

Remove photos from the library and delete them from the computer.

 Abbrechen

Nichts tun.