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How to delete old screenshots on iPhone

Open Photos, go to Media Types › Screenshots, tap Select and drag across the old ones, then tap Delete. To clear everything older than a set age in one go, PhoneDiet's Old Screenshots list selects screenshots older than 30 days (or 7, 90 or 365) and skips favourites.

Using iOS's built-in tools

  1. Open Photos › Media Types › Screenshots.
  2. Tap Select, then drag your finger across rows to select many at once.
  3. Tap the trash icon and confirm, then empty Recently Deleted.

The faster way with PhoneDiet

  1. Open the Old Screenshots card, or use Smart Review, which includes them.
  2. Favourites are never pre-selected. Tap any screenshot to keep it.
  3. Tap Delete and confirm.

Set the age in PhoneDiet's Settings: older than 1 week, 30 days, 90 days or 1 year.

Common questions

How much space do screenshots use?

Each is usually 0.5–3 MB, but a few thousand add up to several gigabytes.

Can I keep a screenshot's text without the image?

Live Text lets you copy text from a screenshot into Notes before deleting it.

Updated October 2026 for iOS 26. Menu names can differ slightly between iOS versions.