Remove photos from catalogs

  1. Select one or more photos in the Grid view, or select a single photo in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view in the Library module.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • Press the Backspace key (Windows) or Delete key (Mac OS).

    • Choose Photo > Delete Photo(s).

    Note: When viewing a collection, pressing the Backspace key (Windows) or Delete key (Mac OS) removes the selected photo(s) from the collection, not from the catalog, and no Confirm dialog box appears. To remove a photo from a collection as well as from the catalog, select the photo and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Delete (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift+Delete (Mac OS).
  3. In the Confirm dialog box, click one of the following:
    Remove
    Removes photos from the catalog but doesn’t send them to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac OS).

    Delete
    Removes photos from the catalog and sends them to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac OS).

    If more than one photo is selected in the Filmstrip in Loupe, Compare, or Survey view, only the active photo is deleted.

    Note: Selecting photos and pressing the Delete key (Windows) or Forward Delete key (Mac OS, full-size keyboards only) also removes photos from the catalog but doesn’t send them to the Recycle Bin (Windows) or Trash (Mac OS).