Empty the Photos Trash Bin in the Photos App on HTC One M8

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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. In this video we are going to show you how to Empty the Bin in the Photos application on an HTC One M8.

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   To begin, turn the phone on by pressing the Power button located on the top of the phone

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   Once the phone is activated we will see the Lock screen.

   

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   To unlock the phone swipe the screen upwards

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   Once the phone has been unlocked we will see the Home screen and at the bottom we will see icons. It is one of these icons that we need to access as we need to open up the Applications folder.

   

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   To do that we need the icon located at the bottom of the Home screen and in the middle we can see there is a grid made up of white dots

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   Press down on this icon and that will allow us to enter the Applications folder.

   

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   In this folder we need to find the Photos application

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   This example's application is the last icon on the bottom row. We can see there is an icon of a shape made up of different colors and underneath it says the word "Photos." Your photo applications may be in a different position than this folder's example. Therefore, we might need to search for it and once we've found it, we press down on the icon to enter the application. In this video tutorial, we want to show you how to Empty the Bin in this application. This is because in the Photos application, when we delete something it is not completely deleted. Rather it goes to a Bin where it stays for some time and then it is permanently deleted. This gives us the opportunity to restore files if we change our minds later. We can also clear the Bin and empty the Bin completely so that all the files in that Bin are permanently deleted. This will create more space and save us some room and just clear away some clutter that we don't need anymore.

   

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   To do that, we need this icon in the top left-hand corner of the screen

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   We can see that there are three horizontal lines. Press down on this icon and it will open up a menu.

   

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   We want this option that says the word "Bin." Next to the word "Bin" there is a Bin icon

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   Press down on the word "Bin" and it will take us to another section.

   

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   We have text that says "Items in the bin will be permanently deleted after 60 days." We can hurry up that process by emptying the Bin manually

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   We can do that by pressing the icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen

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   We can see that there are three small grey circles or dots in a vertical line. Press down on this icon.

   

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   Now we want the second option

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   The middle option says "Empty bin." Press down on that option.

   

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    Then it will bring up a box that says, "Delete all items in the bin?" "Deleting items from the bin is permanent." Press down on the word blue "DELETE" and that's going to Empty the Bin for us

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    We can see that it says "Nothing in the Bin" a part from this confused raccoon

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    This then, concludes our tutorial on how to Empty the Bin in the Photos application on an HTC One M8

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    If you have any questions or comments regarding this video or about the process that you've seen in this video, then please leave them in the comments section below and we shall answer them for you. Thank you for watching VisiHow.

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How do I really empty the bin. Bin not really empty despite emptying it?

Hi. I have an HTC U11 and have emptied my bin of all photos but when I go to delete another photo it still says my bin is full. I have also emptied my bin on the Google Photos app but I have the same result. I can see the little raccoon in the empty bin. Hi. I have an HTC U11 and have emptied my bin of all photos but when I go to delete another photo it still says my bin is full. I have also emptied my bin on the Google Photos app but I have the same result.

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