iPhone Photos – Fix Phantom Photos That Can’t Be Deleted

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According to iTunes:

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According to my phone:

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But also:

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What's going on? :-/

I look into my DCIM folder on my iPhone through Windows Explorer and it's empty, too.

Update: I have no photo syncing going on in iTunes, nor do I have any "recently deleted" items on my iPhone

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Best Answer

Set the date of your phone a few months back. These phantom photos should now show up in "Recently Deleted" section on iOS photos. Delete them from there, and then set the date back to the present.

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