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Ipad Backup

Have several ipads using icloud. As well as the same photos they all have different photos and albums on them. How do I remove all the photos and albums to free up space as I am struggling to locate where the albums and some of the photos are actually stored on the ipad. I know how to transfer to a PC but can't locate the photos path on the ipad for some of them which have been taken by staff ?

I don't want these photos reappearing also. They want to keep icloud though.
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If they are on the same account you could pick one that is already "clean" assuming they all use same or similar configuration and then just "reset" the ipad and restore it from the cloud backup of the clean ipad.
Im assuming that you're sharing an iCloud account based on the info you provided.

Have a look at http://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204022. You could sign into the iCloud account and delete all the photos. You could then disable Photo Stream completely on the account so that none of the photos are backed up to iCloud.
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None of the ipads are clean. Yes an icloud account is being used. Although thanks for the answers some of my question still remains. Each ipad also has loads of photos on which don't seem to be icloud related as these are different photos or albums on each one. How do I get these off ?
You have no choice but to plug them in and get the photos off it like you would with a USB.
Thanks Marc but the photos don't show via USB when plugged in, like they would on a smartphone for example !!!
http://www.wikihow.com/Delete-Pictures-on-an-iPad

Just do that for one of them then back it up and then restore all the other Ipads from that backup as I suggested but here is how you delete the photos above.
Will check your link out
Thanks Aaron
Can photos from the photo stream be transferred to a PC ?
You're welcome... I had a similar issue like this at the last place I worked. The hard thing is the iPads are issued to employees outside of IT so you never get a chance to play with them for long or work on them. Then if you don't own one yourself you end up troubleshooting something another person uses daily but you're unfamiliar with. This is the reason I got a smartphone last year - company provided phones to almost everyone but IT and who do you think has to set up email etc.

Best of luck,


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http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1376199

"Go to the Photo Stream album, tap on an individual image, then the share/export icon in the bottom left marked by the rectangle with the arrow (don't confuse with AirPlay icon), then select Save to Camera Roll, the bottom-most option. "

And to do all...

"Hit edit...select all of them. Then save. "

The link is where I got that since I don't have an iPad in front of me at the moment.
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Thanks Aaron ill give that a go, but you are perfectly correct regarding NOT being issued with Ipads