How to removed synced Picasa photos from Samsung Galaxy Nexus photo galery

When i got my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first thing i did was to add my Google account into the Android OS and synchronized all my Google data such as contacts and Gmail. Little did i know that the Android OS also sync all my Picasa Web Albums photos into the photo gallery application. I don't need the photos from my Picasa Web albums to be in my Galaxy Nexus so i need to delete the synced photos. This is how to do it:

  1. Goto Settings > Accounts & Sync > {your Google account} 
  2. Disable "Sync Google-Photos" setting.
  3. Goto Settings > Apps > All (tab) > Gallery
  4. Tab "Clear data" button. You will get a warning message but don't worry just continue as its going to clear the synced data.
Fig 1 : Disable Google photos sync
Fig 2 : Access Gallery application info
Fig 3 : Clear Gallery application data

Now i have disable the sync of the photos and also clear or deletes the synced photos from my Galaxy Nexus photo gallery.



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Comments

  1. QueenieJuly 6, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    hi

    I did the steps but my synced albums are still in my Gallery...how come?

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    1. almost a technocratJuly 8, 2012 at 8:39 PM

      Hi Queenie, you might want to disable the Google+ application. This is also one of the culprit that will sync your Picasa Web photos. Never the less, what you are seeing from your photo albums from Picasa Web are not full photos. They are just thumbnails. If you are alright leaving them there (probably you need Google+), it won't take much space. The photos will be downloaded to your phone if you mark them to be available offline. I have disabled my Google+ already.

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  2. megalolloOctober 5, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    It worked well. Thanks!

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  3. Vicky RajputOctober 11, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    There is no check box to uncheck the options.
    Adroid 4.04 xperia arc s.

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  4. FrancoisNovember 11, 2012 at 2:05 AM

    Thank you, this is THE fix. Many other articles about this recommend only to:
    1.Disable Google Sync photo
    2."clear cache" for the Gallery app.
    But it doesn't work without clearing DATA, as you recommend.
    Thanks again!

    Note: for some reason, the Picasa albums sometimes show up again in the gallery app, I think it's related to using Google + as well.

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  5. Monkèy ChristinaNovember 13, 2012 at 6:15 AM

    YOU are fantastic! I geeked out for hours trying to use unsync.. but clearing gallery cache did the trick, thanks :D

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  6. annieDecember 4, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    I have files in my gallery which I don't want removed, so that won't do it for me.

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  7. mallardDecember 5, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    I manually dragged and dropped photos from computer to Nexus 7, planning to hand pick photos to delete. Following other advice, I pressed and selected a photo, expecting a choice to "delete," but no such luck. One Forum suggested throwing the device out the window. This has been so frustrating to do such basic functions I find myself reaching for the window. Is this really the best Google can do? Do I really have to buy an app to make this device fully functional?

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  8. Rita WongJanuary 24, 2013 at 10:28 PM

    Thank you so much....i have get rid of the annoying instant upload. it's work ^_^

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  9. AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    worked perfectly...thank you so much :)

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  10. cherish smithMarch 14, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    My data isn't stored on an SD card (it is full). If i hit clear data will it delete all of the pictures not just the ones that are trapped in instant upload?

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    1. almost a technocratMarch 18, 2013 at 1:40 AM

      Hi Cherish, I am using Samsung Galaxy Nexus and all my data isn't stored in any SD Card as the phone does not have any SD card slots. After hitting the clear data button, i can get rid of my picasa albums cache photos which i don't want them in my phone anyway. I don't use instant upload so i could not comment on that.

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  11. Brittany FinstadMarch 17, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    This worked on my GS3 but did noton my galaxy tab.

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    1. almost a technocratMarch 18, 2013 at 1:41 AM

      Thank you Brittany for the report on how this method behave in Galaxy Tab.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 28, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Worked great, thank you!

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  13. Lisa Clough Lachri Fine ArtMarch 30, 2013 at 2:06 AM

    Thank you thank you!!! This worked perfectly on my galaxy note 10.1 tablet :D

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  14. AnonymousApril 15, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    thnks man really nice of u

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  15. AnonymousApril 21, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    ThankYou :)... Sir, Its really very helpful to me..... You are Awesome... !!
    Yeah... !! It works on my Galaxy Y.... Thanks a lot.....

    I was worried for last few months, Now your advice helps me a lot....

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  16. kibsApril 22, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    this does not work on the galaxy tab 2. There is no checkmark box next to the sync picasa web albums. Please help!!! All of my blog images are in my tablet gallery and it is making me crazy.

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    1. almost a technocratApril 22, 2013 at 5:32 PM

      Sorry to hear that. I don't have Galaxy Tab so I can't be sure. Does anyone here care to help?

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  17. SerendipityMay 15, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    Gracia

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  18. ShEnGMay 24, 2013 at 2:31 AM

    very usefull information and work great.

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  19. Sawaisingh RathoreJune 2, 2013 at 5:55 AM

    very usefull information and work great.
    thank u so much

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  20. Choobie JirouxJune 12, 2013 at 10:56 PM

    Thank you sooooo freaking much this helped me so much, happy camper

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  21. AnonymousDecember 2, 2013 at 10:29 PM

    OMG. I spent 3 hours trying to figure out. This post just did wonders. Thanks buddy.

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 11:59 AM

    Thank you soooooooo much !!!! Fantastic !!!!

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  23. BlueberryhillgirlAugust 10, 2014 at 1:26 PM

    I have a Lenovo S-5000 tablet, just a few months old. When downloading my photos from my Kodak camera to my desktop, I realized that they were also going to my tablet. Never done that before. But, I couldn't email them to anyone from the tablet, they were all blurry. Then, I realized that ALL the photos on my computer (1000's"!!!) were downloading to the tablet. Freak out!! Panic! Spent hours trying to figure out what happened. Must be connected to Google+, which I didn't want in the first place. I found this site and un-synced everything I could find related to photos, and then I uninstalled Google+. That might not have been a good idea, but....oh well. Then, I followed your instructions, considering that we have different tablets, and found the apps, but there is none for just "Gallery", so I went to Picasa Uploader, and Lenovo Camera and Gallery, and cleared the cache and the data. Nada. Finally, I went to Google+ app, and cleared the cache (nothing) and finally the data. Bingo! That cleared out the unwanted pictures, my Photo category is as before. Thank you so much. Who knows what other damage I've done to my system, but I'll worry about that later. One other question: Do you know why me and my friends can't email pictures from Picasa using our gmail accounts this week? Error message" An error has kept your pictures from sending. Please try again later." Will Google fix it?

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  24. AnonymousJuly 5, 2015 at 9:49 AM

    Hi, the method you describe also worked for me.
    My Samsung Note 10.1 was driving me crazy every time , I opened the Gallery the Album Collection would display a whole bunch of Picassa albums , but no content.
    Following your instructions worked and I feel like a splinter has been pulled from under my firgernail.
    Thank you, Thank you Thank you.

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  25. UnknownNovember 8, 2015 at 8:52 PM

    Great, Good directions.. It worked. Thanks so much for your help.

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