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Someone else answered this question years ago, but it no longer applies with the new updates. The same menu tab previously described no longer exists. How do I make a select amount of photos in iPhoto delete permanently?
MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15
Deleting Photos from a Photos Library
1 - regardless of where you are in the library, i.e. Photos, Memories, Favorites, People, Recents, Imports, albums, smart albums or projects, select the photo(s) you want to delete and use the key combination of Command+Delete to move the photos to the Recently Deleted smart album.
2 - click on the Recently Deleted smart albums in the sidebar.
NOTE 1: If you're using Photos 1.2 or earlier use the File ➙ Show Recently Deleted menu option.
3 - in the Recently Deleted album you can opt to let the photo automatically delete after the 30 day waiting period is up, delete them immediately or restore them to the library.
NOTE 2: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with the Delete key only deletes the photo from that item. There is no key combination that will delete a photo from a project and move it directly to the Recently Deleted smart album.
NOTE 3: deleting a photo from a Moment or Collection (the Photos window) or the All Photos window deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.
Deleting Photos from a Photos Library
1 - regardless of where you are in the library, i.e. Photos, Memories, Favorites, People, Recents, Imports, albums, smart albums or projects, select the photo(s) you want to delete and use the key combination of Command+Delete to move the photos to the Recently Deleted smart album.
2 - click on the Recently Deleted smart albums in the sidebar.
NOTE 1: If you're using Photos 1.2 or earlier use the File ➙ Show Recently Deleted menu option.
3 - in the Recently Deleted album you can opt to let the photo automatically delete after the 30 day waiting period is up, delete them immediately or restore them to the library.
NOTE 2: deleting a photo from an album, slideshow, book, etc., with the Delete key only deletes the photo from that item. There is no key combination that will delete a photo from a project and move it directly to the Recently Deleted smart album.
NOTE 3: deleting a photo from a Moment or Collection (the Photos window) or the All Photos window deletes ALL occurences of that photo in the library.
Now your post is in the Photos for Mac forum.
After you delete one or more photos from your library, they remain in an album named "Recently Deleted" for thirty days (so you can recover them if you change your mind). After that, they are permanently deleted.
You can speed up the process by also deleting those photos from Recently Deleted if you are certain you will not wish to recover them. (They might still be recoverable if you have backups of your disk, but not as easily as from Recently Deleted.)
iPhoto hasn't been updated in almost 5 years, so when you refer to "new updates" I suspect you're asking about Photos, the app that replaced it. If so, what version?
Yes I mean photos:
Version 5.0 (131.17.170)
How do I delete photos permanently in iPhoto?
