Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some
people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore.
Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data,
am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People
and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

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On 16/06/2025 12:24, Ian McCall wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore. Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data, am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People and Pets section?

No, Ian.

You will have to delete the image(s) from your main 'Photos' Library.

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Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore. Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data, am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

Doesn’t seem to be an obvious way. The only option I can see are ‘hide’, as
well as a ‘don’t feature…’ option. I’ve also tested and found you can delete the name in the name box. They’ll then appear at the bottom of the grid as an unnamed person, who you can then choose to exclude from the
person suggestions.

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Andy H

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On 16/06/2025 19:29, Andy H wrote:

Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some
people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore.
Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual >> effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data, >> am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People >> and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

Doesn’t seem to be an obvious way. The only option I can see are ‘hide’, as
well as a ‘don’t feature…’ option. I’ve also tested and found you can
delete the name in the name box. They’ll then appear at the bottom of the grid as an unnamed person, who you can then choose to exclude from the
person suggestions.

One *HAS* to delete unwanted images from the main Library in Photos.

HTH
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David B. <[email protected]> wrote:

On 16/06/2025 19:29, Andy H wrote:

Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some
people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore.
Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual >>> effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data,
am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People >>> and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

Doesn’t seem to be an obvious way. The only option I can see are ‘hide’, as
well as a ‘don’t feature…’ option. I’ve also tested and found you can
delete the name in the name box. They’ll then appear at the bottom of the >> grid as an unnamed person, who you can then choose to exclude from the
person suggestions.

One *HAS* to delete unwanted images from the main Library in Photos.

HTH

Indeed, but that’s not what Ian wants to do.

What you’re suggesting is unnecessary, and misinforming him.

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Andy H

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Richard Tobin <[email protected]> wrote:

In article <[email protected]>,
Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People >> and Pets section?

I don't see anything about pets on my Mac.

Does it work to tell it that each of the photos is not that person?
Or are there too many for that to be practical?

You have to create a bespoke album via Add to Album when viewing a photo.

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Cheers, Alan

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In article <[email protected]>,
Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People >and Pets section?

I don't see anything about pets on my Mac.

Does it work to tell it that each of the photos is not that person?
Or are there too many for that to be practical?

-- Richard

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On 17/06/2025 11:10, Andy H wrote:

David B. <[email protected]> wrote:

On 16/06/2025 19:29, Andy H wrote:

Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some >>>> people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore. >>>> Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual
effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data,
am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People >>>> and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

Doesn’t seem to be an obvious way. The only option I can see are ‘hide’, as
well as a ‘don’t feature…’ option. I’ve also tested and found you can
delete the name in the name box. They’ll then appear at the bottom of the >>> grid as an unnamed person, who you can then choose to exclude from the
person suggestions.

One *HAS* to delete unwanted images from the main Library in Photos.

HTH

Indeed, but that’s not what Ian wants to do.

What you’re suggesting is unnecessary, and misinforming him.

I accept your criticism. I apologise.

What I said is over-kill but it does remove ALL copies of an image, no
matter /where/ it has been put on an Apple computer.

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David B. <[email protected]> wrote:

On 17/06/2025 11:10, Andy H wrote:

David B. <[email protected]> wrote:

On 16/06/2025 19:29, Andy H wrote:

Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some >>>>> people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore. >>>>> Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual
effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data,
am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People
and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

Doesn’t seem to be an obvious way. The only option I can see are ‘hide’, as
well as a ‘don’t feature…’ option. I’ve also tested and found you can
delete the name in the name box. They’ll then appear at the bottom of the
grid as an unnamed person, who you can then choose to exclude from the >>>> person suggestions.

One *HAS* to delete unwanted images from the main Library in Photos.

HTH

Indeed, but that’s not what Ian wants to do.

What you’re suggesting is unnecessary, and misinforming him.

I accept your criticism. I apologise.

What I said is over-kill but it does remove ALL copies of an image, no
matter /where/ it has been put on an Apple computer.

Well, no, that’s not accurate either. Deleting photos in a Photos Library only removes them from the library view, and puts them in the ‘Recently Deleted’ folder. You then either need to wait 30 days, or manually clear
the folder to completely remove them. Any other images, or copies of the
same images, elsewhere on your device are handled separately.

It does, however, remove all copies of anything that is synced to other
devices if you use iCloud storage.

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Andy H

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On 18/06/2025 18:01, Andy H wrote:

David B. <[email protected]> wrote:

On 17/06/2025 11:10, Andy H wrote:

David B. <[email protected]> wrote:

On 16/06/2025 19:29, Andy H wrote:

Ian McCall <[email protected]> wrote:

Am trying to clean up some miscategorised things. I want to delete some >>>>>> people from People and Pets but can find no option to do this anymore. >>>>>> Instead, there’s “Hide this person”. I don’t want that - the visual
effect would be the same but it’s actually just completely incorrect data,
am looking to delete it.

Is there any way of fully deleting a Person (capital P...) from the People
and Pets section?

Thanks,
Ian

Doesn’t seem to be an obvious way. The only option I can see are ‘hide’, as
well as a ‘don’t feature…’ option. I’ve also tested and found you can
delete the name in the name box. They’ll then appear at the bottom of the
grid as an unnamed person, who you can then choose to exclude from the >>>>> person suggestions.

One *HAS* to delete unwanted images from the main Library in Photos.

HTH

Indeed, but that’s not what Ian wants to do.

What you’re suggesting is unnecessary, and misinforming him.

I accept your criticism. I apologise.

What I said is over-kill but it does remove ALL copies of an image, no
matter /where/ it has been put on an Apple computer.

Thank you for correcting me, Andy. I should have taken far more care
with my answer.

Well, no, that’s not accurate either. Deleting photos in a Photos Library only removes them from the library view, and puts them in the ‘Recently Deleted’ folder. You then either need to wait 30 days, or manually clear the folder to completely remove them.

That is absolutely correct.

Any other images, or copies of the
same images, elsewhere on your device are handled separately.

Of course. Once more I apologise for my mistake.

It does, however, remove all copies of anything that is synced to other devices if you use iCloud storage.

You are absolutely right about that too!

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