How to Wipe the Gallery Clean on DJI Drone
Peter Leslie
22 May 2026
If the on-board storage on a DJI drone is full or the Album is cluttered with practice runs you never want to see again, the way to reset it is a single sequence inside DJI Fly — open the Album, hit Select, batch-select every file, then confirm Delete. Most current DJI drones have no on-board screen and no physical wipe control, so DJI Fly is the only fast route into a full clear-down.
Drones this applies to
DJI Neo 2, DJI Mini 5 Pro, DJI Avata 2, DJI Air 3 Pro, DJI Mavic 4 Pro. The same Select → Batch Select → Delete sequence runs on any drone using DJI Fly v1.21.2 or later. Only the file types inside each Album tab vary slightly between models, and the FPV drones add the goggles-recorded clips alongside the drone-side files.
Quick guide
To wipe the gallery clean on DJI Drone, go to DJI Fly → Go Fly → camera view → thumbnail icon below the shutter → Album → All tab → Select → Batch Select → bin icon → Delete. The confirmation dialog is the point of no return — there is no undo once Delete is tapped.
Step-by-step: How to Wipe the Gallery Clean on DJI Drone
Follow these top to bottom the first time, and the path is muscle memory the second time. The labels and order are identical on every drone in the callout above — the screenshots are taken on a DJI Neo 2.
Launch DJI Fly and tap Go Fly to enter the camera view
With the drone powered on and the remote controller paired with the phone, open DJI Fly and tap Go Fly to drop into the camera view. The live feed fills the screen and the shooting controls stack down the right-hand edge.
Tap the thumbnail icon below the shutter to open the Album
Look at the right-hand control column for the small square thumbnail icon sat directly below the round shutter button. Tap it once to leave the live feed and open the Album. The Album is the in-app gallery that lists every photo and video held on the drone on-board storage.
Switch the Album view to the All tab at the top of the screen
The Album opens on whichever tab was used last — usually Photos or Videos. Tap the All tab at the top so the grid below shows every photo and every video the drone is holding. Wiping from any other tab only clears that single media type and leaves the rest behind.
Tap Select in the top-right corner of the Album to enter selection mode
Tap the Select link in the top-right corner of the Album. Empty tick circles appear in the corner of every thumbnail, and a new toolbar slides in along the bottom of the screen with the bulk actions for the selection.
Tap Batch Select to tick every file in the Album at once
Tap the Batch Select control along the top of the selection toolbar. Every tick circle in the grid fills in one go, and the bottom toolbar updates to show the total file count staged for the wipe. That count is the sanity check that the All tab really did surface everything.
Tap the bin icon in the bottom-left corner to stage the delete
With every thumbnail ticked, tap the bin icon at the bottom-left of the screen. A confirmation dialog slides up listing the number of files about to be removed from the drone on-board storage. Nothing has been erased yet — the dialog is the last chance to back out.
Tap Delete in the confirmation dialog to commit the wipe
Tap Delete in the confirmation dialog to commit the wipe. A progress bar runs while the on-board storage is cleared, and the Album reloads empty with the storage readout on the camera view reset to full free. Hold the drone powered through this — pulling the battery mid-wipe is the one thing that can leave the storage in an odd state.
Check the storage readout on the camera view before powering down
Back out of the Album and read the storage indicator on the camera view. It should show full free space and a zero-file count. If the indicator still reads a partial figure, drop back into the Album, re-check the All tab, and run Batch Select and Delete a second time — a stray clip on a filtered tab is usually the cause.
Peter's tip
I never wipe the drone gallery on site. I QuickTransfer the keepers to the phone first, double-check they have actually landed in the phone Album, and only then run the Batch Select and Delete sequence. The number of times I have nearly nuked a shot that was not backed up is exactly why this two-step habit exists — the confirmation dialog has no recycle bin behind it, so a wrong tap on a busy job is a wrong tap forever. If the drone is being handed on, follow the Album wipe with the more thorough Format Storage step under Camera View Settings to wipe the file system itself.
Frequently asked questions
Are the files gone for good once I confirm Delete in the DJI Fly Album?
Yes. The Delete confirmation in DJI Fly is a one-tap commit on every current DJI drone — there is no recycle bin sitting inside the app waiting to be emptied, and there is no undo prompt once the dialog closes. Pull anything you want to keep over to the phone using QuickTransfer or copy it off via cable before you tap Delete, because once the dialog closes the files are not coming back.
Does wiping the gallery also delete the copies that already transferred to my phone?
No. The delete only touches the files on the drone on-board storage. Anything that already came across to the phone via QuickTransfer or cable sits in the phone Album under the DJI Fly folder, and that copy survives untouched. The two libraries are independent — the drone wipe leaves the phone library alone.
What is the difference between wiping the gallery and the Format Storage option?
Selecting every file in the Album and confirming Delete frees the on-board storage and resets the file index, which is what most drone pilots actually want when they say wipe clean. The full Format Storage option lives under the Camera View Settings menu and rewrites the file system itself — it is the more thorough wipe to run if the drone is throwing storage errors or you are handing the unit on to someone else. The matching walkthrough sits at how to format the storage on DJI Drone.
Why is the Delete button greyed out in my DJI drone Album?
Either nothing is selected, or the Album view is still filtered to a tab that has no files in it. Tap the All tab to confirm the drone has media to delete, then hit Select followed by Batch Select. The bin icon at the bottom-left activates the moment at least one tick circle is filled.
How long does it take to clear a full DJI drone gallery?
A full on-board storage typically clears in under thirty seconds once Delete is confirmed — the operation is an index-level wipe, not a file-by-file scrub. The progress bar in the confirmation dialog runs through and the Album refreshes empty when it is done. Keep the drone powered through the delete; pulling the battery mid-wipe is the one thing that can leave the storage in an inconsistent state.
What if Batch Select does not appear in my Album?
Update DJI Fly to the latest version and reopen the Album. The Batch Select control is part of recent DJI Fly releases and older installs still show only single-tap selection. If the update is in place and the option is still missing, force-close DJI Fly, reopen it, and confirm the Album is showing the drone storage rather than the phone storage — Batch Select only appears on the drone side.
Can I wipe the gallery without opening DJI Fly at all?
On most current DJI drones the answer is no — there is no on-board screen and no physical delete control, so DJI Fly drives the Album. The other route is to plug the drone into a computer over USB-C, mount it as removable storage, and delete the files from there as a folder. Both routes wipe the same on-board storage; DJI Fly is the faster one between flights.
Is the Batch Select step the same on the DJI Neo 2, Mini 5 Pro, Avata 2 and Air 3 Pro?
Yes. The Album view, the Select link, the Batch Select control, the bin icon and the Delete confirmation are all part of DJI Fly, not the per-drone firmware. The on-screen layout is identical whether the connected drone is a DJI Neo 2, DJI Mini 5 Pro, DJI Avata 2, DJI Air 3 Pro or DJI Mavic 4 Pro — only the file types listed inside each tab change between drones.
A clean gallery on DJI Drone is a flight-day habit, not a one-off chore. Pull the keepers to the phone, run the Batch Select and Delete sequence, and the next take-off opens with full free storage and no risk of running out mid-shot.
If you are not sure whether to wipe on site or to wait until the files are backed up to a hard drive at home, drop the job details to peter@hiredronepilot.uk and I will come back to you directly. The video version of this walkthrough is on YouTube and the comments are open.
References
Primary source material for this article is the official DJI user documentation for each drone in the callout and DJI Fly. External links open in a new tab.
- DJI Fly — App download and release notes · The app that hosts the Album view, the Select and Batch Select controls, and the Delete confirmation dialog across every current DJI drone. Release notes record any layout changes between app versions.
- DJI — UK consumer drone product line-up · Per-drone product pages and downloads, where the Album view behaviour, the QuickTransfer flow and the on-board storage capacity are documented in each drone user manual.
- UK Civil Aviation Authority — The Drone and Model Aircraft Code (CAP2320) · The visual-line-of-sight and operator-responsibility framework that sits behind every UK flight a clip in the Album was captured on.
Peter Leslie
Founder & GVC Drone Pilot
Peter is the founder of HireDronePilot. With thousands of logged commercial flight hours, he writes about drone technology, commercial surveying tactics, and UK aviation compliance.
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