A script which automated the deletion of all photos in Google Photos. Simply copy-and-paste into the developer console.

google-photos-autodelete.js

(async function () {
  "use strict";

  const CONFIG = {
    maxRuntimeMinutes: 30,     // safety cutoff
    maxPerBatch: 30,
    stallLimit: 5,
    scrollDelay: 1200,
    actionDelay: 1200,
    dryRun: false,
  };

  const startTime = Date.now();

  const sleep = (ms) => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));

  function log(msg, type = "info") {
    const styles = {
      info: "color:#2196F3",
      success: "color:#4CAF50",
      warn: "color:#FFC107",
      error: "color:#F44336",
    };
    console.log(`%c[AUTO-DELETE] ${msg}`, styles[type]);
  }

  function getCheckboxes() {
    return Array.from(
      document.querySelectorAll(".ckGgle[aria-checked='false']")
    ).filter((el) => el.offsetParent !== null);
  }

  function getDeleteButton() {
    return document.querySelector('button[aria-label="Move to trash"]');
  }

  function getConfirmButton() {
    return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("button")).find(
      (b) =>
        b.textContent.trim() === "Move to trash" &&
        b.offsetParent !== null
    );
  }

  async function autoScroll() {
    const before = document.body.scrollHeight;
    window.scrollTo(0, before);
    await sleep(CONFIG.scrollDelay);
    const after = document.body.scrollHeight;
    return after > before; // did new content load?
  }

  async function deleteBatch() {
    const boxes = getCheckboxes().slice(0, CONFIG.maxPerBatch);

    if (!boxes.length) return 0;

    log(`Selecting ${boxes.length} items...`);

    boxes.forEach((b) => {
      try { b.click(); } catch {}
    });

    await sleep(400);

    if (CONFIG.dryRun) {
      log("DRY RUN: skipping delete", "warn");
      return boxes.length;
    }

    const deleteBtn = getDeleteButton();
    if (!deleteBtn) {
      log("Delete button not found", "error");
      return 0;
    }

    deleteBtn.click();
    await sleep(500);

    const confirmBtn = getConfirmButton();
    if (!confirmBtn) {
      log("Confirm button not found", "error");
      return 0;
    }

    confirmBtn.click();
    await sleep(CONFIG.actionDelay);

    return boxes.length;
  }

  async function run() {
    let totalDeleted = 0;
    let stallCounter = 0;
    let noNewScrolls = 0;

    log("=== FULL AUTO MODE STARTED ===", "success");

    while (true) {
      // Safety timeout
      if ((Date.now() - startTime) > CONFIG.maxRuntimeMinutes * 60000) {
        log("Max runtime reached. Stopping.", "warn");
        break;
      }

      // Step 1: Scroll to load more
      const newLoaded = await autoScroll();

      if (!newLoaded) {
        noNewScrolls++;
        log(`No new content loaded (${noNewScrolls})`, "warn");
      } else {
        noNewScrolls = 0;
      }

      // Step 2: Try deleting visible batch
      const deleted = await deleteBatch();

      if (deleted === 0) {
        stallCounter++;
        log(`No deletions this cycle (${stallCounter})`, "warn");
      } else {
        stallCounter = 0;
        totalDeleted += deleted;
        log(`Deleted ${deleted}. Total: ${totalDeleted}`, "success");
      }

      // Step 3: Exit conditions
      if (stallCounter >= CONFIG.stallLimit && noNewScrolls >= 3) {
        log("No progress + no new content. Likely finished.", "success");
        break;
      }

      // Step 4: Reset view occasionally (prevents UI bugs)
      window.scrollTo(0, 0);
      await sleep(800);
    }

    log(`DONE. Total deleted: ~${totalDeleted}`, "success");
  }

  await run();
})();