# Suddenly all my photos are on under observtion **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** web, ios-classic-app\ **Created:** [November 24, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026 "2023-11-24T20:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![annelouisem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/annelouisem/32/41231_2.png) [@annelouisem](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/annelouisem)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/1 "2023-11-24T20:08:28Z")
a member just pointed out that I have many wrong photos in one observation. they are for other observations and were correctly posted months ago. What has happened and how do I fix it? [https://inaturalist.ca/observations/177177551](https://inaturalist.ca/observations/177177551) ---
**Author:** ![GeolTel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/geoltel/32/76853_2.png) [@GeolTel](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/GeolTel)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/2 "2023-11-24T20:26:49Z")
Could be a bug in the phone app?.. ---
**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/3 "2023-11-25T01:10:09Z")
I moved this to #Bug Reports. #Forum Feedback is for forum-specific issues. > [@annelouisem](#): > > they are for other observations and were correctly posted months ago As in each one of these photos was its own observation? ---
**Author:** ![t\_e\_d](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/t_e_d/32/21669_2.png) [@t\_e\_d](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/t_e_d)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/4 "2023-11-25T11:01:30Z")
> [@annelouisem](#): > > how do I fix it? Cf. [https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/responses#multiple](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/responses#multiple) > **Web User:** _Hi, welcome to iNaturalist! Looks like you’ve observed a few different species in the photos here. Rather than adding several photos of different species to a single observation, please put each in its own observation. You can add multiple photos to an observation when they are each photos of the same thing. A quick way to fix this observation is to use the duplicate feature. In the upper right corner of the observation page, click the downward arrow next to “Edit” and choose “Duplicate.” Then identify the duplicate observation as the organism in your second photo and uncheck the checkboxes next to the other photos. Then come back to this first observation, click “Edit,” and remove the extra photos. Please make a comment if you split the different organisms, so I can update my ID. Thank you._ > > **Mobile User:** _Hi, welcome to iNaturalist! Looks like you’ve observed a few different species in the photos here. Rather than adding several photos of different species to a single observation, please put each in its own observation. You can add multiple photos to an observation when they are each photos of the same thing. All of the photos should be saved in the photo gallery on your device, so you can use the app to create a new observation for each type of organism you photographed. Be sure to edit this observation to remove the extra photos. Please make a comment if you split the different organisms, so I can update my ID. Thank you._ > > **Either, with tutorial link:** _Looks like you’ve observed a few different species in the photos here. Each species should be on its own separate observation. There are some tips for splitting the observation up here: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-fix-your-observation-with-photos-of-multiple-species/15096](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-fix-your-observation-with-photos-of-multiple-species/15096)_ ---
**Author:** ![annelouisem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/annelouisem/32/41231_2.png) [@annelouisem](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/annelouisem)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/5 "2023-11-26T00:43:02Z")
I don’t use an app. Just my computer. I couldn’t find a way to delete the erroneous photos so I dumped the whole observation. Seems your forums instructions are not complete. Or I’m having a hard time understanding? Sorry for the annoyance it seemed ot cause people. ---
**Author:** ![t\_e\_d](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/t_e_d/32/21669_2.png) [@t\_e\_d](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/t_e_d)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/6 "2023-11-26T01:21:11Z")
In the upper right corner of the observation page, click the downward arrow next to “Edit” and choose “Edit,” and remove the extra photos = uncheck the photos (the boxes on top of the photos) you want to remove. Then, save the observation (at the bottom). ---
**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/suddenly-all-my-photos-are-on-under-observtion/47026/7 "2024-12-30T14:00:28Z")
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