Google Plus Photos – How to Download All Photos from Instant Upload

I did some experimenting, although I didn't actually delete the photos (since I want to keep them). But I was able to select them all.

I'm using Chrome on Windows 7.

1. Open "Instant Upload" under your Google+ Photos
2. Hit the End key. Your browser window will scroll down to the bottom of what's currently displayed. Google+ will load up more photos. Hit End again. Repeat as necessary.
3. Click and drag from below and to the right of your photos to start selecting them. You'll have a shaded box to guide you. Start painting up and to the left to start selecting photos.
4. Without releasing the mouse button hit the Home key to scroll all the way back up to the top. You should be able to fine-tune the select area to capture all of the photos.
5. Click the "Delete" button (only visible at the top of the page).

I hope this is helpful.

Another possibility that comes to mind is to share a folder in Google Drive. Then both of you could turn on the Google+ Photos feature to display each such folder as an album. Then it's just a question of moving/copying your Auto-Backup'd photos to that album (folder).

Google+ Help: View photos stored in your Google Drive

1. Open Google+. Place your cursor in the top left corner for the Google+ main menu.
2. Click Settings.
3. In the Photos section, check the box next to Show Drive photos in your photo library. To stop showing your Google Drive photos, uncheck the box. After you enable the feature, folders containing JPG, GIF, WebP, RAW or video files will be viewable from your Google+ photo library and each Drive folder will become a different album marked with the Google Drive icon. Only you will be able to see them in your library until you choose to share them.