Why is my iPad Mini showing 576 photos when i only have 16?

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my ipad mini is showing maxed out memory. It is showing 576 photos and 70 videos yet all photos but 16 and all videos have been deleted. the only working app is Skype.

 

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Re: why is my ipad mini showing 576 photos when i only have 16

I don't know, but typically the possible cached images may get removed when you create a iTunes backup.