Are photos in shared albums stored on iCloud?

Shared photos and videos are stored in iCloud. But they don't count against your iCloud storage limit. You're free to share up to 5,000 photos without having to pay for more storage.

Are shared albums saved to iCloud?

Access shared photo and video albums on all your devices

You see the most up-to-date version of your shared albums, no matter where you access them. Note: Although shared albums are stored in iCloud, they don't count toward your iCloud storage.

Does deleting iCloud photos delete shared albums?

iCloud Photo Sharing only makes a copy available from your or someone else's computer. Disabling it turns off any photos you've shared in albums to other people, but it also deletes all shared images from other people that are on your iOS or macOS device.

What happens when you delete a shared album on iPhone?

Deleting shared albums that you created will remove the photos and videos stored in them AND unsubscribe the people with whom you've shared the album. Those people will “lose” the shared photos and videos, unless they explicitly made a copy in their own Camera roll or iCloud Photo Library.

Does deleting photos from iPhone delete from shared album?

Yes, because photos on a shared album are no longer stored on your device, so deleting them from the device will not change the shared album. You will have to go through the shared album again to remove the unwanted photos, but doing so will remove those photos for all users, not just you.

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Where are shared photo albums stored?

Shared photos and videos are stored in iCloud. But they don't count against your iCloud storage limit. You're free to share up to 5,000 photos without having to pay for more storage.

Why can't I see my shared albums on iCloud?

Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Turn on Shared Albums. Go back to the Home screen. Open Photos and tap the Albums tab.

Do Apple shared albums expire?

Photos uploaded to My Photo Stream or Shared Albums don't count against your iCloud storage. iCloud stores the photos that you upload to My Photo Stream for 30 days to give your devices plenty of time to connect to iCloud and download them.

Why do photos take up space when I have iCloud?

Store your photos and videos in iCloud

Your photos and videos are stored on your device in their original, high-resolution version. This means that they use a lot of space on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

How long do shared albums last?

Be aware that iOS 12 Photos has two types of "Shared Albums". One is for the temporary sharing of photos amongst friends, and links to these Albums last only one month then disappear.

Do iPhone photo albums take up space?

The albums are an organization tool for your media. A new album does not use additional space on your phone. Also, moving a photo or video to an album or multiple albums does not create a copy of that media file. Feel free to create as many albums as you like; your storage space is safe.

Where are my shared photos on iCloud?

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn on Shared Albums. On your Mac, open the Photos app. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose Photos > Preferences. Click the iCloud tab, then select Shared Albums.

How do I move photos from shared album on iPhone?

Select all the photos at one time and drag them from the Shared Album to the Photos Collection. Enable the sidebar view to do this. You should also be able to select all the photos and Import. If you can't do it from a right click menu, select Import from the File menu.

Why can't I see photos in a shared album iPhone?

Please make sure you've turned on iCloud Shared Albums on iPhone: Go to the Settings app > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then toggle on Shared Albums. You also need to make sure that iCloud Photos is enabled. Before getting photos and videos from shared albums on iPhone, you'll need to accept the Shared Album invite.

Do shared albums take up memory space?

No, albums shared with you do not use your storage, but the storage of the owner.

Can I delete photos on shared album?

Remove a photo or video

Subscribers to a shared album can delete only the photos and videos they add. When you delete a photo or video from a shared album you own, it's removed from the shared album on all your devices and all subscribers' devices. On your Windows computer, open Shared Albums.

How many photos can be in a shared album?

There is a 20,000 photo limit on conversations.

How do I save shared photos on iCloud?

How do I transfer shared photos from my iPhone to my computer?

How do I transfer a shared album to my computer?

Choose the photos in the album that you want to transfer to your computer and right click on one of them. After that, you need to tap “Transfer to > My Computer”. Click the “Change” button to choose a location on your PC to store the transferred photos.

How do iCloud shared albums work?

With Shared Albums in the Photos app , you can share photos and videos with just the people you choose. They can also add their own photos, videos, and comments. Shared Albums works with or without iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

Can I view shared albums in the iCloud photos web interface?

No. It's not visible from within your iCloud.com account. Shared albums are managed from within the Photos app. You can create and manage regular albums on icloud.com, but not shared albums.

How do I create a shared album in iCloud?

Can I delete photos on iPhone and keep them on iCloud?

Syncing All iPhone Photos to iCloud from Computer. If I delete photos from iPhone is it deleted from iCloud? The answer is YES. The iPhone photos will sync to iCloud when you enable iCloud Photo Library, and with iCloud Photo Library, you can access synced photos from all your iOS device signed with the same Apple ID.

How do I free up space on my iPhone without deleting photos?