Shared Photo Library Mac

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With iCloud Photo Library, you can access all of your images, videos, GIFs, and screenshots on all your devices. But that’s not the only way you can share photos using iCloud and what’s more, you don't have to share your whole library. Even better: if you want to share photos with someone, that person doesn't need to be using an iOS or macOS device. iCloud Photo Sharing allows you to do all that, and this quick guide covers everything you need to know to use the feature.

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What is iCloud Photo Sharing?

Within your iCloud settings on iPhone, you've got three options for photo sharing. iCloud Photo Sharing is one of those, giving you the ability to privately share an album with other people you invite. You can grant or revoke access, upload and share up to 5000 photos or videos, and none of this impacts your iCloud storage limit.

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Is iCloud Photo Sharing the same thing as iCloud Photo Library?

To set it up in Photos for Mac, double-click a shared album to open it or, if you have the sidebar turned (Option + Command + S), just click the album’s name in the Sharing section to select it. Aug 07, 2019 I know iTunes Match does not support Family Sharing, but we we both want to be able to share the same iTunes Match account, we want all of our photos to go into one iCloud Photo Library account, we want a shared calendar, and we want separate Messages and FaceTime settings. The user then has their own Mail accounts, their own files, iCloud Photo Library, app data, and more. The data for the employee is stored in iCloud, so employees can sign in to any Shared iPad. Feb 15, 2018 Apple's iCloud service includes iCloud Photo Sharing, which lets you share images and video with friends, family, and colleagues on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC, or Apple TV. While technically considered part of iCloud Photo Library, iCloud Photo Sharing exists outside of the service: You don't have to use iCloud Photo Library to share your images, and shared.

No, these are two separate features of iCloud.

iCloud Photo Sharing gives you a photo sharing experience similar to that of social networks. You share albums privately with friends, family or colleagues — up to 100 invites are available for every album. Anyone who’s part of this shared album can comment, like, or upload their own photos and videos. And the great news is, shared albums don't count towards your iCloud storage limit, giving you and contributors to the album the ability to store up to 5000 photos and videos. Once you hit that limit, you will need to delete something before uploading new content.

iCloud Photo Library, on the other hand is a way to share your photo library between all iOS or macOS devices you own, without the invites feature of iCloud Photo Sharing. And My Photo Stream, in turn, allows sharing only the latest photos between your own devices.

Perhaps aware of this common confusion, Apple has rebranded iCloud Photo Library as iCloud Photos, and iCloud Photo Sharing — as Shared Albums. But since many Mac and iPhone users still refer to the feature as iCloud Photo Sharing, we'll call it that for now.

How to use iCloud Photo Sharing

Sharing photos between people is simple. All you need to do is make sure everyone has iCloud Photo Sharing enabled on the devices they're using.

Setting up iCloud Photo Sharing

To set up iCloud Photo Sharing, follow these steps on your iOS device:

Go to Settings
Click on your name at the top of this list of menu options
Go to iCloud
Underneath the iCloud storage indicator, you’ll see a list of Apps Using iCloud
Click on Photos (it should be the top option)
Switch on iCloud Photo Sharing (Shared Albums in iOS 12)

On a Mac, the process is similar, and you can create and share albums using the Photos app.

To enable iCloud Photo Sharing on macOS:

Launch the Photos app
Go to Photos > Preferences from the menu bar
Select the iCloud tab
Check the iCloud Photo Sharing box (Shared Albums in macOS Mojave)

How to share a photo album with iCloud Photo Sharing

To share photos with other people, you need to create a Shared Album. Here’s how you do that on an iPhone or iPad:

Open Photos and tap Albums at the bottom
Tap the + in the top left-hand corner
Select New Shared Album
Once you’ve named your Shared Album, tap Next
Invite subscribers by email (these should be the email addresses they use for iCloud) or add them from iPhone’s Contacts using the Add button
Tap Create

Invitees will get a notification, either through email or their iPhones notifications. To make sure they can add their own photos or videos, tap People in the shared album settings (where you invited everyone), then turn on Subscribers Can Post.

On a Mac, the process is pretty straightforward as well:

Select the photos you want to share
Tap the sharing button (a square with an arrow) in the toolbar
Select Shared Albums
Click New Shared Album and enter a name for it
Directly below the name field is an Invite People box with a + button
Invite as many people as you want using their iCloud email addresses (up to 100)
Tap Create

How to share an existing album on iCloud

As the album creator, you can add or remove people at any time. To add people on your iOS device (iOS 8 or later), just do this:

Tap on your Shared Album in Photos
Tap People
Tap Invite People
Either enter email addresses or use the Add button to invite people from your contacts
Tap Add

To invite people on a macOS device:

Open the Shared Album in Photos (you’ll find all your Shared Albums in the left-hand menu)
Click on the People icon in the toolbar
Click Invite People
Add their email addresses
Hit Enter/Return on your keyboard

At present, there seems to be no way to share a regular album you’ve already made. Copying images into a new Shared Album, then inviting people is the easiest way to get others to view and contribute to the album.

How to view shared albums on iCloud

On an iPhone or iPad, you can view and contribute to a shared album in the Photos app.

Launch Photos
Go to the Shared tab
Select the album you want to view

On a Mac, the album will be in the sidebar of Photos, under Shared Albums.

Another way to view, comment and upload images is through iCloud.com, making it easier for those who are taking part in the album from Windows or Android devices.

How to stop sharing photos and remove subscribers

Album creators can always delete images, videos, comments and remove members from Shared Albums. Anything you delete is automatically deleted across every device with access to the shared album. Subscribed members might have been notified to changes, such as a comment, before it was deleted.

If you ever need to revoke access, a subscriber can easily be removed.

Here’s how to remove a subscriber on an iOS device:

Go to the Shared Album
Tap the People button at the bottom of the screen
A menu will appear showing who it has been shared with
Click on the people you want to stop sharing with
Scroll to the bottom of the contact and tap Remove Subscriber

When you’ve created a Shared Album on a Mac, you can remove subscribers in the Photos app. Here’s how:

Open Photos
Click on the Shared tab
Go to the album you want to modify
Click on the People icon in the top toolbar: this will show you who it’s been shared with
A menu will appear. Select the person you want to remove from the album.
Click on the arrow to the right of their name
Now click Remove Subscriber

iCloud Photo Sharing not working: Why can’t I see shared photos?

There could be a few reasons this isn’t working. As the album creator, you may have hit the upper limit of images and videos (up to 5000) or subscribers (up to 100), which could prevent sharing from working. Or, maybe you’ve got poor signal or WiFi connectivity, which can prevent you from viewing images and comments.

As one of the subscribers, you might want to check if the album still exists or if you’ve been removed, which is always at the discretion of the album creator.

We hope this quick guide proves useful for anyone wanting to share photos with friends and family. Apple makes this quick and easy, so that everyone can join in, share memories, and relive happy moments together.

If you want your Mac's photos to wirelessly sync to all your other iOS devices and computers, you want to set up iCloud Photo Library: Apple's photo sync service lets you back up your images on all your devices, as well as access them — online or offline — on said devices. If you're willing to pay for the extra iCloud storage space, you can store an incredible amount of photos and videos, all accessible at the touch of a button or multi-touch screen.

Here's how to set it up on your Mac and get everything configured to your liking!

How to set up iCloud Photo Library on your Mac

Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
Select the Photos menu in the upper left corner of your screen.
Go to Preferences.
Click on the iCloud tab.
Source: iMore
Check 'iCloud Photos.' This will begin uploading any and all images you have stored in the Photos app to iCloud.
Source: iMore

How to optimize your photo and video storage

If you routinely shoot 4K video or high-quality images on your iPhone, iPad, or DSLR, you may run out of storage space fast. (I have a 1TB iMac, but also have almost a terabyte of 4K video stored in iCloud — it gets unwieldy, fast!) This is especially true if you have a Mac laptop with limited hard drive space: It's nice to look at your iPhone's gorgeous Portrait mode photos, but not necessarily always practical to store all of them locally.

Thankfully, Apple offers an Optimize Storage option, which lets you store full-resolution photos and videos of only your most recently shot and accessed imagery; all older photos and videos are available to download via iCloud and are stored as low-resolution previews on your device to save space. You can switch between optimizing your Mac's photos storage or storing your full library locally: Here's how!

Note: If you plan on using Optimize Storage, we suggest having at least one device that stores your entire library locally (usually a Mac with a large local or external hard drive), so you have multiple backups of your photographs and video.

Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
Click Photos in the App menu in the upper left corner of your screen.
Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.
Source: iMore
Click the iCloud tab.
Click Optimize Mac Storage.
Source: iMore