A year ago I created a shared library for a friend so she could see photos of our daughter. But that library seems to have disappeared. If that happened, would the photos on it be returned to my main library or would they be erased?
Mac mini, macOS 14.0
The Shared iCloud Photos Library is only visible in your own iCloud Photos Library, using the same Apple ID you have used, when you set up the shared iCloud Photos Library. Are you currently viewing your iCloud Photos Library? And is "Shared Library" enabled in the Photos > Settings in the "Shared Library" tab of the Settings? If the Shared Library is no longer turned on for your iCloud Photos Library, try to turn it on again:How to use iCloud Shared Photo Library - Apple Support
The Shared iCloud Photos Library has some limitations. You can only have one Shared Library at a time. Before you create a new Shared Library, or can join a different Shared iCloud Library, you have to delete your current shared library. And you can see the photo from the Shared iCloud Photos Library only on devices with a system version, that supports it. On a Mac with macOS 10.13 Ventura or later, or an iPhone or iPad with iOS 16/iPadOS 16.
When you join a Shared Library, Apple is automatically creating a backup, but this backup is only kept for six months. It will be gone by now.
Thanks for your reply. 'Shared Library' is not enabled in the settings. It's as if I never created a shared library, but I certainly remember accessing it several times in the past few months. Any ideas on what could have happened to it? If the library was deleted would the photos I added to it be returned to my library?
Has my shared library disappeared?
