Missing old photos in iCloud on iPhone but visible on Mac

When I login to Icloud on my I can’t see my old pictures which were stored on icloud only recent pictures are being shown. And I can see all my iCloud pictures on my mac but not on my 📲


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iPhone 15 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 15, 2025 11:54 AM

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Jul 16, 2025 08:16 AM in response to dheemant

On your phone with one of the oder pictures, if you enter Edit Mode, can you edit the picture?


Some pictures, perhaps sent to a phone by a computer, aren't fully "owned" by Photos, and they may not synchronize with iCloud. You can often tell, because those pictures don't allow you to edit.


In any case, try saving some of these pictures to Files (In Photos, Share>Save to Files,) and then saving them from Files back to Photos (In Files, Share>Save Image.) Sounds silly, but the newly imported versions might work better, since Photos had control over their entry.


Let us know how this goes…

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