iCloud Photos disappeared from Mac after setting up Family Sharing

I set up Family Sharing in iCloud -now all my photos on my Mac have disappeared!! All that show are a few from my personal album on my iPhone.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.7

Posted on May 31, 2023 10:45 AM

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1 reply

Jeff_W.

Community Specialist

Jun 1, 2023 1:40 PM in response to JONID52

Hi JONID52,

Family Sharing should not interfere with your photos in any way. Did you sign out of your iCloud account or make any similar changes?

In the meantime, you can check out some suggestions for locating missing photos here:

If you're missing photos or videos in the Photos app - Apple Support

Cheers!

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