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Copying photos from shared album

If I copy photos from a shared album into a album on my mac will they be there even if the photos is removed from the shared album?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 13, 2019 2:21 PM

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Posted on Jul 14, 2019 6:07 AM

Yes, the Shared albums are using separate copies of the shared photos. When you drag a photo from a Shared album to an album, it will be imported as a new photo. You can check, if it worked, by ctrl-clicking or right-clicking the photo in the shared album.

  • If you are seeing the option "Show in Moments" the photo has been imported to your Photos Library. Click this option to see the imported version in the moments.
  • If you are still seeing "Import" instead, click "Import" to save it to your Library. Then you should now be seeing "Show in Moments":

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Jul 14, 2019 6:07 AM in response to cecilyfromtx

Yes, the Shared albums are using separate copies of the shared photos. When you drag a photo from a Shared album to an album, it will be imported as a new photo. You can check, if it worked, by ctrl-clicking or right-clicking the photo in the shared album.

  • If you are seeing the option "Show in Moments" the photo has been imported to your Photos Library. Click this option to see the imported version in the moments.
  • If you are still seeing "Import" instead, click "Import" to save it to your Library. Then you should now be seeing "Show in Moments":

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