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Shared iCloud Photos Library

Has anyone made this work since this post below from BCPalmer in 2016 ? There were a few responses but not sure if any suggestions worked per the original request pasted below ?


"I'm having the same issue and would like my wife to have access to our entire photo library. She's the person who likes to get together with her friends to do scrapbooking and it doesn't work well when she can't access all of our photos. I know there are ways around this limitation, in my case using Dropbox, but it's not elegant and I'd like to use Apple Photos. Also, keeper of the Photo Library has been relegated to me as my wife is not the technical one."

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Dec 24, 2021 10:41 AM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2021 11:50 AM

The iCloud Photos Library is tied to the individual AppleID. You cannot share the iCloud Photos Library, unless you share the AppleID, which is not recommended.

Your wife could could access your Photos Library on your iCloud webpage www.icloud.com, if you trust her with your iCloud Apple ID.


But it would be easier to share the Photos Library by making a copy of your library for her on an external volume. prepare the external volume as described here: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support



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Dec 24, 2021 11:50 AM in response to SteveSSG

The iCloud Photos Library is tied to the individual AppleID. You cannot share the iCloud Photos Library, unless you share the AppleID, which is not recommended.

Your wife could could access your Photos Library on your iCloud webpage www.icloud.com, if you trust her with your iCloud Apple ID.


But it would be easier to share the Photos Library by making a copy of your library for her on an external volume. prepare the external volume as described here: Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support



Shared iCloud Photos Library

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