deleting photos in a shared icloud account

When one family member deletes a photo, does it delete the photo in all the family sharing members?

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jan 13, 2022 4:47 PM

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muguy

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Jan 13, 2022 4:51 PM in response to ndodson2

That depends. Are you using the same Apple ID? If you are, it will. If you are sharing photos in a shared album, a user may be able t add or delete images in the shared album.

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