For some reason, I can no longer create a shared album on MacBook Pro nor my iPhone. I was able to create one successfully on May 14th but nothing now....I get a message stating Cannot create shared album....I have turned off and on Shared Albums and have powered my computer and iPhone downed and still nothing....
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Thank you very much! I was able to delete some of my older shared albums and then I was able to successfully create the new ones….Way over 200 shared albums that I will need to go thru in order to create more room!
Thank you very much! I was able to delete some of my older shared albums and then I was able to successfully create the new ones….Way over 200 shared albums that I will need to go thru in order to create more room!
Thanks for clarifying this for us, marigavin1,
You didn't mention the size of the album you're not able to share. So, here are the album sharing limits:
Shared Albums limits
These are the Shared Albums hourly and daily limits:
• Maximum number of photos and videos from a single contributor across all shared albums, per hour: 1000
• Maximum number of photos and videos from a single contributor across all shared albums, per day: 10,000
These sharing limits are separate from the upload limits above. For example, in the same day you could upload 10,000 photos to My Photo Stream, then share those 10,000 photos or 10,000 other photos.
Some additional limits for shared albums:
• Maximum shared albums an owner can share: 200
• Maximum shared albums a user can subscribe to: 200
• Maximum subscribers per shared album: 100 (the number of subscribers on each shared album)
• Maximum combined number of photos and videos from all contributors in any one shared album: 5000
• Maximum number of comments per photo or video in a shared album: 200 (a comment can be either a like or a text entry)
• Maximum characters per comment: 1024
• Maximum number of invites a shared album owner may send per day: 200
My Photo Stream and Shared Albums limits - Apple Support
If you're still unable to share photo albums after verifying the size is accepted, we'd suggest that you contact Apple directly to investigate this further with you. You can find their contact details here: Contact - How to Contact Us - Apple
Kind regards.
Hello marigavin1,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. Shared albums are generally used for sharing albums with other users so iCloud Photos might better fit your needs. Do you use the same Apple ID on your MacBook Pro and iPhone? If so, check out Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support which can help you sync photos automatically across all of your devices.
If you do use separate Apple IDs on your MacBook Pro and iPhone, when exactly does the issue occur? For example, does it occur when you try to select yourself during the invite process? Check out How to share albums in Photos on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support as a reference if that helps.
Take care.
I do use Photos for sharing shared albums on both my MacBook and iPhone. I have never had problems with the shared albums but for some reason now, the ability to create a shared album doesn't work. I have tried everything with no luck.
Creating Shared Album
