Photos Settings only shows General and iCloud, no Shared Library

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Photos Settings only shows General and iCloud, no Shared Library

I want to use iCloud Shared Library but I don't have the option in my Photos Settings. Why is it not showing?

iMac 27″

Posted on Aug 27, 2023 1:23 PM

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léonie

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Aug 28, 2023 5:57 AM in response to mattjohnsonboston

If your Photos is still showing "Preferences" and not "Settings", your system version does not yet support the Shared Photos Library.

You will need to upgrade to macOS 13 Ventura. Photos is a part of the system. You cannot upgrade to a newer version of Photos without upgrading the system.

Is your Mac compatible? macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers - Apple Support

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Aug 27, 2023 1:25 PM in response to mattjohnsonboston

To be clear, I'm looking under Preferences under the Photos dropdown menu. It's not labeled Settings even though that is what the Apple doc say it should be labeled as. Is there another place to access Photo Settings on my Mac?

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markwmsn

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Aug 27, 2023 8:34 PM in response to mattjohnsonboston

What version of Photos are you using on what version of macOS? Shared Library is a recent feature, starting with Photos 8.0 on macOS Ventura.

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Photos Settings only shows General and iCloud, no Shared Library

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