Adding a person back into people folder

I accidentally removed my granddaughter from my people file and can’t figure out how to get her to show up again. I tap on her picture, see the small photo, tap it, it shows who she is, but won’t let me add her again. How do I solve this?

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 8:23 PM

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Sep 10, 2023 10:49 AM in response to TWH1201

Hi TWH1201,


You can manually add someone to a People album using the steps here:


"Add someone to the People album

  1. Open a photo of the person that you want to add.
  2. Tap the Info button , then tap the face of the person with a question mark.
  3. Tap Tag With Name and type the person's name or tap the name if it shows up.
  4. Tap Next, then tap Done."


Cheers!


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Question marked as Helpful

Sep 10, 2023 10:49 AM in response to TWH1201

Hi TWH1201,


You can manually add someone to a People album using the steps here:


"Add someone to the People album

  1. Open a photo of the person that you want to add.
  2. Tap the Info button , then tap the face of the person with a question mark.
  3. Tap Tag With Name and type the person's name or tap the name if it shows up.
  4. Tap Next, then tap Done."


Cheers!


Sep 10, 2023 11:10 AM in response to TWH1201

There is one more step necessary. As you have removed the album for the person from "People", their album is living in Limbo. You can still search for the name of the person, but the album is not shown in People.

While viewing a photo of the person and viewing the Info - after tapping the tiny button with the miniature face of the person, the hidden album of this person will open. Now tap the three dots in the upper right corner of the album for the person and use the second entry in the menu "Add ... to People". This will unhide the album of this person and add it back to "People" or "People and Pets" depending on your system version.


Adding a person back into people folder

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