shared album take up cloud space?

Hello


A family member shared a lot of photos with me through our Photos App. Does this take away from the maximum amount of photos and videos I can store on my cloud/phone?


I pay $0.99 monthly for 64 GB


I am attending a concert and want to take videos.


How do you remove yourself from a shared album?


Thank you.

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 23, 2023 4:31 PM

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Oct 24, 2023 2:33 PM in response to Christine Altieri

Hey Christine Altieri,


You can see a good amount of info about Shared Albums here:


Of note:

Shared Album storage limits
A shared album can hold up to 5000 photos and videos. If you reach your Shared Album limit, you need to delete some photos or videos before adding new ones. The photos and videos you share (and the comments or likes associated with those photos) stay in iCloud until you or the contributor delete them manually, or until you delete the shared album completely.

The photos and videos in your Shared Albums are kept in iCloud, but they don't count against your iCloud storage limit.


As such the photos shared with you will not count against your storage. That said, if you'd still like to leave the album see the tips here:


Remove a subscriber
1. Open the shared album.
2. Click the People button  in the toolbar.
3. Select the subscriber that you want to remove.
4. Click the arrow next to their name, then Remove Subscriber.
As the creator of a shared album, you control who can access it. You can remove subscribers at any time.


Cheers!

shared album take up cloud space?

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