photos missing in albums after stopping icloud synchronisation

hi community, as my icloud storage was full, i needed to find a solution. to check the options, i stoppt the photo synchronization to icloud. after doing so, i found out that some photos are missing in the albums. now i would buy more storage and restart the synchronization. i wonder if my albums will be recovered through this action. thanks for any response.

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 27, 2025 2:53 AM

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Oct 27, 2025 8:39 AM in response to akazok

When storage gets full, then Photos doesn't have the room to follow its instructions in moving files around or even to delete files--so it's hard to know just what the effect will be.


Are your pictures still in the Library--just not in the albums you expect?


My guess would be that what's done is done, and getting more space won't change it. I figure that when your closet gets so full you have to toss sweaters out just to get to other stuff, when you're through, the sweaters don't just jump back in by themselves.

photos missing in albums after stopping icloud synchronisation

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