About a year ago I deleted a Shared iCloud Library I had set up with another user. All the photos were removed from it, but every device I own (iPhone, iPad, Mac, and iCloud.com) has been stuck showing "Deleting Shared Library" ever since — it never finishes.
iCloud storage still shows this split:
- 14.7 GB in my Personal Library
- 2 GB in the "deleted" Shared Library
None of my devices let me fully turn off iCloud Photos while this is stuck, so that 16,7 GB from the phantom shared library keeps counting against my storage.
I contacted Apple Support and did a screen-sharing session with an advisor. They confirmed it's a known bug and said it would be fixed in the next software update. That was over two updates ago, and the problem is still there.
Because the deletion is stuck, I also can't create a new Shared Library or make any other changes to my photo library setup.
Has anyone else run into this, and if so, how did you get it resolved? At this point I'm looking for either:
- A workaround to force the stuck deletion to complete, or
- Confirmation from someone on when an actual fix is coming.
Thanks in advance.
All my devices are running up to date software (iOS 27, macOS GoldenGate)
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Original Title: Shared iCloud Library stuck on "Deleting Shared Library" for over a year — storage still counted, can't create new library