Did Your Media Disappear From Photos App After Enabling iCloud? Here’s the Fix

 iCloud is the fix to every solution related to creating backups or transferring data. Well, there had to be times when things go wrong. Though iCloud is everything you wanted on your iPhone, it can come up with issues like the media not showing up in the Photo Library.

Though it is nothing to worry about, you’ve still got some fixing to do. Below is a detailed guide on the reasons and fixes to bring back the Photo Library’s lost content.

What are the Reasons Behind Losing Your Content After Enabling iCloud?

Once you enable iCloud for Photos on your iPhone or iPad, you might notice that some albums or media don’t appear in the Library. Don’t panic! Your photos and videos are still there but organized differently. The steps to check all the photos and videos at one place are:

1. Go to the ‘Photos’ app on your Apple device.
2. Select the ‘Photos’ tab and the lower-left corner.
3. View the photos in the ‘All Photos’ form.
4. All the pictures and videos will appear according to their dates.

In case, few of your media are still not appearing; you can try other methods to bring back the same.

How to Check Your Recently Deleted Folder?

Whenever a picture or a video is deleted accidentally or any other reason, they don’t appear in the photo album. Thus, you can check the same in the ‘Recently Deleted’ folder and the steps to do the same are:

1. Go to the ‘Photos’ app.
2. Select the ‘Albums’ tab at the bottom.
3. Locate the ‘Recently Deleted’ option and tap on the same.
4. If you want to recover a photo or a video, select the same and click on the ‘Recover’ option.
5. Select ‘Recover Photo’ from the pop-up menu to confirm.

Whenever you recover media from the deleted section, it starts appearing in the Photo Library.

How to Sign-in With the Same Apple Account on Multiple Devices?

If you have signed-in with different Apple accounts on different devices, the media will not sync across all of them. Thus, to view the same content and sync the media across devices, sign-in with the same Apple account and the steps to do the same are:

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ app on your Apple device.
2. Click on your profile at the top of the settings window.
3. Your Apple ID name and the email linked with it will appear. Make sure that you’ve signed up with the same Apple account in all other devices.

If you’ve signed in with different accounts on other devices, you’ll have to sign-out the same and then sign-in again with the target account. The steps to do the same are:

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Click on your profile at the top of the screen.
3. Locate the ‘Sign Out’ option and click on the same.
4. Tap ‘Sign Out’ again for confirmation.
5. Now, scroll to the top of the screen and click on the ‘Sign in to your iPhone’ option.
6. Enter the Apple ID detail that you want to use to sign-up on all the devices.
7. Hit the ‘Next’ option.

It may take a few minutes to sync all the content across devices. However, all the photos and videos will appear after your devices get synced correctly.

How to Check the Storage Limit of iCloud?

It is essential to note that when you go beyond the storage limit of your iCloud, your content stops syncing. Therefore, it is important to keep a check of the same, and the steps to do so are:

1. Go to the ‘Settings’ app.
2. Click on your profile at the top of the settings window.
3. Select the ‘iCloud’ option.
4. The next window will display the remaining and used iCloud Storage.

In case your iCloud Storage is full, you can choose to manage your data, or upgrade your storage plan.

How to Unhide Photos and Videos?

Sometimes, photos and videos disappear from the main album because you might have accidentally shifted them to the ‘Hidden’ folder. Else, you may have forgotten after hiding the media. Thus, the steps to unhide your photos and videos are:

1. Go to the ‘Photos’ app.
2. Click on the ‘Albums’ tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. Scroll to the bottom and locate the ‘Hidden’ folder. Tap on the ‘Hidden’ option.
4. To unhide, click on the ‘Select’ option at the top of the screen.
5. Tap on the ‘Share’ icon in the bottom-left.
6. Select the ‘Unhide’ option from the menu.

Your selected media will start appearing in the main Photos album.

All the methods mentioned above are likely to resolve the issues coming up because of enabling iCloud for Photos. However, if the problem continues existing, you may seek help from the professionals.

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