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How to Stop Sharing a Google Photos Album
To stop sharing a Google Photos album, you must remove all collaborators and turn off link sharing. Note that this removes any photos they contributed.
To make a shared album private in Google Photos, you need to remove all collaborators and turn off link sharing Google Photos Help.
Requirements for making a shared album private
Making a Google Photos shared album private requires removing all collaborators and disabling link sharing Google Photos Help. You must be the owner of the album to remove someone Google Photos Help.
Caution: If you shared an album by link, you will need to turn link sharing off so people you remove cannot rejoin Google Photos Help.
Steps to revoke album access on web and mobile
To remove specific collaborators on the web, open the desired album, click More, and then click Options Google Photos Help. Scroll to find the contact you want to remove, click More, and then click Remove person Google Photos Help.
To disable link sharing in the Google Photos mobile app, open the desired album, tap More, and then tap Sharing Google Photos Help. From there, you can turn Link sharing off Google Photos Help. As a practical suggestion, verify that the setting remains disabled by backing out of the album and checking the sharing menu a second time.
What happens to content when you stop sharing
Once you stop sharing an album, other people will not be able to see it Google Photos Help. Comments and photos that other people added will be removed from the album Google Photos Help.
Caution: If someone already downloaded or copied photos or videos you shared, turning off sharing will not delete those downloads or copies Google Photos Help.
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