can't delete invitee from shared Photos album

I was able to delete the invitation by going into my iPad (IOS v16.2), opening Photos, selecting that Shared Album > tap the three dots in the upper right > in the menu that comes down selecting Shared Album Details, then selecting the name of the person I wanted to delete. In my case a Contact Card popped up (since they are in my Contacts) and down near the bottom of that there is a Remove Subscribe command.

Don't know what will display is the person is not in your contacts.

Hello Tom Ritch,

Let's start off by checking the helpful steps in this article which can help with this issue: Add or remove subscribers to shared albums in Photos on Mac. Follow this guidance:

"Add and remove subscribers to a shared album

1. In the Photos app  on your Mac, click a shared album under Shared Albums in the sidebar.
2. Click  in the toolbar.
3. In the Invite People field, do one of the following:

• Invite a new subscriber: Type an email address.
• If the person you’re inviting doesn’t use iCloud, you can select the Public Website checkbox to create a URL for your shared album. Anyone with this URL can view and download the shared album’s contents.
• Remove a subscriber: Select the subscriber’s email address, then press Delete.
• Re-invite a subscriber: Click the down arrow beside the subscriber’s name and choose Resend Invitation.

1. Click in the toolbar or select a different shared album.

When you invite (or re-invite) someone to view a shared album, the person receives an email asking them to subscribe."

If these steps are not working as expected, please restart your Mac and try again: Shut down or restart your Mac.

Let us know if we can help with anything else at all or if this doesn't settle your issue so we can look into this further with you. Thanks and have a fabulous day!

Tom, give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

Currently (I am running macOS 13 Ventura) none of the options to remove a subscriber is working for me on any of my three Macs with Ventura.

If all fails, delete the complete Shared album and recreate it, then invite the subscribers again, but minus the one you did not want to invite.

I can only remove a subscriber from the Shared Albums, that have never been published as a public web site.

We appreciate you clarifying this for us, Tom Ritch,

If you're still unable to remove subscribers from your shared album, we'd suggest that you reach out to Apple directly to investigate this further with you. You can find their contact details here: Contact Apple Support

Take care!

I have the same problem, cannot delete my son from a shared album I created.

Monterey 12.6.2 / Intel iMac 2020