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COKEDUDE
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8 years ago
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How can I view my photos like a gallery?

There used to be a feature to view your pictures in gallery. What happened to that? I can't find it anymore :(.   Something like this.   https://www.google.com/search?q=smile&client=firefox-b...
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  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    8 years ago
    Hey there COKEDUDE!
     
    Do you by any chance mean your photos tab on the website? You can navigate there by:
    1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
    2. Click Files.
    3. Select Photos.
    Let me know if this helps! 
     
    [EDIT] As Mark mentions as well in the above post. :grimacing:
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Lusil
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
6 years ago

Hey everyone, thanks for nudging us on this thread!

If you've tried accessing your photos with this link and you're still having trouble, could you try the following:

  • Navigating from another browser?
  • Using an incognito/private window?
  • Clearing the cache?
  • Making sure that you're not running any third party browser extensions or plugins? 

Let me know how it goes!

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Jonas E.3
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Hi I am also facing the problem with the photos tab does not show.  The link works but it should be possible to navigate through on the website. Uploading images from phone and other devices is why I am a client of dropbox which is a great functionality. However it is really not very intuitive on how to manage images.  I have look for a tutorial but does not exist?  It would be good to know how dropbox suggest we should manage and view our images?

Thanks for your help

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
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    6 years ago

    Hey there Jonas E.3, thanks for checking in with us.

    I'd be more than happy to help, I'll just need a bit more info on what you're trying to achieve when you mention that you'd like to manage images?

    Are you trying to preview the images you upload in a specific sequence, or see a list of added photos?

    Keep me posted!

    • Jonas E.3's avatar
      Jonas E.3
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      Hi Lusil

      Thanks for reaching out. I have a few use cases I can share.

      As previously mentioned in this thread the link to photos is missing on dropbox.com. Now you need to figure out to write the url directly www.dropbox.com/photos. You can of course bookmark it but not very nice UX.

      I am using macbook air and the new dropbox client (same case for finder). I want to open images and move from one image to another in a folder. I also want to be able to share the viewing on a screen. Can I do that or do I need to open browser and navigate to photos.

      I am using the camera upload from phone and other devices. thus all images end up there work, private, whatsapp etc.  I do not want to share all photos with everyone. Then I need to move into a separate folder and share so that works but then I am not having all images in one place. Example we have been on a family trip with friends and taken 50 photos. I want to share 20 with my friends but not the remaining but I do not want to have them in separate folders.  So I would like to keep one repository for all photos but group them in albums. I believe this is what carousel did?

      I think it would be great if you can create a guide on best practice for managing photos with dropbox. I am mainly using dropbox as a private person and having a backup of photos as well as managing them from different touchpoints was the main reason for signing up with dropbox initially.

      Thanks for your help.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
        Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
        6 years ago

        Thanks for the details, Jonas E.3.

        You can move from one image to another using the cursor keys when they are being previewed on the site. To view them on a screen, you’d need to open the browser there.

        Currently, albums are no longer an option on the Dropbox site, and can only be created and edited on Android devices. They can shared as a link to open in a normal browser.

        In order to get a similar experience to albums, you would need to have the photos you want shared in a separate folder (or several if you have different batches) and share the the folders as links.

        I hope this info helps to clarify matters!

    • ABM Equipment's avatar
      ABM Equipment
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      Heyo, I'm in a shared company account and I also do not have the photo link on my sidebar, and when I go to the link it takes me to a sign-in page that only allows me to use my personal account, and when I sign in with that one it naturally takes me to the wrong account.

      It's not a browser or cache issue. Send help.

      Thanks!

      John

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