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PatTok
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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Deleting camera uploads

I would like to delete all camera upload images currently on dropbox.  Some of these images I have filed into dropbox folders. Will they be deleted if I delete the camera upload images? 

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    3 years ago

    Hi PatTok 

     

    No, if you delete in Camera Uploads it will only delete in that directory. It wont delete anywhere else.

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    3 years ago

    Hi PatTok 

     

    No, if you delete in Camera Uploads it will only delete in that directory. It wont delete anywhere else.

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    Masha-C
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Hi @Mark
    And what settings on the iPhone Dropbox app and Macbook app should I have to use my Dropbox Camera uploads as storage?

    I want to connect my phone to the laptop (e.g., once a month) to drop all the photos there and then delete them from the phone. Will they be safe in Dropbox after deleting? Or will this folder (Camera uploads) sync and mirror my Photos app?

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Masha-C, hope it's OK to jump in. 

     

    You can turn on camera uploads on your desktop app with these steps. 

     

    Only after all your photos have been successfully uploaded to your Dropbox app and it shows as up to date, you can go ahead and delete them from your mobile device. Doing this won't affect the photos that have been saved on your Dropbox account, as it's not syncing to the Photos app on your phone.

     

    Hope this helps!

  • saaron's avatar
    saaron
    New member | Level 2
    3 months ago

    wait, wth, you have to MANUALLY remove the photos from the phone that have been uploaded to dropbox? How do you know what has been uploaded, you have to look at each photo and see if it exists on phone and on dropbox!!!

    omg, please tell me this feature isn't THAT ignorant. I was deciding between google and dropbox, it appears I chose wrong :-(

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