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MoniqueYates
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2 years ago
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How can I delete photos uploaded by Dropbox?

Dropbox uploaded 26,000 photos from my phone. How do I delete them without deleting all my other drop box items I want to keep ? Have now adjusted the settings. Drop box is full

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Thanks, so you were using the camera upload feature.

     

    This means that the images would be located in the Camera Uploads folder, which can be accessed via the mobile app, desktop folder, or the site itself. 

     

    You can delete the folders from there in order to free up space on your account.

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    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Hi MoniqueYates, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Were these photos uploaded automatically via the camera upload feature, or did you manually upload the images?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

  • MoniqueYates's avatar
    MoniqueYates
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago
    Hi Jay,
    The photos uploaded automatically.
    I’ve gone into settings to change the automatic settings.
    The 26,000 photos are still sitting there clogging up the usage space.
  • MoniqueYates's avatar
    MoniqueYates
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago
    The photos downloaded on their own when I accessed via the mobile APP
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Thanks, so you were using the camera upload feature.

     

    This means that the images would be located in the Camera Uploads folder, which can be accessed via the mobile app, desktop folder, or the site itself. 

     

    You can delete the folders from there in order to free up space on your account.

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