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I am unable to copy and paste camera uploads into a picture file on my computer.
I cannot copy and paste camera uploads into a picture file on my computer. I used to take my camera uploads and put them in picture files to save space on my iPhone and organize my photos. Now, I can...
same started happening to me this afternoon ... how to solve this issue?
Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey johnyjohnson, sorry to hear about this.
Could you provide some additional information or a screenshot of what's bothering you so that we can assist further?
Since today's afternoon, I am unable to copy/cut and paste files from 'Camera uploads directory' to other locations on my disk.
Actually, I can copy/cut & paste subdirectories in 'Camera uploads directory', but not individual files.
You can see the difference in the attached photos:
Right-clicking on the file produces a drop-down menu, where copy / cut / paste options went missing today - when I right-click on a subdirectory in this very same directory the dropdown menu includes those commands as it always had (also for files) ...
found the 'problem cause & solution' - dropdown menu got too big and copy / cut / paste options were inaccessible on my notebook screen ... using 4K monitor gets me the whole list of menu options ... actually there is a very very small black arrow (hard to see) at the bottom left corner of the dropdown menu, where you can list additional options that are off the screen ...
I used to be able to take my pictures in dropbox camera uploads (set automatically to download from my iPhone) and place them in individual files and store them on my desktop. It was a straightforward way to get my iPhone pictures to my desktop and organize them in individual folders in pictures. This cannot be done, they removed cut, copy, paste commands which removes one big functionality. I determined that if you use file explorer in Windows, you can select camera uploads and use all the functions. Makes no sense to me, but I can at least move the pictures wherever I want.
Can't move pictures to folder on my PC. Is this a Dropbox problem or a Windows 10 problem?
- Walter
Hey mlayton619, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.
Instead of doing this via the photos tab, have you tried using the homepage to select the files you'd like and move them or download them from there instead?
I discovered this on my own yesterday - took some trial and error though. When did the change it to download?
