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Digitalscrapper
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7 years ago

Re: Auto-upload of files from SD card I link to my computer.

Hello Walter, 

Thank you for your response. I was finally able to find the place to set my preferences and have them now set so auto-upload does not occur. 

Disappointed/frustrated that I will need to rename all of my files. It will be time-consuming but will do so. I would strongly encourage you to not change the file names.  Maybe this could be a preference setting where we could choose if we want to leave them as is or have them changed. 

Another suggestion is that when an SD card is inserted or a phone is attached, the default action is to ask where the files are to be uploaded rather than automatically uploading them to Dropbox. 

I do want to make sure I understand one of your comments. You said to preserve the file names, the files would need to be uploaded to the computer then uploaded to Dropbox. The was not possible with the preferences that are preset when you download the app. I presume that now that my preferences have been set, the autoloading will no longer occur. 

My 3rd suggestion is that there are better instructions when the app is downloaded. Maybe before the app can be used, the individual would need to set their preferences first. 

Thanks again for your prompt reply. 

 

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