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Is there a way for emptying Camera Upload without having it delete from everywhere it has synced?
I had camera upload functioning, without realising how much space it takes on dropbox. I have now disabled it, so it won't auto upload and sync. I will now manually download photos, etc.
However, I...
Thanks for the additional information TheGaffer13 - how are you today?
Can you please let me know if you have tried to do this with a file only - just as a test to see what this kind of action actually does?
Give this a go and let me know the results.
Additionally, the message/warning you're seeing is referring to your Dropbox account (all places mean from all devices that are linked to your account and the website respectively).
Moreover, as iPhoto is deprecated since 2015 I'd also advise to double check this with Apple too.
In any case, keep me posted on your findings!
Walter
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the additional information TheGaffer13 - how are you today?
Can you please let me know if you have tried to do this with a file only - just as a test to see what this kind of action actually does?
Give this a go and let me know the results.
Additionally, the message/warning you're seeing is referring to your Dropbox account (all places mean from all devices that are linked to your account and the website respectively).
Moreover, as iPhoto is deprecated since 2015 I'd also advise to double check this with Apple too.
In any case, keep me posted on your findings!
Thank you - I did a single-photo test, and the photo was not deleted from my laptop, so I was able to empty the camera upload folder, which will hopefully leave me with more storage space. Thanks again.
- Walter
Glad I could help TheGaffer13!
Should you have any more questions, please let me know.
Thank you for using Dropbox and have a lovely day too.
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