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Nixpix
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7 years ago
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Please can someone help me understand the difference between Camera Uploads and Timeline Photos

Hello.  My husband is fed up with me huffing and puffing (and ok screeching) at the computer πŸ˜„ I just want to know if the Camera Uploads holds the same photos as the Timeline?  I am trying to sync t...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    7 years ago

    The timeline, or Photos page, is just a display of all the images from every folder in your account, including the Camera Uploads folder. It's a way to view your images; nothing more.

    The Camera Uploads folder is where photos are uploaded when you've enabled the automatic upload feature on your mobile device, or the import feature on the Dropbox client on your comptuer.

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Rich
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7 years ago

The timeline, or Photos page, is just a display of all the images from every folder in your account, including the Camera Uploads folder. It's a way to view your images; nothing more.

The Camera Uploads folder is where photos are uploaded when you've enabled the automatic upload feature on your mobile device, or the import feature on the Dropbox client on your comptuer.

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Nixpix
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Thank you Rich!  If I delete an image from the Timeline does it also disappear from the CU folder as well (and vice versa)?  Also, if I upload all the photos from my phone, will it automatically skip the duplicates (I don't know which photos I have already uploaded because I have turned autoupload off and on over the past few months).

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    Mark
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    7 years ago

    Yes it does :)

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      Nixpix
      New member | Level 2
      7 years ago

      Thanks Mark! Also, if I upload all the photos from my phone, will it automatically skip the duplicates (I don't know which photos I have already uploaded because I have turned autoupload off and on over the past few months).

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        Mark
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        7 years ago

        Yes it will - even if you have deleted them from Dropbox it wont re-upload :)

         

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