uploading images

I've got a shared account with my boyfriend

When you say a shared account, are you sharing the same credentials for an individual account debbru ? 

Sorry what do you mean? My boyfriend sent me the invition

Are you using the same email address and password to log into the account in question? 

yes. Somethings I upload go to both of us, but others just say 'only you'

I think there's a bit of a confusion here, debbru, but let's see if we can clarify things.

If you're both sharing the same one Dropbox account, anything you would both upload to the account, would be accessible by both, since you're both logging in to the same one, even if it says "only you".

However, if each of you has their own Dropbox account, but the files you upload say that "only you" can access them, it means you need to share those with your boyfriend's account, so he can access them as well.

I hope that makes sense!

How do I change the settings so he can see everything I send him

Hi debbru, can you clarify based on Hannah's response, which route you're choosing? 

If you have two individual accounts, you should be able to share content with your boyfriend. Do you have any issues when trying to follow the steps Hannah provided?