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Viewing dates when uploading media (photos & videos) in Dropbox app
Hey,
So up until today, when I uploaded files such as photos and videos through the Dropbox App on i-phone, the app sorted the files with a date title.
Something happened and the date titles disappear (so when I choose what photos to upload I do not know when they were taken).
I want to have the option to choose what photos to upload by date.
OR
Is there a way to automatically name the files with the dates they were taken?
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- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Slacasse, since AirDrop itself seems to generate a new creation date of the file, this wouldn't be related to Dropbox as it is a different process unrelated to Dropbox.
The Dropbox site also doesn't store the creation date of files, only the modification date of any file. Whenever a file is uploaded to the site directly, the modification date shows the time at the moment of the upload.
Consider Jay's response, I'll check if his method works.
Thanks
s
- Jay
If a file is added to the Dropbox folder in Finder, the creation date of the file will remain as the original. If a file is uploaded to the site directly, then the current date and time would be the modification date.
Thanks Jay: I'll try it this morning.
s
Jay,
So you're saying that you have to use the desktop version instead of the web version of Dropbox to keep the original metadata? How does that help regaining hard drive space on your mac then?
Nancy
- Hannah
Hey neongreen, we do offer features that help you free up space on your Dropbox taken up by Dropbox files.
You can take a look at this article for more info.
Looks like you have to upgrade to the subscription service to make your files online only.
- Hannah
You can also use selective sync, which is available to all our plans, the free Basic one included.
- I created a feature request for this exact problem. Please check it out and vote for it so that we can get enough support to fix this frustrating denial of this basic functionality:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-ideas/Preserve-file-Creation-Dates-and-other-metadata-in-mobile-app/idi-p/691539 - Megan
I’ve been reading TONS of threads about people having this EXACT problem. Clearly they aren’t all going to know I have requested this feature to PHYSICALLY go vote for it. But it’s proof that it is a SERIOUS issue that needs to be addressed and fixed. It clearly has enough people who have posted about it without being resolved. Some may have even stopped using this app because of it. I think that should speak volumes about how many people WOULD vote for the feature if they knew it was there to be voted on, had the time, or cared anymore about those of us still trying to hold onto the hope that we won’t have to switch to another app that DOES include this very necessary functionality.
