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Angelique N.'s avatar
Angelique N.
New member | Level 2
10 years ago
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Why can't I upload more than 1 photo to Dropbox from an iPhone or iPad?

Why can I only upload one photo at a time from my iPad or iPhone to Dropbox? As soon as I check more than one photo, the Dropbox icon disappears.
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    9 years ago
    As long as you have a new version of the app you can.

    You tap the big + button, upload photos and then tap on the ones you want it to upload.
Petr_Ć ejdl's avatar
Petr_Ć ejdl
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

What if I have more than 5000 photos in different albums that I’d like to upload? Sure as hell I won’t tap on individual photos...

Why couldn’t Dropbox just let the iOS photo system handle the uploading, because there it is possible to ”Select All” in an album.

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Jane
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
8 years ago
Hey there Petr_Ć ejdl, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on our Community! 
 
Please keep in mind that if you’re using the (+) Create button, you should have the option to choose the album you’re uploading from. Instead of seeing all your Camera Roll, you can Tap once on Tap here to change on the top of your screen & Select a different Album to upload from: 
 

 

I hope that this is helpful to you Petr & I’m always here in case you’d like more uploading tips & tricks. Happy Friday!

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 years ago

    Jane

    Selecting a different album removes the Select All option and you're back to selecting one image at a time.

    Also, the Select All option is only available for photos taken on a given day. In other words, Select All appears for each group of photos separated by date, and you still have to tap Select All for each group of photos that you want to upload. It's not a true Select All option.

    • Jane's avatar
      Jane
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      8 years ago
      Hey Rich, very interesting feedback!
       
      While you can’t Select All for all your photos, I suggested that as an alternative within our app, that would improve importing (i.e. instead of Saving to Dropbox from Photos). 
       
      I will keep your comments for future reference though (as I now understand that this option may not be ideal to all) & I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts with me on how this would best work for you. 

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