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Jeff K.28
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2 years ago
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Will the Camera Uploads feature recognize duplicate photos from multiple devices?

Will camera upload recognize duplicate photos when uploading from iPad and iPhone?
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi Jeff K.28, files aren't connected to each other on Dropbox. So, if you delete a file in the camera uploads folder, this won't affect any other files located elsewhere on your account.

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Walter
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2 years ago

Hi there Jeff K.28 - thanks for using Dropbox and posting on our Community!

 

Note that the automatic camera upload feature uploads all photos and videos from the "Camera" and "Screenshots" albums on your device(s). 

 

When you say duplicate photos, can you please clarify if those would be exact copies of the same files with the same names as well or a different copy of the files that's saved on both of your devices?

 

Thanks!

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Jeff K.28
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
Thanks for replying. What I’m concerned about is that the photos on my phone’s photo library and the same photos in my iPad photo library will create many duplicates in the camera upload files.
  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey Jeff K.28, are these the exact same photos, with the exact same names and sizes? Size is pretty important.

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      Jeff K.28
      Explorer | Level 4
      2 years ago
      Yes. Same photos. Synced by ICloud but downloaded to phone and iPad
      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        2 years ago

        Hi Jeff K.28, hope it’s OK to jump in.

         

        If the exact same photos are saved on both your devices, then camera uploads will recognize the duplicates, and not upload them twice to your Dropbox account. However, if you’ve edited any of these photos on your iOS devices, after downloading them, then both the original and updated copy will be saved to Dropbox instead. 

         

        Hope this clarifies things a bit.

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