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Dominica's avatar
Dominica
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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How do I stop my android phone automatically synching all my photos?

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  • Zed's avatar
    Zed
    9 years ago

    Hey Dominica,

     

    Here's how to disable Camera Uploads for your Android device:

     

    1. Open the Dropbox app.
    2. Tap the menu button.
    3. Tap the gear icon (or Settings, on older versions of the app).
    4. Scroll to the Camera Upload section.
    5. Toggle to Turn off Camera Upload.

     

    When you don't have camera uploads enabled, you can manually add photos to your Dropbox.

     

      1. Open the Dropbox app.
      2. Open the Dropbox folder where you'd like to store your photos.
      3. Tap the + (plus) icon at the bottom of your screen.
      4. Choose Upload photos or videos.
      5. Find the files you want to upload, and tap to select them for upload.
        • A check mark indicates the file has been selected
      6. Tap the folder icon, and select where you'd like the files to be added.
      7. Tap Set location.
      8. Tap Upload.

     

    Thanks!

Zed's avatar
Zed
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
9 years ago

Hey Dominica,

 

Here's how to disable Camera Uploads for your Android device:

 

  1. Open the Dropbox app.
  2. Tap the menu button.
  3. Tap the gear icon (or Settings, on older versions of the app).
  4. Scroll to the Camera Upload section.
  5. Toggle to Turn off Camera Upload.

 

When you don't have camera uploads enabled, you can manually add photos to your Dropbox.

 

    1. Open the Dropbox app.
    2. Open the Dropbox folder where you'd like to store your photos.
    3. Tap the + (plus) icon at the bottom of your screen.
    4. Choose Upload photos or videos.
    5. Find the files you want to upload, and tap to select them for upload.
      • A check mark indicates the file has been selected
    6. Tap the folder icon, and select where you'd like the files to be added.
    7. Tap Set location.
    8. Tap Upload.

 

Thanks!

  • Dominica's avatar
    Dominica
    New member | Level 2
    9 years ago
    Zed wrote:

    Hey Dominica,

     

    Here's how to disable Camera Uploads for your Android device:

     

    1. Open the Dropbox app.
    2. Tap the menu button.
    3. Tap the gear icon (or Settings, on older versions of the app).
    4. Scroll to the Camera Upload section.
    5. Toggle to Turn off Camera Upload.

     

    When you don't have camera uploads enabled, you can manually add photos to your Dropbox.

     

      1. Open the Dropbox app.
      2. Open the Dropbox folder where you'd like to store your photos.
      3. Tap the + (plus) icon at the bottom of your screen.
      4. Choose Upload photos or videos.
      5. Find the files you want to upload, and tap to select them for upload.
        • A check mark indicates the file has been selected
      6. Tap the folder icon, and select where you'd like the files to be added.
      7. Tap Set location.
      8. Tap Upload.

     

    Thanks!

    That worked great thanks - the key piece of information being to get to the menu usingthe gear wheel!

    • Ed's avatar
      Ed
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      9 years ago

      Hi Dominica

       

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      Thank you!

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