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Courtneyluv1013 's avatar
Courtneyluv1013
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Will deleting my phone pictures affect the ones I've uploaded to Dropbox?

I have a android phone if I delete the pictures off my phone will it also delete them off of my dropbox?
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
2 years ago

Hi Courtneyluv1013 ,

On mobile devices (including Android phones), files (including photos) don't keep in sync. Once something is successfully upload, you can delete it without affecting already uploaded file. Opposite is true also - you can delete a photo in your Dropbox account (if needed) without affecting the photo in your camera roll.

Good luck.

  • Courtneyluv1013 's avatar
    Courtneyluv1013
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago
    So once I upload the pics to my Dropbox I can delete the pics off my phone?
    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      2 years ago
      Courtneyluv1013  wrote:
      So once I upload the pics to my Dropbox I can delete the pics off my phone?

      Yes,.. and so you're going to free up some space for more pics... 😉

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