Uploading Photos and videos

[above69]

I have an account of 2TB and I want to use it as centralised back-up for multiple devices (e.g. iPhones). I finally uploaded all my iPhone photos, it was painful as the process was stopping often, however with some diligence I got all my pictured backed up from my iPhone, questions are:

1. if I now delete the file from the iPhone how can I keep on dropbox as I need to empty the storage of the iPhone?

2. is there a way to delete automatically from iPhone when uploading on dropbox the oldest files (with some settings)

3. where the upload folder will be located in the dropbox?

4. if I start moving and reorganising from dropbox the files from the camera upload folder is dropbox re-uploading the ones missing the the upload folder?

5. if I have another iPhone how the folder is named to differentiate camera upload form iPhone 1 to iPhone 2?

6. in the folder called 'caricamenti da fotocamera' can I sort by size or type of file jpg vs mpeg

Thanks

[Rich]

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@above69 wrote:

1. if I now delete the file from the iPhone how can I keep on dropbox as I need to empty the storage of the iPhone?

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As long as you're deleting them from your phone and not the Dropbox app, they won't be deleted from Dropbox.

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2. is there a way to delete automatically from iPhone when uploading on dropbox the oldest files (with some settings)

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No.

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3. where the upload folder will be located in the dropbox?

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If you're using the automatic camera uploads feature, photos and videos will be uploaded to the Camera Uploads folder.

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4. if I start moving and reorganising from dropbox the files from the camera upload folder is dropbox re-uploading the ones missing the the upload folder?

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No.

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5. if I have another iPhone how the folder is named to differentiate camera upload form iPhone 1 to iPhone 2?

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All devices upload to the same folder.

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6. in the folder called 'caricamenti da fotocamera' can I sort by size or type of file jpg vs mpeg

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There are options for sorting files on the Dropbox website and using the Explorer or Finder windows on your computer.

[above69]

thanks for the responses.

1. if I have another iPhone how the folder is named to differentiate camera upload form iPhone 1 to iPhone 2? how can I differentiate the folders from two different mobile phones?

2. can I sort by size? I didn't find in the browser

[above69]

one more questions:

why the name of the file is changing, when uploading from iPhone? Can I keep the name from the source?

[Rich]

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@above69 wrote:

1. if I have another iPhone how the folder is named to differentiate camera upload form iPhone 1 to iPhone 2? how can I differentiate the folders from two different mobile phones?

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All devices will upload to the same Camera Uploads folder. There is no way to differentiate between the two.

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2. can I sort by size? I didn't find in the browser

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Hover your cursor over one of the column headers and you'll see an arrow that you can click on to change the header type. Size is one of the options.

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why the name of the file is changing, when uploading from iPhone? Can I keep the name from the source?

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Automatic Camera Uploads will always change the file name. This is by design and cannot be changed.