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Can I permanently delete my uploads to a folder when I'm not the owner?
Not owner, and inadvertently uploaded pics (didn’t mean to allow all photos from camera); possible to Perm Delete items so that owner can’t ever restore? They are my personal pics I myself uploaded from my phone; I reaaaalllly don’t need my divorce atty seeing all my personal **bleep**. Ty in advance!
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FuentesMicDrop
3 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Does Dropbox delete the original photos from the gallery after uploading them?
I downloaded Dropbox again yesterday after several years, and it asked for permission to access my photos — I allowed it. Immediately, my photos started uploading to Dropbox in real-time. I panicked, stopped the upload, and deleted the app. But the problem is, even the precious photos that were in my photo gallery are now completely gone. Does Dropbox delete the original photos from the gallery when uploading them? I have no way to recover them now, and I’ve lost all the precious photos of my grandmothe
joseehosee
6 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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I added my files to Dropbox via camera uploads and it deleted them from my camera roll.
It's been a while, but I don't know where to ask, so I'm writing it down ㅜ I'm inquiring again after giving up because there was no answer even if I asked the customer center on the drop box website. I think it was around the end of last year.. I was told to upload the camera while using the drop box, so I synchronized it and saw the size of the drop box getting bigger I deleted the camera upload file inside the drop box, but the photo and video file were deleted on my smartphone (iPhone)ㅜ This did not happen immediately, but I deleted the camera upload file in the drop box first About a month? Afterwards, the system update was going on on my smartphone (I wasn't updating it about 2 times) I was looking at the photos and videos and they were disappearing one by one in front of my eyes ㅜ I couldn't stop it... There was no file even if it went into the deleted file ㅜㅜ I tried to upgrade the dropbox pricing plan, but the camera upload file did not appear in the recovery list. ㅜ Is there any way...? Please help me ㅜ There are many precious files and pictures
LEE SEUNG CHEOL
7 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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I deleted a photo from my phone and it got deleted from Dropbox
I deleted a photo from my phone while I was out. When I got home there was a dropbox notification that the photo had been deleted from Camera Uploads. Earlier support says this shouldn't happen. How do I disable this feature?
Connie M.4
9 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Can I retain the original name of the file if it's uploaded through Camera Uploads?
I noticed that the file name for camera uploads will be automatically changed. Original file name: 20240330-164639 When uploaded to dropbox: 2024-03-30 16.46.39. Is there anyway to retain the original naming?
Dreammm88
10 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Photos vs Camera Uploads
hi, I have moved a lot of pictures out of Camera Uploads into other folders. Camera Uploads only shows a few photos (that's fine) but many more show under Photos tab. When in Photos- how can I tell what folder a specific photo is in? And, how does Photos work? is it like a permanent list of every photo that used to be in Camera Uploads? Please help me understand. Thanks!
pictureSaver
11 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Remove photos from local Android device after adding them to Dropbox via camera uploads.
I wanted to use my dropbox account to be able to backup my files and remove them after a period of time from my phone, so files say older than a couple of months are only available online. And just keep the most recent ones in my android phone. It would be nice also to do this for different folders.
chuzpax01
11 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Missing photos
I thought all of my iCloud photos had been moved to my Dropbox folders. Now I realize not all photos transferred. I stupidly removed photos from iCloud and now I cannot retrieve them because it has been more than a month. Any suggestions??
smforgacs3
11 months ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Camera uploads organizing: adding folders in that folder.
I need to know specifically how to organize photos and videos in the CAMERA UPLOAD folder. If for example i create a VIDEO folder in the CAMERA UPLOADS folder while on my DESKTOP PC and then move all movie extensions to it, will that sync so that my ONLINE Dropbox copy of CAMERA UPLOADS looks the same (would both now have a folder called VIDEO containing all the movies)? Second, IF I DO the above, will dropbox then sync those same files back in from my phone (assuming it does not see them as they are in a new folder within CAMERA UPLOADS called VIDEO) or, does it only import into the dropbox CAMERA UPLOAD folder the new photos i take with my phone? Thank you A third possibility is that it is allowing creating of the new folder called VIDEO in to the folder called CAMERA UPLOADS but not actually moving those items. Just showing them in there....
DB11465
2 years ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Photographs that are NOT mine in Dropbox - and NOT as a result of using a shared computer!
Hello, I have discovered a folder in my Dropbox entitled 'Camera Uploads' which is full of hundreds of photos and videos that are not mine. The files are dated from August 2012-November 2013 (which by coincidence is likely to be around about the same time that I set up my Dropbox account). I have not had reason to look in the folder before as I thought it was simply a default folder that Dropbox created on signup. At first I thought perhaps the folder had been shared with me accidentally but it turns out it is not a shared folder and Dropbox is telling me that the files were uploaded 'by you' (i.e. me!). Having searched the Dropbox community threads and Google I found someone who had a similar issue and one of the possible reasons given in the thread was that perhaps the user had used a shared computer in the past and left themselves signed into Dropbox and then someone else's phone photos were auto-backed up when they connected. I do not believe this to be the case for me. The reason being is that I looked through all the photos and videos to try to decipher if I knew the owner. I did not. However, one of the photos displayed a gig ticket stub which displayed the surname of the person who bought it - and lo and behold it happens to match my surname. This all seems to point to a scenario where someone with the same name as me was somehow able to sign in to my account and use it to back up their files. Can anyone (at Dropbox or otherwise) explain how this could possibly have happened? This is surely a security issue. The reason I was poking around in the folders is because I was preparing to start using Dropbox for my business needs but this issue has alarmed me and I now have strong doubts about the security of Dropbox, especially for sharing/storing confidential business files. BTW I have now changed my password and I was tempted to delete the folder but I feel kind of bad that I now have someone's personal photos (pics and videos of their kids in the school play etc.). I have tried to get in touch with someone at Dropbox but I currently have the basic free account and my options are limited to a chatbot or this forum (another turnoff - I hate when companies make it impossible to contact them!). Hoping you can help! Thanks, Nat
Natmonster
2 years ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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