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Camera uploads
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Why have new Camera Upload files changed to the format "Photo abc"?
At some point over the last few months, Dropbox randomly stopped uploading my photos from my iPhone 13 (iOS17 and now 18). After lots of poor app behaviour, I eventually managed to re-enable it, having manually been uploading files for quite some time. As soon as I pointed it back at the right folder, it started uploading... but with the word "Photo" in front of the filename!! So thanks to this stupidity, I now have hundreds of duplicate photos, called things like "2024-09-18 19.38.54.jpg" and "Photo 18-09-24, 19 38 54.jpg". So not only has it completely renamed it, it's ruined all possibilities to sort by title. As a final slap in the face, it's processed the images to half their size and reduced the quality! So, Dropbox... how do I disable this ridiculous "feature" that some imbecile decided would be good to suddenly implement?Solved162KViews0likes13Comments
Changing the location of Camera upload folder
While uploading the pictures to Dropbox by default is uploading to Camera upload folder. How can I change the default location as I have 2 Iphone and would like to synchronize the pictures to Dropbox by enabling the camera upload option. If the pictures are going to be uploaded default in camera upload folder how can I differentiate the pictures from both Iphone. really appreciate if I can get some on this topic.Solved51KViews29likes31Comments
Photo backup on iPhone isn’t working - alternating between files
I am on the latest iOS and Dropbox for my iPhone 13. Dropbox 324.2 and iOS 16.4.1 I noticed that it was going forth between 5 and 4 photos left. There is plenty of room in dropbox. Nothing has been uploaded. I followed the instructions mentioned here https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Storage-Space/Photo-backup-on-iPhone-isn-t-working/td-p/515471 for clearing the cache and rebooting. Still have the same issue and it won't give it up. Problem also exists backing up via cellular. Problem also persists after full delete and reinstallation of Dropbox on iPhone.Solved28KViews10likes42Comments
Videos aren't uploading automatically from my iPhone?
Hi. Photo's do upload from my iPhone, the videos won't. ( sync between the iOS Photo App and the Dropbox App ) The app says: "Camera Upload - Video Uploads are Off" What could be the cause and how to fix it? Thanks :-)Solved24KViews2likes9Comments
Camera Upload Error on Mac OS High Sierra/ Photos...Could Not Be Imported
Since April 10, I've been spending a LOT of time trying to upload photos and videos from my iPhone 7 [iOS 11.3 (15E216)] to my Mac [macOS High Sierra (Version 10.14.4)]. It used to do that no problem, but no more. Sometimes I get only an error message, while other times, I get a message that makes me hopeful -- "Finding photos / Thus could take a while..." But it is followed up by another error message. I've tried everything I can think of, including disabling then enabling imports, installing the newest version, etc. -- but I still get nothing but error messages. The two most common are: 1. "Camera upload error / Failed to import 210 of 210 photos." 2. "210 photos or videos from 2018.Phone.7 couldn't be imported. 0 photos and videos were imported." Please help. Thank you!Solved22KViews0likes54CommentsAutomatically upload iPhone photos to Dropbox
OK I'm an idiot... my iPhone photos were uploading automatically and wirelessly to Dropbox. But I noticed they are no longer uploading and I don't see any istructions on the web that are helping. I am running the latest version of iOS and Dropbox. Help!Solved19KViews0likes6Comments
Using Dropbox Camera Upload and Apple iCloud Photos
Hello, I have been using Dropbox automatic Camera Upload to backup photos that I take on my iPhone. I would also like to use Apple iCloud Photos to backup and syncronize my photos across multiple Apple devices. Once you take a photo with the iPhone the iCloud Photos functionality uploads the original photo and associated resolution to Apple iCloud. Once that upload of the original is complete, Apple stores a lower resolution version of the photo on the local iPhone in order to save space. I want to have the original (full resolution) version stored in Dropbox and not the lower resolution version. Can anyone help me understand whether Dropbox will store the original or the lower resolution photo file. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Regards GrantSolved18KViews1like5Comments
