Does using camera uploads on the Dropbox mobile app free up storage on my iPhone?

Question

Hi! Hoping you can help. I have the Dropbox app on my phone and I am in the process of moving my videos from my camera roll to Dropbox. I am doing this purely to try and free up space on my phone. However my question is - does this actually free up space on my phone or does it just basically store them in a different place as my videos have disappeared from my camera roll and are now in dropbox so I’m thinking maybe I’m not actually freeing up any space? Please if someone could help answer my question that would be v helpful!

selenad · Answer

what app would you recommend me using for an iphone to transfer storage in apps and photos as well as an automatic transfer into my dropbox folder?

Walter · Answer

Hey @Atwistofabba, sorry to jump in, but can you clarify the exact steps you're taking to upload your files to Dropbox via the mobile app?

Can you try uploading an example file to see if it will be deleted again?

Atwistofabba · Answer

That’s so weird as they are gone and I haven’t deleted them. I have been uploading by using the Dropbox app on my phone and uploading them to a folder I’ve set up in there. I can see them in that folder but when I go back to my camera roll they are gone.