How can I transfer photos from my SD card on Android to Dropbox?

Question

Hi all,

Running Samsung Galaxy A54 5G with Android 13.  Been using Dropbox Free for years on my PC (first Windows, now Linux Mint).  I want to transfer photos from the phone to Dropbox, which I have upgraded to Plus with 2TB.

In particular, my /DCIM/Camera folder contains a jpg folder and an heic folder.  I have a number of photos sorted into these folders with matching file extensions.  I can share a file from many apps with Dropbox and more.  But no file managers offer the Share option that I have found.

I could select and copy all 40 pictures in File Manager +, but no way to share that list of photos with Dropbox.

In the Dropbox app, I can upload from my phone's internal memory, but not from the SD card. I saw an app in the Play Store that is highly rated (4.7 stars) by another developer that is supposed to overcome this Android OS-Dropbox shortcoming.  I see the official Dropbox app was released back in 2010, 14 beers ago. 🙂  I am using the current version.

I would try to drag-and-drop on the website, but I have not figured how to get dual windows on my phone.

Any suggestions for handling files, be they pictures, videos, or document files like I can on the PC?

Any suggestions for moving files around

Jay · Accepted Answer

Hi @wb7c, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

I have the same phone, and it is possible to upload from another location. Instead of choosing the 'Upload photos and videos' option, choose 'Create or upload file' > 'Upload files', and then you can choose the SD card and the location.

You can't upload an entire folder, but you can upload the photos manually, or select all using the Android interface.

If you need any further assistance, please let me know!