Sync "camera uploads" to mac Photos without creating a copy

Question

Hi,

I use Dropbox and not iCloud for storing my photos from my iPhone (Camera uploads) and syncing them to my mac. But handling and viewing photos in Dropbox is crap (especially since they dropped Carousel), so I would like to be able to view them in macos Photos. But I do not want to copy them into Photos, since I already have copies of them on my mac and don't want to use extra storage space with doubles.

So how do I get around that predicament?  - I've seen older similar discussions and proposals for solutions, e.g. putting the Photos library into the dropbox folder, but is that a valid solution? A

nd can I sync photos from my phone into that folder?

Hannah · Answer

Thanks for your feedback here, @Perle M..

What you'd like to do isn't really recommended or even possible, if you're on a computer using Dropbox for macOS on File Provider.

I will however, pass your comments along to our team and I will leave this thread open, in case another user has some kind of workaround or tips for you.

If you need anything else, please let us know.