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How can I only upload the photos from my phone and not my computer to Dropbox?
Hello All, I've noticed that (for awhile now) after I enabled the "Turn on camera uploads" on my iphone, whenever I had the iOS Dropbox App open, it not only uploaded all the photos in the iphone camera roll (which is what it is suppose to do), but I realized it also uploaded photos in my Mac, to be more specific, it is in…
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Dropbox files not showing on Macbook Air but are visible on Android phone
Can anyone tell me what's going on? Is it a sync setting problem? I only have free level for Dropbox.
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JPG images uploading from my iPhone 11 to Dropbox as PDFs
All of my JPG images in Dropbox on my laptop have converted to PDFs and are uploading as PDFs from my phone. On the Dropbox app on my phone the images are still JPGs. Can anyone tell me the setting to convert everything back and have my uploads remain in JPG format? Adobe won't even let me open the PDFS saying I have to…
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How can I delete my Dropbox files only from one connected device and not the others?
Hi! I'm sure this question is simple! I would like to remove Dropbox from my laptop, including all files, but I want the files to remain on all other devices (desktop and mobile). If I move the Dropbox application and all Dropbox files on my laptop into the trash, will this delete the files from all other devices, too? MAC…
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I installed the desktop app on my new computer, but my files aren't showing on my mobile app.
I got a new PC. I downloaded app for DropBox, the folder shows up in my File Explorer but the files do not show up in my iphone app without using the upload option in the app. On my old PC I was able to export a photo from Lightroom to dropbox file and it synced immediately with my phone. What am I missing or not doing?
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If I delete my photos from my computer, will it delete them from my Dropbox as well?
If I delete my photos from my computer or phone, will it delete them from my dropbox as well? My account will still be active . . . Thx ?
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"Upload couldn't be completed" error when uploading a .mov 46 GB file from the iOS app
i recorded a podcast on my iphone but when i try to upload it on the dropbox app so i have it on my pc to edit, i keep getting the same error saying the upload couldn't be completed and that the file may have been deleted. any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Question about file name date_time format for Google Pixel/Google Backup/Google Photos/Dropbox users
Hello: For the first time tonight I noticed MP4 videos recorded on a Google Pixel 4a, with correct network time, had newer date_time info in the PXL_20240926_hhmmsssss.mp4 file name structure, than the actual capture time. I am pretty sure this happened via the process of backing up to Google Photos, and not the Dropbox…
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I’m having a problem with re-uploading my photos and videos from my iPhone
Hello! I’m currently having a problem: I had started uploading my Camera Roll, using the Camera Upload feature, on my iPhone. A little over 2,000 photos/videos had uploaded when I realized that the they were in JPEG format instead of HEIC. I then deleted the ‘Camera Uploads’ folder and then deleted them again from the…
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Access Blocked: Dropbox's request does not comply with Google policies
So I have started using a new device Galaxy S24 Ultra. I transferred all my details over and opened the Dropbox App. When I choose an Excel file and tried to open it so I could edit it, it asked me to sign in to my microsoft account. I did this and then I got the error "Access Blocked: Dropbox's request does not comply…
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Can I download entire folders from the Dropbox app to my mobile device?
I'm New to using cloud based storage. I'm using Dropbox and onedrive right now and and have been organizing all my documents and pics intl file folders or albums, whichever you prefer to call them. So today dropbox has informed me I'm out of storage. So what I'm trying to figure out is how do I download a folder back to my…
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Shared link won't go away
In the app for Iphone I keep receiving a message that someone has shared a link with me to a file. I dismiss the message but it comes back next time I open the app. I also keeps coming back if I view the file. I contacted the person that shared the link and he said as far as he can see it is not shared with me. He unshared…
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My files aren't syncing from my Mac to my iPhone, why?
My dropbox on iphone is not synching the latest file from my Mac. I deleted the dropbox app and reinstalled it and it did not fix the situation
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Dropbox app not syncing Scrivener files between Mac and iOS
I am running the Scrivener app on my MacBook and my iPad, and I have Dropbox on both. When I make changes on Scrivener on the MacBook, I can no longer sync those changes on the Scrivener app on the iPad (although if I go to the Dropbox website, I can see those changes there), and vice versa (if I make changes on the iPad,…
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Can Camera Uploads photos get uploaded to a shared folder?
As a couple, we want one location for photos with the ability to edit/delete photos. We have a family account, is there a way that the auto uploads from our devices can be automatically put into a shared folder that we can then both manage?
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Can the camera uploads feature include iOS shared albums?
So i really like the "camera upload" feature of DB -- renaming the files consistently, etc. However i was just on a trip where a group of us created a "shared album" (iphone def'n) and i would like to know if DB can upload those files as well....not just the photos i personally took. So the question is "does DB's 'camera…
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Can I have a backed up external drive show up in the mobile app on iOS?
On my desktop imac, I made a backup in the Dropbox app of an external drive and this one is visible on my Imac in the Dropbox app , but I don’t see this external drive on my IPhone in the Dropbox app How can I make this external drive visible on my IPhone in the Dropbox app?
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How can I edit my Dropbox Excel files on a mobile device?
Good morning, on my Dropbox from my computer I have created several files with Excel and I edit them very often. If I access from my smartphone I can only see the files but not modify them. Is there a solution? Thank you
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There's no Dropbox icon on my Windows device, so I don't know if my photos have synced.
Hello, I am a novice at dropbox so forgive my ignorance. My phone is set to upload photos automatically to my pc. It has worked great for a few years. But now I never see the Dropbox icon at the bottom right of the computer showing photos are transferred. Not sure when it happened or what happened. How do I get this…
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How to prevent automatic image file renaming when sending to Dropbox on Android
I'm on an Android phone. (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13) When I select some pictures in gallery and send them to Dropbox, they arrive on dropbox with all filenames messed up, even in reverse order if I browse them later. In Android phone gallery (original filenames): IMG_20240910_121015.jpg IMG_20240910_121020.jpg In Dropbox they…
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photos backup iphone
I just read a thread on here from 2023 that states that Apple no longer supported backing up photos from the gallery to Dropbox on an iPhone. This freaked me out because I just assumed this has beeen happening automatically for the many years I’ve been a Dropbox customer. I just checked my app and it indeed is still…
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Can we synchronize mobile phone photos with Camera Uploads so deletions work both ways?
Hi, I have a question. is it possible to synchronise the photo folder on an android phone with Dropbox? I try to explain myself better. If I delete a photo from the photo folder on my phone I would like it to also be deleted from the folder on dropbox.
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iPhone Photos Syncing/Refresh issues since new version 346.4 install
Hi .... Since Dropbox has updated itself to version 346.4 the Photos page (pic shown below)isn't updating when new photos are taken. The new photos sync/backup correctly with Dropbox and appear in the "Camera Uploads" folder but the DB Photos page doesn't refresh. I've deleted/removed the Dropbox app and then reinstalled.…
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I got this email "Please don't ignore: Your setup isn't complete" for my existing Dropbox account.
I recently received the email "Please don't ignore: Your setup isn't complete" I clicked the link and it took me to a page asking to install the mobile app which I already have via Google Play. Even so I went through the steps but each time I reclicked the link, it did not recognise the app (for my extra 250MB 😉) My…
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If Camera Uploads is enabled on one connected device, will it be enabled on another as well?
If 2 people use same dropbox and one person enables automatic syncing then will that enable automatic syncing on device of other person as well ? I Mean syncing gallery to dropbox
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Can I choose which files to sync when using my Android?
Hi All my Dropbox cloud files are synching ony Android phone, eating away phone memory. Is there any way to sync only selected folders to phone?
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Image uploads - Suddenly capped at 400?
I work with several hundred image files at once. I’m using my iPad Pro which has plenty of storage. I went to upload 852 image files (something I have done regularly for years using the Dropbox app) to my Dropbox this morning and the app on the iPad is telling me that there’s a cap of only 400 images I can upload at a…
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iCloud & Dropbox backup and will they result in duplicated copies?
I have two iOS devices and have enabled iCloud, which results in both devices having the same photo album. If I have photo backup enabled on both devices, will the same photos be backed up twice in Dropbox, resulting in two copies?
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All of my photos are uploading again to my Dropbox app, after restoring my iPhone.
Hi, I use Dropbox Plus on my work computer and iPhone (just used as a camera). I have restored the iPhone, which involved copying the photos back to it. Dropbox is now trying to sync all of the photos again. This is my work phone that I use for product photography, so it' trying to sync 13,000+ photos. Is it possible to…
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Trying to keep folder structure when backing up from phone to Dropbox
With my Dropbox subscription I setup my phone app to make backup of all my files I selected, no matter internal or external storage BUT, the problem I'm facing since I enabled this feature long time ago with different phones is that it doesn't backup the files with the same current folder structure I have in my phone, it…