This article describes a feature available to all Dropbox users, except:
You can upload photos and videos from your phone or other devices to Dropbox by connecting them to your computer and using the camera uploads feature. Uploading your photos and videos to Dropbox ensures your files are securely backed up, accessible from any device, while freeing space on your phone.
Dropbox team admins: Learn how to turn camera uploads on or off for your team.
To turn photo uploads on or off on the Dropbox mobile app for Android:
To turn photo uploads on or off on the Dropbox mobile app for iOS:
Note: This feature is available on iOS devices only.
If you have to upload a large amount of photos or videos from your camera app, you can use the overnight uploads feature. Overnight uploads allows you to upload your photos and videos continuously through the night, keeping the Dropbox mobile app open and dimming your device’s brightness. To turn overnight uploads on or off:
Notes: To successfully upload your photos and videos overnight, you must:
When you plug a camera or mobile device into a computer with the Dropbox desktop app installed, you’ll see a prompt asking if you’d like to enable uploads for that device. Once you accept, that device will automatically upload your camera roll each time the device is plugged in to that computer. To turn uploads on or off at any time:
Note: If you’re using macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher, you’ll see a notification that says “Dropbox would like to access files on a removable volume.” Clicking OK will allow camera uploads to work.
You can change this preference any time:
When you plug a camera, or mobile device into a computer with the Dropbox desktop app installed, you’ll be asked to turn on photo uploads for that device.
If you accept, the device will be registered as a connected device under Preferences.
To forget a connected device:
By default, your photos will be uploaded to a folder in your Dropbox account named Camera Uploads. You can’t change this; however, you can move your photos to a different folder in your Dropbox account after they’ve been uploaded.
Camera uploads can use a large amount of battery power the first time your photos are uploaded. After the photos are uploaded, battery usage should return to normal. By default, the Dropbox app stops auto-uploading when your battery is low to save battery life.
By default, camera uploads use cellular data when WiFi isn’t available. You can change this setting by following the instructions for your device below. Android:
iOS:
You can upload Live Photos on the Dropbox app. Learn how to upload iOS Live photos. Note: Live Photos uploaded to Dropbox from other apps will be saved as normal photos.
If camera uploads aren't working, follow the steps in our troubleshooting guide.
If you’re on a Dropbox team and you don’t see a camera uploads option, your admin may have turned the feature off for your team.
If you’ve linked two Dropbox accounts, you can only have camera uploads turned on for one account at a time.
When you plug a camera or mobile device into a computer with the Dropbox desktop app installed, you’ll see a prompt asking if you’d like to enable camera uploads for that device. This means that if someone used your computer to charge their phone, they may have clicked OK to that pop-up without realizing it.
To find out who uploaded photos to your account:
If you don’t recognize the name, you can remotely sign out of any devices you’re currently signed in to.
Sometimes the settings on your device prevent you from uploading photos in the background.
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