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How can I view my photos like a gallery?
There used to be a feature to view your pictures in gallery. What happened to that? I can't find it anymore :(.
Something like this.
https://www.google.com/search?q=smile&client=firefox-b...
I cannot see the Photo tab either... And the URL to .../Photos takes me to the root of my Dropbox directories - and that does not solve the problem...
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey everyone, thanks for nudging us on this thread!
If you've tried accessing your photos with this link and you're still having trouble, could you try the following:
- Navigating from another browser?
- Using an incognito/private window?
- Clearing the cache?
- Making sure that you're not running any third party browser extensions or plugins?
Let me know how it goes!
Hi I am also facing the problem with the photos tab does not show. The link works but it should be possible to navigate through on the website. Uploading images from phone and other devices is why I am a client of dropbox which is a great functionality. However it is really not very intuitive on how to manage images. I have look for a tutorial but does not exist? It would be good to know how dropbox suggest we should manage and view our images?
Thanks for your help
- Lusil
Hey there Jonas E.3, thanks for checking in with us.
I'd be more than happy to help, I'll just need a bit more info on what you're trying to achieve when you mention that you'd like to manage images?
Are you trying to preview the images you upload in a specific sequence, or see a list of added photos?
Keep me posted!
Hi Lusil
Thanks for reaching out. I have a few use cases I can share.
As previously mentioned in this thread the link to photos is missing on dropbox.com. Now you need to figure out to write the url directly www.dropbox.com/photos. You can of course bookmark it but not very nice UX.
I am using macbook air and the new dropbox client (same case for finder). I want to open images and move from one image to another in a folder. I also want to be able to share the viewing on a screen. Can I do that or do I need to open browser and navigate to photos.
I am using the camera upload from phone and other devices. thus all images end up there work, private, whatsapp etc. I do not want to share all photos with everyone. Then I need to move into a separate folder and share so that works but then I am not having all images in one place. Example we have been on a family trip with friends and taken 50 photos. I want to share 20 with my friends but not the remaining but I do not want to have them in separate folders. So I would like to keep one repository for all photos but group them in albums. I believe this is what carousel did?
I think it would be great if you can create a guide on best practice for managing photos with dropbox. I am mainly using dropbox as a private person and having a backup of photos as well as managing them from different touchpoints was the main reason for signing up with dropbox initially.
Thanks for your help.
When using my normal browser Chrome (version 83.0.41103.116) and a few extensions, I don't see an option to select Photos when I cllick on Files either. I tried using a brand new install of Mozilla Firefox with no extensions and don't get the option to view Photos.
This is an issue you need to fix Dropbox to avoid totally alienating both your personal and business users. The cloud storage of photos was my primary reason for paying for Dropbox each year and if you haven't fixed this isse by December this year, I'll not be updating my payment methord.
Dropbox's advice to try different browsers and not use extensions/add ons is not realistic - YOU are the service provider, Dropbox, and need to have a product which works with all popular up-to -date browsers, in normal use, without having to resort to igcognito browsing as a workaround. It is also YOUR responsibility to test and bug fix issues with your software prior to release. We are your paying clients and will vote with our feet if we feel advantage is being taken of us.
Off to trial some other cloud backup services in case I need switch providers later this year.
