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Cathy22
New member | Level 1
6 days ago

My photos are not importing to Dropbox in order. There is no way to sort them by date created.

I am not storing photos on my computer so I'm only using your website to upload photos from my phone. I imported over 6000 photos last night and they are completely random, no order whatsoever! I wan...
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Nancy
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4 days ago

Hey Cathy22 and CharlesDub44! 

To clarify, you’re both uploading your photos to the Dropbox website manually by clicking on the “Upload or drop” button, correct?

You’re not using camera uploads by any chance, right?

Let me know.

  • CharlesDub44's avatar
    CharlesDub44
    New member | Level 1
    4 days ago

    Yes, I manually upload to Dropbox and have been doing so for years. Up to a few years ago I used Picasa as a viewer and management tool. If Dropbox had a filter that allowed me to sort by "Create Date" I would be very happy. At the moment trying to navigate photos is a nightmare on Dropbox. 

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