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Nixpix's avatar
Nixpix
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Please can someone help me understand the difference between Camera Uploads and Timeline Photos

Hello.  My husband is fed up with me huffing and puffing (and ok screeching) at the computer 😄 I just want to know if the Camera Uploads holds the same photos as the Timeline?  I am trying to sync t...
  • Rich's avatar
    6 years ago

    The timeline, or Photos page, is just a display of all the images from every folder in your account, including the Camera Uploads folder. It's a way to view your images; nothing more.

    The Camera Uploads folder is where photos are uploaded when you've enabled the automatic upload feature on your mobile device, or the import feature on the Dropbox client on your comptuer.

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