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Codex
7 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Selective Photo Upload on iOS
Hi,
There is a feature on iOS to upload all photos taken and delete the source photos. However I only want to upload some of my photos and I also want to decide into which folder they go.
In the ...
- 7 years ago
In the first question of my Shortcut (Name the folder) you can enter the entire path.
E.g. Horseriding/Summer 2018/Chatanooga
It doesn’t matter if it exists or not. In case it doesn’t exist, Shortcuts will create it, and will deploy your pictures in it.
Give it a try.
- 7 years ago
Well, from iPad is very easy to do it directly, from the app Photos, taking profit from “Side by Side” and “Drag and Drop” features, both available since IOS 11. Just be sure you have Dropbox in your Dock.
I enclosed a video to show you a demo for situations in which the destination folder previously exists.
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Codex
Helpful | Level 5
Absolutly... the actual solution is "ok" but visual access would be much better!
Thank you for your help!
palcaide
7 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Do you plan to do it from iPhone or iPad?
- palcaide7 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Well, from iPad is very easy to do it directly, from the app Photos, taking profit from “Side by Side” and “Drag and Drop” features, both available since IOS 11. Just be sure you have Dropbox in your Dock.
I enclosed a video to show you a demo for situations in which the destination folder previously exists.
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- palcaide7 years agoHelpful | Level 7
And very easy to create a new folder if you need it.
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- Codex7 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Usually iPad, so an iPad solution woulb be great
- Codex7 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Genius! Why didn't I come up with this myself?
This will make things so much easier! Thank you a lot! :grinning:
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