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Tingle Cowboy
11 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Camera uploads only works once and then if the file is deleted, it won't work.
I have the following problem: As soon as I have automatically uploaded pictures with the iPhone app and then deleted them again, these pictures are no longer uploaded again. Not even if I select "all...
Rich
11 months agoSuper User II
Tingle Cowboy wrote:
As soon as I have automatically uploaded pictures ... these pictures are no longer uploaded again. ... Would it be possible to change this?
The automatic Camera Uploads feature will only upload a photo or video once. The only way to have it re-upload the same files again is to have Dropbox Support reset the Camera Uploads feature on your account.
- Tingle Cowboy11 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you very much for your quick reply!
It's a shame that this is so complicated. It's not only a lot of work for me, but also for the support. The file size and checksum should actually be enough to determine whether the file is already on the server. Many negative reviews in the App Store have apparently been mentioning the unreliable automatic upload function for a long time.
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