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Forum Discussion
changing the location of Camera upload folder
While uploading the pictures to Dropbox by default is uploading to Camera upload folder. How can I change the default location as I have 2 Iphone and would like to synchronize the pictures to Dropbox by enabling the camera upload option. If the pictures are going to be uploaded default in camera upload folder how can I differentiate the pictures from both Iphone.
really appreciate if I can get some on this topic.
All devices linked to your account will upload to the Camera Uploads folder. This cannot be changed, and there is no way to differentiate between the photos/videos uploaded from multiple devices.
I have the same issue. It this a design choise from DB to prevent people from sharing the same Dropbox? It would really be a nice feature in the future .-)
- I can't believe that this was marked "resolved" based on the useless excuse provided by a DropBox superuser.
- Rich
Super User II
kcammack wrote:
I can't believe that this was marked "resolved" based on the useless excuse provided by a DropBox superuser.It's not an excuse. It's how the feature was designed to work. You cannot specify different folders for different devices, and you cannot change the Camera Uploads folder (name or location).
As Mark suggested above, you can request it in the Share an idea forum. There are already posts that discuss it. Find one and add a reply to it.It is an excuse. There is no legitmate reason to design it this way. I personally have multiple IOS devices and because of the way it is implemented I can only turn this on for one device. I would never want to mix different devices. If this feature doesn't end up changing, I will not be renewing my dropbox plus subscription.
My wife and I want to have our photos go to our shared folder.
I have multiple mobile devices at home. I would like the dropbox "camera upload" feature to sync to different "camera upload folders" from each device, and ideally beable to specify this folder name and location.
- Could we get the option to move the camera upload folder elsewhere instead of simply having it at the root Dropbox folder?
I'm really just interested in moving the folder for organizational purposes, but others have listed a series of other features that could also go with this (different folders for uploads from different phones, etc). It seems like there are a whole bunch of possibilities that could go with this suggestion.A feature like this would go a long way towards making Dropbox more useful. The current [lack of] capability is like being trapped in 2004.
Me, too! I have multiple devices and would love for each to upload to a specific folder for each.
Yes, please add this feature. I also want to reorganise my dropbox and am very surprised that I cannot change the Camera Upload folder location.
- I would also like to be able to choose the upload folder....
I'd really like to upgrade do Dropbox PRO to backup my cell phone photos to the a dlink nas 320 L at home. But my planning are failing here. The photos from the cell phone are upload to a especific folder on the root of the dropbox account. In the other hand, the NAS 320L only sync a specific folder also in the root of the dropbox account. I cant change one or other. Really? Why is that? It's impossible that I'm the first person to think about this issue and this problem still exists in this 10 years of existence of Dropbox. Anyway, this is really a unsolvable problem or I'm missing something here? Thank you.
Everytime when I change it, a new "Camera Uploads" folder is created, and all the images are uploaded to the new folder.
Could you guys implement this feature? Lots of people are asking for this since 2012. In my case I have my system in english, but Dropbox still want to use the french name "Chargement appareil photo" for camera upload.
Thanks
I also want to be able to rename and move it.
I also want to change カメラアップロード folder to Camera uploads in English...
Is there any workaround?
- MarkNo, sorry Kuruno.
I believe that the name is set based upon your language preferences within Dropbox and once its set it cannot be changed.
- Rich
All devices linked to your account will upload to the Camera Uploads folder. This cannot be changed, and there is no way to differentiate between the photos/videos uploaded from multiple devices.
Only problem is that this isn't a solution, it is an excuse. I have trouble believing they can't have each device upload to a different folder becuse it can't tell what device is uploading it. I can go on the site and see every device that has ever connected to my DropBox. There is some reason that they don't want to be able to do it. I have my 2 iPhones (both 7 Plus, personal and work) and 2 Android tablets. I can sort them after the fact by model but that still leaves the iphones all garbled together.
- MarkThere is a difference between 'cant' and 'dont'. It would be possible if the software was wrote to do it - which it isnt.
Why not make a Feature Suggestion for it? https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Share-an-idea/ct-p/101002000
- Sounds like lazy coding... customers should be able to choose at least another option or decide rename it for their device.
- Wouldnt it be a simple solution if we had the option to name the folder instead of creating only 1
For families that have more than one person ;) Example
Camera Uploads :
Folder name (we can create on our own (like adults paying for a service the following)
Mom, Dad, Kid 1, Kid 2, or whatever name under camera uploads or simply also decide at the root what camera uploads should be named.
Now My wife's photos and mine are mixed together ... it will take me hours to go through and fix this for a simple update.
Hey Everyone
It would be nice if we could change the location of Camera Uploads in our phones APPs.
There are many senarios it would be good:
a) People that want diferent king of organization in their dropbox
b) People that want to hide this kind of stuff
c) People that share a dropbox account
Etc,
Can you please add this option in the future?
Thanks in advance
My suggestion is one that others have made. I understand that the camera upload folder is fixed by design. IMHO, this is bad design. In a modern programming environment, this should just be an environmental variable that can be set at any time. Tying specific devices to specific folders is just a switch statement.
Please implement something that allows me to control my folders. This issue is the primary reason I do not use the dropbox auto upload and instead use other tools to manage photos and data.
As an aside, since dropbox is integrated into the OS, why can't I just choose any folder on my system and sync it to a dropbox folder without having to move it into the dropbox? Again this really limits the utility of dropbox, and is a reason why it isn't our go-to enterprise backup tool.
- Rich
kcammack:
and is a reason why it isn't our go-to enterprise backup tool.
Remember that Dropbox is not a backup utility and really shouldn't be used as one. Yes, it has some backup-like functionality, but if you're using it specifically as a backup service then you're using the wrong tool. There are far better services out there that are meant specifically for cloud backup.
