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oldmandance's avatar
oldmandance
New member | Level 2
8 months ago

Photos uploading on phone even though Camera Uploads is turned off.

I've had Camera Uploads turned off on my iPhone for Dropbox for several months, and yet I noticed today every photo in my iPhone library is showing up in Dropbox Photos, even deleted photos. I can't ...
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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Hi oldmandance, let's jump right into this! 

 

Is the camera-uploads setting currently set to off? 

 

Would you mind clarifying the OS you're using, along with the Dropbox version that you have installed on the device? 

 

Let me know more!

Doug S.16's avatar
Doug S.16
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

I have the same question. My Photos are uploading on phone even though Camera Uploads is turned off.

iPhone 16 Pro ios18.0.1

iMac 24" M1 2021 macOS Sequoia 15.0.1

Thank you, 

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