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Perle M.'s avatar
Perle M.
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Sync "camera uploads" to mac Photos without creating a copy

Hi, I use Dropbox and not iCloud for storing my photos from my iPhone (Camera uploads) and syncing them to my mac. But handling and viewing photos in Dropbox is crap (especially since they dropped ...
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback here, Perle M..

 

What you'd like to do isn't really recommended or even possible, if you're on a computer using Dropbox for macOS on File Provider.

 

I will however, pass your comments along to our team and I will leave this thread open, in case another user has some kind of workaround or tips for you.

 

If you need anything else, please let us know.

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