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Just Peter
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5 days ago

The uploaded photos from the Camera Uploads aren't synced locally.

Hey there, Here's a problem I'd like some advice on. What I would want:  1. The photos from my iPhone get automatically uploaded to my Camera Uploads account in Dropbox - SUCCESS 2. The uploa...
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Just Peter
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Thanks for the suggestion Mark , but that is one of the settings that have been correct all the way. Also, there is enough hard drive space to download all of them and selective sync also does contain this specific folder. Do you have any other ideas?

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Rich
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5 days ago
Just Peter wrote:

Do you have any other ideas?

Right-click the Camera Uploads folder (not the files within it) and make sure the Make available offline option is NOT visible. If it is, click it. The folder could be in a mixed state (some files offline, some online-only.

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    Just Peter
    New member | Level 2
    2 days ago

    Good idea Rich Which leads me to another issue: the Dropbox options on right clicking the folder simply don't appear on the Mac I want to do this on. Which is weird as they do on my other - identical - Mac with the same OS. What did I set up on the one that I did not on the other? 🤔

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