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iPhone storage and dropbox
Hi! Hoping you can help. I have the Dropbox app on my phone and I am in the process of moving my videos from my camera roll to Dropbox. I am doing this purely to try and free up space on my phone. How...
Hi there, thank you for your reply. The thing I’m a bit confused about is that I’ve uploaded them to Dropbox and they seem to automatically delete from my camera roll without me manually going back to delete them. Is that correct? And another reason I ask the question is because when I was initially trying to upload them to the app I had cleared space on my phone but after uploading a few videos my phone said my phone was full again so seems to defeat the object of what I was trying to do.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
Atwistofabba wrote:
I’ve uploaded them to Dropbox and they seem to automatically delete from my camera roll without me manually going back to delete them. Is that correct?
Dropbox doesn't do that, so it would depend on how you're uploading them and with what app. Dropbox doesn't (and can't) delete the files from your Camera Roll. Even using the automatic Camera Uploads feature, it can't remove the originals from your Camera Roll.
- That’s so weird as they are gone and I haven’t deleted them. I have been uploading by using the Dropbox app on my phone and uploading them to a folder I’ve set up in there. I can see them in that folder but when I go back to my camera roll they are gone.
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hey Atwistofabba, sorry to jump in, but can you clarify the exact steps you're taking to upload your files to Dropbox via the mobile app?
Can you try uploading an example file to see if it will be deleted again?
what app would you recommend me using for an iphone to transfer storage in apps and photos as well as an automatic transfer into my dropbox folder?
