You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.

Forum Discussion

OliviaM's avatar
OliviaM
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Save to camera roll doesn’t work anymore

I updated and suddenly began having an issue. I normally scroll my dropbox files on the iPhone Dropbox app, saving specific photos to my camera roll, either by pressing on them until “save to camera roll” shows, or by exporting and saving to camera roll. Suddenly, since updating, both of these actions lead only to a light gray/white blank file in the camera roll- just a grayed our square with no image. I updated again, but it is still happening.. I can not find a workaround, I can find no way to save from the Dropbox app into my camera roll. Any help would be much appreciated ...

  • My work around was pulling up the website on my phone. I've got it handled now. Thank you both for you assistance. 

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    Hello OliviaM, let's see what we can find on this. 

    Could you go to one of your files, click the ellipsis button that appears next to it, and select export?

    If the option doesn't come up, could you tap on share and try saving it locally that way?

    Give it a go and let me know of any updates, thanks!
    • OliviaM's avatar
      OliviaM
      New member | Level 2

      Thank you for your help!

       

      Both of those fixes would have halped, had my images not been in dng format! Once I realized this, I re-imported them to dropbox as jpegs, I was able to save to camera roll!

       

      Thank you SO much for your quick assistance!

  • KENAXION's avatar
    KENAXION
    Helpful | Level 6

    Hello,

     

    I have the Dropbox app on my iPhone X, I also use Dropbox on my PC - within the last several days I no longer have the option to export nor save images to my camera roll on my phone, or save them in general to my phone. I saw a similar post was made but the OP did not reply to the Dropbox rep, so I'm asking the same question and providing additional info. 

     

    My iPhone does not have a pending update, and my Dropbox app is also current. When I select the option to save to my camera roll I receive a response of "Couldn't communicate with a helper application." I'm also attaching the relevant screenshots:

     

     

    Thank you for any help you can provide,

     

    - Kenneth

    • Lusil's avatar
      Lusil
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      Hi there KENAXION, let's see what we can do here. 

      Are you able to save your images locally on your device by tapping on the "share" option? 

      Give it a try and let me know if the issue persists. Cheers!
      • KENAXION's avatar
        KENAXION
        Helpful | Level 6

        Good morning Lusil,

         

        I am unable to do that as well. 

About Apps and Installations

Have a question about a Dropbox app or installation? Reach out to the Dropbox Community and get solutions, help, and advice from members.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!