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Skipper26
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Camera Upload strips location data

I'm using Android version 8.1 on a Nexus 5X and the latest Dropbox app. I've got Camera Uploads enabled and it's working nicely.   However the files in my Dropbox don't have the location data att...
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Skipper26
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Yes it's the first time we're having problems, but it's also a newly setup device and a newly setup Dropbox - so it's also never worked before.

 

Dropbox Version 254.2.2

Android is still 8.1

 

If I upload a photo via the + icon in Dropbox and then download it through the browser the GPS data is OK.

The same photo synced to my desktop via the app does not have the GPS data.

 

Ah! I think the problem may be Smart Sync!

 

I've just tried converting the Camera Uploads folder to "Local" not "Online Only" and the data appears to be there.

 

Is there a way to get Smart Sync to work with Exif data? (and, more worryingly, is there a chance that using Smart Sync puts EXIF data at risk if a file is modified)

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
4 years ago
Hi Skipper26, online-only files do not contain any data on them, as they are a placeholder file, and this would be the same for any file that is online-only.

This would mean that there's no EXIF data on them, until the file is opened locally, or marked as local.
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    Skipper26
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Thanks for the clarification Jay!

     

    The files don't seem to have the EXIF data even after I've loaded them, however. Only setting the parent folder to "Local" seems to work. I've not tried making one individual file "Local" (rather than just loading it).

     

    Should the EXIF data be available after loading too, or only when smart-sync is disabled for that file/directory?

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      Jay
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      4 years ago
      When you load a file, by opening an online-only file, it will always make the file local to view it on the machine.

      Once it's local, you should be able to view the EXIF data since the full file is on the computer.
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        Skipper26
        Explorer | Level 3
        4 years ago

        Just a note: I cannot see the EXIF data on the "Online Only" file after I've loaded it.

         

        That's probably not a problem for me though, thanks for the advice above - I'll have a play next time I'm working on this project.

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