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ajthen
New member | Level 2
9 years ago
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Can I save multiple photos from Dropbox to the camera roll on my iPhone?

Is there a way to save multiple images to my camera roll all at one time on my iphone. I am using drop box a lot but have to click on every image and view it individually before I can save it to my c...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    7 years ago
    jt5 wrote:

    ... and there is no true way to add a "File" app location to the phone.

     

    "Files" is an Apple app in and of itself (part of iOS 11) that allows you to connect to other cloud storage systems all in a single app. You can add your Dropbox account to it (along with other cloud service accounts) and access them all in a single application along with files that are stored on your phone from other applications.

     

    If you select Save to Files you can easily select multiple photos from your Camera Roll and upload them to Dropbox.

     

    Four photos selected; choose Save to FilesOnce in Files, select your Dropbox account

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Rich
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9 years ago
ajthen wrote:

Is there any way using the app or website to just click the folder and move it to my camera roll?

No, there's isn't. You can only export one photo at a time.

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kjavitz
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Can this be added to feature requests, it is an important feature

  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    8 years ago

    Hey kjavitz, 

     

    Got you on that! At the moment this is not an available feature, though it's a popular feature request and I've made sure that our team specialists are made aware of your comments. 
     
    Please keep these creative ideas coming and let us know if you think that an idea will help improve your experience. 
     
    Cheers, 
    JaneA
    • aaron289's avatar
      aaron289
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago

      What about going the other way? I can take a single photo from Camera Roll to Dropbox, but I want to move about 75 photos from Camera Roll to Dropbox. As soon as I have more than one photo selected in Camera Roll, the Dropbox icon disappears from the available actions.

      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
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        8 years ago
        Hey @aaron289, 
         
        Welcome to the Dropbox Community! 
         
        To upload multiple images, you’ll have to use your mobile Dropbox application instead! Let me send the steps over... 
         
        • Open the Dropbox app.
        • Choose the destination folder that you’d like your pictures to be uploaded and tap the plus button (+) at the bottom of your screen.
        • Choose “Upload Photos”.
        • Tap "Camera Roll" on the top to change which album you upload photos from.
        • Find the files you want to upload, and tap to select them for upload. Once you select all of your images, tap “Next” at the top right of your screen. 
        • Tap the folder icon to set the destination folder for your files.
        • Tap Upload.
         
        Happy Dropboxing, if you need more details, just let me know here!
         
        Warm regards, 
        JaneA
    • Ilovechris123's avatar
      Ilovechris123
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago
      This feature I think would really help my Dropbox experience becuase I need to save over 100 photos and it's hard and will take a long time if I have to save it one by one.
      • ishbog's avatar
        ishbog
        New member | Level 2
        8 years ago

        Yes, this feature is absolutely necessary on iPhone. 

         

        I will begin using google drive, just because as an internet marketer, I often (daily) need to move batches of images to my phone for instagram/social media posting. This can only be done, so without this feature, Dropbox simply does not cut the cake for internet marketers.

         

        Unless this feature is added soon, I will be forced to use another application due to my (and others) required business infrastructure.

         

        Thanks!

    • valdo619's avatar
      valdo619
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago

      To able to download multiple photos from my app would be so much help!

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