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Guy R P.'s avatar
Guy R P.
New member | Level 2
10 years ago

Does Dropbox reduce the quality of pictures?

I am told that, due to compressing techniques used, (professional) pictures stored loose quality when stored and then downloaded from dropbox. Is that tru?
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    Make sure you're using the Download button to get the original file. If you're using the browser's Save functionality, all you're saving is the preview of the the original file, and not the original.

     

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Rich
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9 years ago

Make sure you're using the Download button to get the original file. If you're using the browser's Save functionality, all you're saving is the preview of the the original file, and not the original.

 

[This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar behavior, feel free to start a new discussion in the Dropbox Community here.]

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