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wilcolley's avatar
wilcolley
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Duplicated iOS camera uploads

Seriously DropBox can you please allocate some resources to solving this issue. Either give users the ability to merge duplicates photos or bulk delete them. You’re such a clever bunch put this on your roadmap 🙏
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    Hi wilcolley, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Do you have any filters on images when taking photos on your device?

     

    Are the images exactly the same, or are there any differences in the images?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • wilcolley's avatar
      wilcolley
      Explorer | Level 4
      Hi @jay, no they are all the same. I know iOS creare two separate .heic images and they show as one image on iOS but when I sync to DropBpx they become duplicated! And help appreciate.
      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        Hey wilcolley, sorry to jump in here, but if you check the size of both the original image and the duplicate, are they exactly the same?

  • santiagostips's avatar
    santiagostips
    Explorer | Level 4

    I have a problem with my dropbox photos upload. My iPhone 14 syncs my iPhone photos on the dropbox app, but it seems to be uploading every single photo 5 times duplicated (despite each image only showing once in my camera roll). Any idea what on earth is going on?

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      Hi there, santiagostips and thanks for reaching out to us.

       

      Are you perhaps using any third party apps to edit and save your photos?

       

      If you check the metadata for an example duplicate image, does it look exactly the same (same size etc.) as the original?

      • santiagostips's avatar
        santiagostips
        Explorer | Level 4

        Hi there. No, I'm not using any editing. Even a screenshot I took 5 minutes ago now has 6 duplicate uploads...

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