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Once I upload my files with camera uploads, can I delete the local ones?
Once I successfully upload my photos to Dropbox from my Camera Roll on my iPhone and iPad, can I delete those photos - or some of them - from my devices (to free-up space) and if I do, what happens to them? Thanks!
RobNH wrote:
Once I successfully upload my photos to Dropbox from my Camera Roll on my iPhone and iPad, can I delete those photos - or some of them - from my devices (to free-up space) ...
Yes. Once you've uploaded your photos and videos to Dropbox, you can delete them from your Camera Roll. Nothing will happen to the files stored in Dropbox as long as the upload has finished.
You can also enable the Camera Uploads feature and it will automatically upload your photos and videos for you. Just open the Dropbox app periodically so it can start the upload process. It will continue to upload int he background for a short time, so if you have a lot of files to upload, just leave the app open for a bit and let it work.
Camera Uploads is a one-way sync. It will upload files to your Dropbox account but it will not delete them from your Camera Roll. Likewise, anything you delete from your device will not be deleted from Dropbox.
- Rich
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RobNH wrote:
Once I successfully upload my photos to Dropbox from my Camera Roll on my iPhone and iPad, can I delete those photos - or some of them - from my devices (to free-up space) ...
Yes. Once you've uploaded your photos and videos to Dropbox, you can delete them from your Camera Roll. Nothing will happen to the files stored in Dropbox as long as the upload has finished.
You can also enable the Camera Uploads feature and it will automatically upload your photos and videos for you. Just open the Dropbox app periodically so it can start the upload process. It will continue to upload int he background for a short time, so if you have a lot of files to upload, just leave the app open for a bit and let it work.
Camera Uploads is a one-way sync. It will upload files to your Dropbox account but it will not delete them from your Camera Roll. Likewise, anything you delete from your device will not be deleted from Dropbox.
Thank you, Rich!
Are your comments also true for files on the desktop computer? I seem to be able to manage Dropbox files (move and delete) from the my PC. I don't understand how a file can appear to be in two locations. I have a lot of family picture on my PC that have been uploaded to Dropbox and I don't want to lose them.
