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shaul b.
New member | Level 1
9 years ago
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Can I sync my WhatsApp to add automatically every picture that I receive to the Dropbox?

 Can I sync my whatsapp to add automatically every picture that I recieve to the Dropbox? Thanks
Camera uploads
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    If you have WhatsApp set to automatically save received photos, and Dropbox set to use Camera Uploads, then it will happen automatically. I actually had to disable it because it was annoying seeing every stupid selfie and meme that I received saved to Dropbox.

  • Ed's avatar
    Ed
    8 years ago
    You can get a third party app that does that. Just look for apps that allow you to pick which folders to sync with Dropbox and give it a try :)
Rich's avatar
Rich
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9 years ago

If you have WhatsApp set to automatically save received photos, and Dropbox set to use Camera Uploads, then it will happen automatically. I actually had to disable it because it was annoying seeing every stupid selfie and meme that I received saved to Dropbox.

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Mushaz
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
Yes it is very annoying indeed. I only want my camera pictures uploaded not WhatsApp pictures. There should be an option to do only camera uploads only.
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    8 years ago
    Dropbox can't determine what is a photo from your camera or an image from any other app. It simply uploads any images that it finds in the camera roll (iOS) or the gallery (Android).

    If you don't want Dropbox to upload them, then turn off the option in WhatsApp to automatically save images that you receive.
    • Mushaz's avatar
      Mushaz
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago
      But that's the problem. I want to just point DropBox to my gallery folder for camera uploads. I use WhatsApp too much to disable image downloads. End up just not using Camera Upload at all from DropBox.
      • Ed's avatar
        Ed
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        8 years ago
        You can get a third party app that does that. Just look for apps that allow you to pick which folders to sync with Dropbox and give it a try :)

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