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AndrewClements
New member | Level 1
3 days ago

Dropbox uploading 4kb duplicate photo files

Bit of a random one! I've used Dropbox for years without issues, but over the past week, I've been uploading hundreds of client photos, and for some reason, Dropbox is generating duplicate files. The...
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Hannah
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3 days ago

Hey AndrewClements, thanks for joining the Dropbox Community!

Can you let me know how you're uploading the original photos to your Dropbox account? Which Dropbox platform are you using?

Are you editing the original photos through some kind of third party app before uploading them to Dropbox?

Let me know and we'll go from there.

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