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DrLightman
3 months agoNew member | Level 2
How to prevent automatic image file renaming when sending to Dropbox on Android
I'm on an Android phone. (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13)
When I select some pictures in gallery and send them to Dropbox, they arrive on dropbox with all filenames messed up, even in reverse order if I ...
- 3 months ago
Hi there DrLightman - thanks for posting on our Community and using Dropbox!
From what I gather you're importing your files to Dropbox from your phone's gallery. Instead of sending them from your phone's gallery, have you tried manually uploading them via the (+) button within the Dropbox mobile app?
You might also want to check out our automatic camera uploads feature.
Let us know more and we'll take it from there.
Walter
3 months agoDropbox Staff
Hi there DrLightman - thanks for posting on our Community and using Dropbox!
From what I gather you're importing your files to Dropbox from your phone's gallery. Instead of sending them from your phone's gallery, have you tried manually uploading them via the (+) button within the Dropbox mobile app?
You might also want to check out our automatic camera uploads feature.
Let us know more and we'll take it from there.
- DrLightman3 months agoNew member | Level 2
Thanks Walter , that fixes my problem.
- Walter3 months agoDropbox Staff
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