Windows Mobile

Enable camera uploads

Once enabled, camera uploads will add photos automatically, even when the Dropbox app is closed. Photos will only be uploaded when:

Your phone is plugged in, and has a full or nearly-full battery

You're connected to Wi-Fi

Your phone is locked

If you want to disable camera uploads, use the same instructions and toggle Camera upload off.

Change camera uploads settings

Open the Dropbox app.

Open the Files, Photos, or Favorites tabs.

Tap the ⋯ (ellipsis) icon.

Tap Camera Upload.

Toggle the Upload When Open option within the camera uploads settings. This ensure that photos are uploaded even if your phone is not locked and not plugged in, as long as it isn't in Power Saving mode.

Toggle the Use Cellular Data option to upload your photos while the app is open, but you're connected to the cellular network.

Note: If you have camera uploads set to WiFi-only, and you then connect to WiFi over a mobile hotspot, camera uploads won't work.

Note: Automatic video upload is not currently supported for Windows Mobile.

Note: If you have camera uploads set to WiFi-only, and you then connect to WiFi over a mobile hotspot, camera uploads won't work.

Linux

Camera uploads is not available on Linux. Check the Dropbox Community for updates and more information.

Uploading photos from multiple devices

Camera uploads only uploads each photo and video into your Camera Uploads folderonce. If you disable and then reenable camera uploads, or if you have camera uploads enabled on both your phone and computer, your photos and videos are each only uploaded once.

View your photos in the Dropbox app

You can view all photos in Dropbox by selecting the Photos tab (the photo icon) at the bottom of your phone screen.

Background uploading

Background uploading allows camera uploads to finish adding photos to your Dropbox, even if you don't open the Dropbox app. By default, the Dropbox app doesn’t upload files when the app is closed. If you turn on background uploading, Dropbox resumes uploading photos and videos when the app detects a significant change in your device’s location.

Camera uploads was turned off for Dropbox Business accounts on April 9, 2014. These changes were made to help you avoid mixing personal and work files.

If you used Dropbox Business before April 9, 2014, or if your work account used to be a personal account, you may have a Camera Uploads folder. However, the camera uploads feature won’t work with your work account.