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ajthen's avatar
ajthen
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Can I save multiple photos from Dropbox to the camera roll on my iPhone?

Is there a way to save multiple images to my camera roll all at one time on my iphone. I am using drop box a lot but have to click on every image and view it individually before I can save it to my camera roll.  This is incredibly time consuming. Is there any way using the app or website to just click the folder and move it to my camera roll?


  • jt5 wrote:

    ... and there is no true way to add a "File" app location to the phone.

     


    "Files" is an Apple app in and of itself (part of iOS 11) that allows you to connect to other cloud storage systems all in a single app. You can add your Dropbox account to it (along with other cloud service accounts) and access them all in a single application along with files that are stored on your phone from other applications.

     

    If you select Save to Files you can easily select multiple photos from your Camera Roll and upload them to Dropbox.

     

    Four photos selected; choose Save to FilesOnce in Files, select your Dropbox account

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

    ajthen wrote:

    Is there any way using the app or website to just click the folder and move it to my camera roll?


    No, there's isn't. You can only export one photo at a time.

    • kjavitz's avatar
      kjavitz
      New member | Level 2

      Can this be added to feature requests, it is an important feature

      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

        Hey kjavitz

         

        Got you on that! At the moment this is not an available feature, though it's a popular feature request and I've made sure that our team specialists are made aware of your comments. 
         
        Please keep these creative ideas coming and let us know if you think that an idea will help improve your experience
         
        Cheers, 
        JaneA
    • supergap's avatar
      supergap
      New member | Level 2

      It's silly. Who did design this app? I'm disappointed. I will use some other kind of cloud. 

      • Col3's avatar
        Col3
        New member | Level 2
        Iv deleted my Dropbox account and won't be using it again.
        As soon as making money comes into it you've made it difficult to use so trying to force upgrades.
        I'm afraid I don't like your methods of making a few pounds so I won't be using drop box again.
        I hope everyone else does what I am as they're are plenty of free sites out there that aren't trying to scam they're users.
    • Bunny1234's avatar
      Bunny1234
      Explorer | Level 4
      You won't hear much from them and if you do it will be word twisting and rubbish as rusty is correct.
  • walid_tawfik's avatar
    walid_tawfik
    Helpful | Level 5

    Hi  ajthen

     

    There is a very simple trick. Uninstall Dropbox and install it again.

    While installing, it asks if you agree to link camera photos to Dropbox, tick the box.

    Now, it is done. All photos will go to Dropbox automatically.

    Hope that this can help you.

     

     

    • Bunny1234's avatar
      Bunny1234
      Explorer | Level 4
      Ok, now what about moving all photos OUT of Dropbox to your phone or computer?
      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        Hey again Bunny1234, it’s my understanding that you’re probably inquiring about these steps, hence, if you haven’t seen the relevant instructions in the help center, you may have a look below: 
         
        #If you're on an Android mobile:
        - find the photo (or photos) you’d like to save locally in our app
        - tap the down-arrow on the right
        - tap on Export
        - choose the location where you'd like to save a copy of your file (Note: if a location is not present in the list, it is not an available location for exporting Dropbox files). 
         
        #If you're on an iPhone:
        - find the photo in our app and tap to open it
        - tap on the ellipsis icon (…) at the top
        - tap on Export
        - tap Save Image” (or Save Video”) to save this file locally to your device
         
        #If you’d like to download all your images from the web, you can multi-select them, navigate towards the right-side of your browsing window where you’ll find the "Download" button & bulk-download them to your device. 
         
        I hope this helps you! 

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