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DrLightman
New member | Level 2
3 months ago

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 ...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    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. 

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Walter
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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. 

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    DrLightman
    New member | Level 2
    3 months ago

    Thanks Walter , that fixes my problem.

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
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      3 months ago

      Glad to hear that DrLightman 

       

      See you around the Community and take care! 

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