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How do I move photos from Dropbox to Google photos.
How do i download photo’s from my Dropbox account to my IPad
Hey there GillEd17, how are you today?
As the mobile app doesn't actually sync your files to your iPad since it's a file viewer that allows you to preview the files, photos, and videos in your Dropbox folder directly on your mobile device and unlike the Dropbox computer application it doesn't automatically store files locally on your device you'll need to export them.
You can export photos or videos to your device’s “Camera Roll” album. Other files can be exported to applications that support their file types. To export a photo or video to your device:
- Open the Dropbox app and open the photo or video that you would like to export
- Tap the ellipsis (..) on the top-right and select “Export”
- Tap “Save Image” (or “Save Video”) to save this file locally to your device
If you'd like to export other files:
- Open the file you’d like to export in the Dropbox app
- Tap the ellipsis (..) on the top-right and select “Export”. You will now see two rows of apps.
- In the lower row, tap “Open In…” - this will show you a list of apps to export this file to. If you don’t see any apps indicated, you will need to download an app that supports this filetype.
Please note that exporting a file saves a copy of the file to another app. Exported files will not sync with your Dropbox account.
Let me know how it goes!
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- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey there GillEd17, how are you today?
As the mobile app doesn't actually sync your files to your iPad since it's a file viewer that allows you to preview the files, photos, and videos in your Dropbox folder directly on your mobile device and unlike the Dropbox computer application it doesn't automatically store files locally on your device you'll need to export them.
You can export photos or videos to your device’s “Camera Roll” album. Other files can be exported to applications that support their file types. To export a photo or video to your device:
- Open the Dropbox app and open the photo or video that you would like to export
- Tap the ellipsis (..) on the top-right and select “Export”
- Tap “Save Image” (or “Save Video”) to save this file locally to your device
If you'd like to export other files:
- Open the file you’d like to export in the Dropbox app
- Tap the ellipsis (..) on the top-right and select “Export”. You will now see two rows of apps.
- In the lower row, tap “Open In…” - this will show you a list of apps to export this file to. If you don’t see any apps indicated, you will need to download an app that supports this filetype.
Please note that exporting a file saves a copy of the file to another app. Exported files will not sync with your Dropbox account.
Let me know how it goes!
It is a lot easier if you have a desktop or laptop computer. Install the google photos uploader. Open the google photos uploader sync folder and drag your dropbox images into this folder. This is how you transfer pictures from dropbox to google photos.
- Thank you so much. It worked and i am sorted!!!
Thank you. Unfortunately I only have an IPad now.
