MacOS Catalina brings plenty of new features and apps to get excited about, but as with all software updates, you can expect some bumps along the way. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, though. By finally providing full folder sharing in iCloud Drive in macOS Catalina, iOS 13 and iPadOS, Apple may make a dent in the adoption of other cloud services like Dropbox by its users. The author Steve Sande. The solution was to enable Smart Sync by clicking the dropbox icon in the System tray where there was an option to 'enable' Smart Sync. That is the icon at the top of the screen next to the system time. Use camera uploads with Dropbox Business; Fix issues with camera uploads; Note: If you’re using macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher, you’ll see a notification that says “Dropbox would like to access files on a removable volume.” Clicking OK will allow camera uploads to work. You can change this preference anytime: Open System Preferences.
As a cloud storage service, Dropbox offers computer applications for us to use. However, sometimes there is a problem that this application starts automatically on system startup. To fix it, here we will give you three methods to stop Dropbox from opening on system startup.
Method 1: Stop by Preferences of Dropbox
Step 1: Click the icon of Dropbox on the bottom right corner of taskbar.
Step 2: Click the icon of setting on the top right corner.
Step 3: Click Preferences in the context menu to open a Dropbox Preference window.
Step 4: On the popup window, choose the General tab and uncheck the option that Start Dropbox on system startup and click OK to save the change. Finally, Dropbox won’t auto-opening on system startup.
Method 2: Stop by A Utility Tool
However, the operations of Method 1 might be different as Dropbox versions updating. So, we will teach you how to use a utility tool to stop Dropbox opening on system startup. Here we take a useful tool named iSunshare System Genius as an example, which can help to change the auto-startup apps starting mode and remove them from Windows startup.
Step 1: Download iSunshare System Genius and install it on your computer.
Step 2: Run System Genius and click Startup on the left menu.
Step 3: Under the Startup item management, select Dropbox and click the Disable start button.
Step 4: Then the condition of Dropbox will be turned to disabled. Of course, you can click the button again to enable it to auto-open on system startup.
Method 3: Stop by System Startup Settings
If the above method doesn’t work, you can try to stop Dropbox from opening on system startup by system startup settings. Here are the detailed steps in Windows 10 and 7.
For Windows 10:
Step 1: Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc shortcut simultaneously to open Task Manager window.
Step 2: On the Task Manager window, click the Startup tab and then right-click Dropbox and select Disable in the context menu.
For Windows 7:
Step 1: Press the Windows Logo key + R to open a Run dialog.
Step 2: Type msconfig into the Run dialog, then click OK.
Step 3: On the System Configuration window, click the Startup tab and then uncheck Dropbox and click OK to save the change.
Step 4: Restart your computer to apply the changes.
Attentions: On the contrary, if Dropbox is not starting on system startup, you can also add Dropbox to system startup with the above methods. It is worth mentioning that if the Dropbox is disabled on system startup, it won’t start automatically even you set it enabled on the Preferences of Dropbox.
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Camera uploads is an optional feature that automatically uploads photos from your mobile device to Dropbox.
Once you enable camera uploads, your photos will upload to the Camera Uploads folder in your Dropbox account. After they’ve uploaded, you can move them to a different folder in your Dropbox account if you’d like.
Learn more about uploading photos:
Note: If you’re using macOS 10.15 (Catalina) or higher, you’ll see a notification that says “Dropbox would like to access files on a removable volume.”
Clicking OK will allow camera uploads to work. You can change this preference anytime:
- Open System Preferences.
- Click Security and Privacy.
- Click the Privacy tab.
- Click Files and Folders.
- Check or uncheck the box next to Removable Volumes under Dropbox.
Mobile: Turn camera uploads on or off
iOS: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
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- Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Tap Account (the person icon) in the bottom right.
- Tap Camera Uploads.
- Toggle Camera Uploads to on.
- Tap Upload.
Android phone
- Open the Dropbox app.
- Tap the menu button.
- Tap Settings.
- Under Camera uploads, tap Turn on camera uploads.
- Tap Allow.
Windows 10 in S mode (Windows Mobile)
- Open the Dropbox app.
- Tap the menu icon.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Camera upload.
- Toggle Camera upload on.
Desktop: Turn camera uploads on or off
When you plug a camera (or mobile device) into a computer with the Dropbox desktop app installed, you’ll see a prompt asking if you’d like to enable camera uploads for that device. Once you accept, that device will automatically upload your camera roll each time the device is plugged in to that computer.
You can also turn camera uploads on or off with the following steps:
- Under Backups check the box next to Enable camera uploads for.
- Choose Photos only or Photos and videos from the dropdown.
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System requirements for camera uploads
To use camera uploads, we recommend a supported device and the latest version of the Dropbox desktop or mobile app. Camera uploads doesn’t work if your mobile device battery is too low or if it’s roaming.
If camera uploads isn’t working, see if there are any additional requirements in this troubleshooting guide.
Background uploading
Background uploading allows Dropbox to upload photos even when the Dropbox app is closed. It automatically uploads your photos whenever it detects a change in your device’s location.
If you have an Android device, you can prevent photos from uploading when your device’s battery is low.
- Navigate to the Camera uploads page in the Dropbox mobile app.
- Tap Background uploading.
- Use the slider to select the battery level or toggle Only while phone is charging to on.
- Tap OK.