So it’s really 500MB + 4.5GB in 500MB batches, assuming you upload 4.5GB worth of pictures.įor the first few batches of imports, I was a good boy and copied pictures to my phone, disconnected the phone from my computer and then reconnected it to allow the import to start. And here’s the crucial thing: you get 500MB of free space for the first picture you upload using this method, and 500 free megabytes for every 500MB of pictures you upload thereafter, for a total of 5GB. So you can disconnect your phone after the import is done, even if the upload to Dropbox will take a couple of hours.

The software will create a folder called “Camera Uploads” in your Dropbox folder, copy the pictures from your device to the new folder, then upload them to its servers. If you have Autoplay enabled (and you’ll need to for this), you will see this:Ĭlick “Import pictures and videos using Dropbox”.

So just use the Windows version if at all possible.Īnyway, after updating the software, connect a camera or cell phone to your computer.

The feature Dropbox is testing is the photo importer, and the FAQ at the linked site says “photo import feature is not available on Mac 10.4 and Linux”). While this is true, it’s a bit more involved than some websites make it out to be (I’m looking at you, Neowin!)īasically, you need to go here and download the latest version of the Dropbox software for Windows (although beta clients are also available for Mac and Linux, I can’t tell if the free space upgrade applies to those versions or not. You might have seen the story on other websites: Dropbox is offering up to 5GB of free space to any account that updates to the latest version of their software.

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