There are some caveats to the new feature, however. Once the import is finished, a new Finder window will open revealing the files. If you prefer to be prompted each time you connect a device, uncheck the auto-import box and click on "Start import."Īll the photos and videos on your device that haven't previously been imported by Dropbox will then be imported into your Dropbox account. You can also elect to not allow Dropbox to upload your media from a particular device by clicking on "Never for this device." Leaving the box checked for automatic import will enable Dropbox to import your photos and videos without you having to do a thing when it's plugged into your Mac. From here you're able to set up how you want Dropbox to interact with the particular device you have plugged in. The next time you plug in a device that stores photos or videos, you will be presented with the screen above. Under the General tab, there will be a check box to enable "Dropbox camera import." Check the box then close the preferences panel. To get started, download and install version 1.4.0 of Dropbox for Mac.Īfter installation, you should be prompted to enable camera upload if you're not, click on the Dropbox icon in the menu bar and select Preferences. If you don't want to keep your photos in Dropbox, but still want the free space, upload your 3GB of photos and videos and then delete them.
The additional free storage carries over with the official release, giving you 500MB on your first upload and up to 3GB of storage. You may remember during beta testing of the camera upload feature, you had the chance to get up to 3.5GB of free Dropbox storage, just by uploading photos and videos. If you're looking to get started with the Windows version, Lance Whitney explained how to set it up in an earlier post. Dropbox has released version 1.4 of its Mac and Windows app, which enables a feature called Camera Upload.
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