Dropbox does not have a sync option

[mborne]

hi!

I have the same probleme with my note 10.1 on Jelly Bean. The sync icon for dropbox is grey and i can't have photos from dropbox in the galerie while it works for Picasa and facebook.

I don't anderstand what dou you want to say with the folder "Photos A/c". What does "A/c" mean? Dos it works too if the photos are in a subfolder?

Thanks for your answer!

 

[Josh Vito]

Anyone know the solution to this problem?
Samsung galaxy s3

 

[LedionSalihu]

Hi i have a galaxy note 2 and at first i had the dropbox icon in my gallery in the name Camera upload so one day i moved all the photos to my comp and delete the folder in gallery so now i can put back my folder in gallery because is much easier to to manipulate with photos so anyone have a galaxy note 2 could help us with this thing ?

Update:
I did go to settings, apps remove all the dropbox account and clear the catch and go to gallery clear catch and then loged in again in dropbox and go back to setting cloud and allow samsung to sync with dropbox and bam folder apeared again in gallery if this work tell me.

 

[DJ Moonboots]

via: Seeing Dropbox Image Files in Gallery as Photos: FolderSync

Seeing Dropbox Image Files in Gallery as Photos: FolderSync
Wanted to share a technique that achieves what I was long looking for. It made my day yesterday.

I am a happy Dropbox user, accessing my documents and settings files across all devices and locations. I also developed a need to have one central (cloud) location for a series of photographs to provide an easy access to them. Until now, they were scattered as copies on multiple devices, requiring periodical cleanup and syncing. Dropbox would be a natural tool, helping me with other types of files, but I discovered a handicapping limitation of the mobile version of the app - it does not display the photos as thumbnails. It just lists them by name, so you can imagine the challenges finding a photo.

I started researching the forums and workarounds offered were kind of clumsy - Dropbox does create a cache of the images so one could use a file manager to find and browse the thumbnails in the cache folder, provided it is fully generated and up-to-date. Dissatisfied, I kept searching the Market and here is what I found: FolderSync. In a nutshell, it's a two-way folder synchronization between a local Android device's folder and a Dropbox folder, including subfolders. Sync can be run automatically or manually. The app offers various security and connection settings.

I use QuickPic as the stock Gallery replacement which offers some powerful enhancements. So now, once I add new photos to my portfolio folder in Dropbox, I will see them on all my devices, downloaded in their original resolution! To me, this is a highly valued professional necessity but I am sure some casual photo enthusiasts and Dropbox aficionados may appreciate the ease and seamless of this setup.

 

[Mitri360]

You beat me to it. That's exactly what I use and was going to suggest. Easy to set up, can schedule sync times or instant as soon as the folder changes.

It stores it locally on the phone or sd card though. But you can pick which folder and where and it'll show up in the gallery as well

Sent from my SPH-L710 using Android Central Forums

 

[famosanif]

Go to Settings-App Manager-All-Dropbox. Click to Uninstall updates. After that, go to Settings-Cloud end resync with Dropbox. Account appear. Your dropbox photo is now in Gallery. Now you can go to Google Play to updade Dropbox.

 

[ylucky]

Hey not to worry!!! go to settings ->under personal select cloud->on sync settings it will display an option for contents sync(with dropbox)-> select that-> and it will automatically take you into dropbox asking for you to allow -> click on allow
now dropbox a/c is synced and you can see your Drop Box pics in Gallery too..
Actually i was googling for the same issue and found your forum.. then tried something and it worked out..
hope this would help you too

 

[Andrew CrushFitness]

I just want to know if sync is off where is the option to have all my documents i edit for school. I use Nexus 4 Android 4.2. When I try the last two posts in don't have a cloud sync option. Mine is just automatic no SD card.

 

[Jonathan P]

I had the same problem with my HTC One X,
What i did is, went to my dropbox account on the internet, unlinked my phone
In the phone open the app and register again
If that doesnt work, try to remove dropbox from youre accounts & syncs in the phone's menu
then try again to add dropbox to your phone's account

Sorry for my english, I'm from the Netherlands

 

[bcmengs]

You can just change the optiion of viewing.
In Gallery, change your view mode to SPIRAL.
All my pics suddenly ran out. But its hard to find thru.

 

[nancy30]

you seemed to have solved the problem by yourself I was facing a similar issue on iPhone I had to reinstall the app to make the sync work.

 

[Zabster]

Hi

I was facing same problem on S4 and ended up searching online for a solution. I had uploaded images to Dropbox from laptop and I could see them afterwards in Dropbox app on my S4. However, the Dropbox folder in Gallery would not resync to show the new images. After reading this forum, I ended up checking the settings again.
For S4, going into Settings> Account> Dropbox (in My accounts), you see the Sync is disabled and there is no option to enable it.
But then I went to Settings> Account>Cloud (in Backup options)>Contents Sync(with Dropbox)> Pictures and unchecked 'Wi-Fi only' option! The new images jumped in gallery breifly afterwards in Dropbox folder.
I am assuming, Dropbox by default allows sync only when on Wi-Fi and if you can somehow disable that then all should be fine, hopefully!

 

[brickfree]

Hello, DJ Moonboots

Strugling with the same questions on Samsung galaxy S3 /stock/ and do not find other workaround although it has been 8 months after your post yours.
Could you please share details about the sync of folders you do - which are the folders that need to be synced in order to have DROPBOX folder/s in GALLERY folder?

Hi Zabster,
On mine I can not figure out what is Cloud (in Backup options). Could you pelase provide a screenshot?

Thanks a lot!

 

[craftEcowgirl]

Why are only some of my gallery folders show in my Dropbox?

Actually when I go into the website to dropbox account it shows all folders, but app does not????

And when I move a photo to another folder, it doesnt show moved in app?

Samsung Note 2

 

[ShaggyKids]

via: Seeing Dropbox Image Files in Gallery as Photos: FolderSync

I found: FolderSync. In a nutshell, it's a two-way folder synchronization between a local Android device's folder and a Dropbox folder, including subfolders. Sync can be run automatically or manually. The app offers various security and connection settings.

I use QuickPic as the stock Gallery replacement which offers some powerful enhancements..

I've been looking for about two weeks now to get the Gallery fixed in my Note 2 as Camera Uploads just would NOT display and it did pre-4.3 upgrade. So far this workaround seems to be doing the trick. I'm still syncing right now about 700 pics so it's gonna take awhile but last peek there were 159 pics synced! THANK YOU! You've helped me to get one more step closer to keeping my Note 2 a little longer and saved me money I didn't have to spend on a new phone! (There's other issues after upgrade not just this.)

Deb

 

[Heather Rodders]

Thanks... I had this problem and your post worked for me

 

[CameronKenneth1]

I followed the steps to do this and when I got to the point of going into the cloud, it would say sync with Dropbox and when I would click on it, it would automatically say that Dropbox has stopped working, I don't know what to do now since I have important photos in there. I have no idea what to do.