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by lelandbatey 2053 days ago
You're correct, turns out Dropbox does rename the files and I'd forgotten.

It seems you're right about some quirks in their automatic photo saving system on iOS. Ive been using them with Android exclusively and had good support for auto saving pictures of all kinds.

OP, if you're on iOS Dropbox may not be for you.

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I do use paid Dropbox on iOS and aside from the two defects I mentioned, it’s very reliable. Actually there’s a third: the Dropbox iOS app cannot reliably run in the background, so mass uploading is only possible when the phone is plugged in and the screen switched on with the app in the foreground (e.g. overnight) - but this is the fault of iOS.

Is there an alternative you’d recommend? I also use Dropbox for its cost-per-TB and Linux client.