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Extra 3GB of Dropbox Online Storage for Uploading Photos from Your Android Device

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Extra 3GB of Dropbox Online Storage for Uploading Photos from Your Android Device
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IdBuyThat4aDollar on 25/02/2012 - 13:34 market.android.com (843 clicks)
Last edited 25/02/2012 - 16:33

The latest update of dropbox for android has a new automatic photo/video uploading feature:

• Allows you to automatically uploads photos and videos in the background using Wi-Fi or data plan
• Up to 3 GB of free space for uploading photos automatically (in 500 MB increments)

According to this article http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/02/24/dropbox-for-android-update…

According to the Dropbox blog, “[photos are] all uploaded at original size and full quality, and saved to a private folder in your Dropbox called Camera Uploads where they’re ready to view or share.” Once you log into the app you get 500MB of extra space for the first photo you upload, and for every 500MB of photo uploads thereafter you’ll get that much in permanent free space, all the way up to 3GB.

This is similar to the post here http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/62910 but specifically for android users

UPDATE: You are unable to get the extra 3gb if you previously took up the extra 5gb from beta version of dropbox for Win/Mac/Linux

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Both referrer and referee will receive 500MB bonus space (up to a limit of 16GB)

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  • Black Hole on 25/02/2012 - 13:47
    +2

    Any trick to claim the 3GB without uploading too much?

    • IdBuyThat4aDollar on 25/02/2012 - 13:49

      If anyone finds a trick like in the other post please share :)

      • POWERevolution on 25/02/2012 - 15:31

        Just installed Dropbox today & also on my android and it automatic uploading but then i stop 30s later now my inbox increased 3GB. try it and report back if it work for you guys
        But I'm still having problem getting 5GB from other post…

        Your quota was increased to 3.13 GB! 58 mins ago
        Your quota was increased to 6.13 GB! 10 mins ago

  • GreenGuava on 25/02/2012 - 13:52

    I wonder if this 3GB stacks on top of the 5GB from the other deal.

    • kazines on 25/02/2012 - 14:02

      i'm gonna give it a try now ;)

  • Housecat on 25/02/2012 - 14:03
    -5

    I think the 3gb is only allocated for these uploads, thus separate to your normal quota.

    • A Banana4scale on 25/02/2012 - 15:08
      +3

      wrong

      • Housecat on 25/02/2012 - 16:39
        -5

        thanks for the helpful reply…

  • kazines on 25/02/2012 - 14:09
    +1

    It looks like people who got their extra storage from last time is not eligible.

    I am uploading photos right now but I ain't getting anything.

    Still + for people who haven't got their extra storage from the previous event

    • kheob on 25/02/2012 - 14:17

      Yeah, I didn't get the 500MB for my first upload.

    • bargainjargon on 25/02/2012 - 14:23

      I also haven't received any increase yet so you may be right. Oh well, still a good bonus for anyone who didn't do the extra 5GB from a while back.

  • issh on 25/02/2012 - 14:19

    Once you log into the app you get 500MB of extra space for the first photo you upload

    anyone successful in this?

    I just tried it and didn't get my extra space

    • INFIDEL on 25/02/2012 - 14:30
      +1

      Worked on my Android Tablet - automatically gave me 500MB with more when I use that.

      • IdBuyThat4aDollar on 25/02/2012 - 15:22

        Did you get the extra 5gb from the previous deal?

        • INFIDEL on 25/02/2012 - 15:28

          No, new account.

    • uraha on 25/02/2012 - 15:24

      it has to be automatic upload

  • phobaphobic on 25/02/2012 - 14:22
    +1

    Android emulator?

  • INFIDEL on 25/02/2012 - 14:41

    You could get referrals from 32 others to get 8GB bonus space. The other people each get 250MB extra.

    • scrimshaw on 25/02/2012 - 14:44

      or 32 referrals x 500MB each = 16GB if you link Dropbox to your education email address.

  • stevetz on 25/02/2012 - 15:59
    +2

    Dropbox have confirmed you can't stack the 3GB with the previous 5GB offer.

    http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?page=2&id=55011#post-406…

    • POWERevolution on 25/02/2012 - 16:02

      darn….if i know this i would had stick to desktop one :(

    • Vladdo on 25/02/2012 - 16:10
      -1

      damn.. oh well.. nice try ..

    • stumo on 25/02/2012 - 16:46
      +1

      Booooo

    • GreenGuava on 25/02/2012 - 16:52

      Thanks for the update :)

  • Tardvark on 25/02/2012 - 16:52

    So for every 500MB you upload, you get another 500MB of quota? So you have to like upload 3GB of photos? O_o

    • Alzori on 25/02/2012 - 18:07

      That's the idea yeah. Free space though :)

  • Ughhh on 25/02/2012 - 18:12
    +1

    Does it have to be 3GB of photos (and/or videos too?) from your android device? Im having trouble finding 3GB of stuff to upload!

    • A Banana4scale on 25/02/2012 - 18:32
      +7

      yep..shoot a porno ;)

      • bajillionaire on 26/02/2012 - 12:19
        +2

        3GB, not 3KB.

        • IdBuyThat4aDollar on 26/02/2012 - 13:30
          +1

          shoot in 1080p and maybe take some of them AMI last longer oral strips

  • ozgriff on 26/02/2012 - 10:41

    hmm, in 500mb increments, is there a file size limit? I might just make a stupidly big photo at 501mb t upload over and over again.

    • bajillionaire on 26/02/2012 - 12:28
      +3

      Hi ozgriff, be aware that with the way Dropbox manages their storage space, they are able to recognise when an uploaded file is the same as or only incrementally different to another file.

      So for instance if you uploaded one 501MB photo, then changed its name and uploaded the same 501MB photo, the second time you are only uploading the data difference that it takes to change the file's name, as they already have the substantive part of that photo on their servers.

      I haven't tested this myself, but I have read about the experiment someone else did. The second time they uploaded a file that was only a little different, the amount uploaded was only a few KB and therefore took much, much less time to upload.

      If they are tracking and counting uploaded data volumes, I would think this means they'd only register you as having uploaded 501MB the first time, and just the KBs difference between the files on subsequent uploads.

      • ozgriff on 26/02/2012 - 13:09

        Thanks for the info as this seems to be the case, aka, it din't work :-)

  • assailantsky on 26/02/2012 - 14:16

    Worked great on my Galaxy S2, I managed to get 2 GB extra by uploading 1.55GB. All photos taken by my galaxy now automatically uploads to dropbox (which could be turned off), which in turn is synced to my laptop. The software works as it should.

  • andy911 on 02/03/2012 - 11:47

    The bonus 3G for camera, does stack on top of any invite bonuses!
    I now have 5.5GB (2G originally + 500MB from 2 invites + 3G for camera).
    This is great.

  • effgee on 03/03/2012 - 00:23

    how do I stop my android going into powersave mode (which stop the upload - day 4 & counting)

  • andy911 on 03/03/2012 - 01:34

    I just plugged in the charger and let it rip

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