Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

Hi Hogs I have tried to send a number of large files via dropbox, I put a lot of time and energy in the editing process so that my daughter and granddaughter could see the edited files, the files are not only taking forever, they are also the unedited versions that are trying to export.

Can anyone help me regarding how to send the edited versions. Thank you.

Joe 88

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ejrmaine Loc: South Carolina

I use WeTransfer.com. It’s free up to 2 GB.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Dropbox does not convert images. If they are getting unprocessed files at the other end, then you probably put your unprocessed files in your Dropbox folder. Does your daughter have Dropbox on her computer? Are you sharing a specific folder, or are you using a specific folder inside of the Photos folder and sharing that? Either way, what she sees at her end will be exactly what you put in at your end.

When I share images by dropbox - and I do this at least several times a week - sometimes as many as 400 or 500 files - I encourage to install Dropbox on their end. I then create a folder with their name and my name on it in my Dropbox folder, and invite them to share that folder through Dropbox. Then whenever I put anything in that folder Dropbox will sync up with that folder on the destination computer.

The speed of connection on my end is pretty fast, and usually it's at least 100 mbps at the other end. Naturally, if you have a slow connection, say 15 mbps it will take longer. If you both have slow connections, then it will take longer to upload AND download. WeTransfer or any other similar program is not going to solve a slow connection issue.

You could downsample your images to 2048x1280 which will give you files that are between 1 and 2 mb in size, and those will transfer very quickly.

IHH61 Loc: Homestead Fl

Linda, what program are you using to edit and export your files? What format are you exporting them in, JPEG, PSD, or ...? Lastly what speed internet connection do you have? With these answers we can give you more accurate help.

Hugh

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

You should consider the details of this post Recommended resizing parameters for digital images

By sending lower resolution files, you save yourself significant time when sending the image files to a share-site and you save your family significant time during the download, while sharing digital images that are visually equivalent when viewed on a computer. The post includes multiple screen-captures of popular editing software, where hopefully your reference to "export" applies to one of the edit software shown.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Sounds like whatever you are using to get the images to Dropbox is not sending what you think it is.
Do you transfer to Dropbox using something like Windows Explorer? Or your editor. What editor? What operating system?
Yea, IHH61 is right, we don't have enough information on what and how you are doing to make an intelligent suggestion, only guesses.

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Post a screenshot!

Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

Thank you for replying - I think what I have done wrong is - I edited all the photos in the develop mode and then I dragged and dropped then into our shared folder from there instead of exporting them, this was yesterday and by 9.00 this morning only a few had gone over, but when I checked the files had reverted back to the original as if I hadn't edited them, so frustrating. I checked a few of the photos and realised that they were all originals.

What I have done now is I have exported all of the files into a folder as Jpegs onto my desktop and as I type, and it has taken forever, I have used WeTransfer, I am doing about 14 at a time but they are successfully arriving at the destination.

You live and learn but I should have resized them to a smaller file size.

What I don't understand (I have never used WeTransfer before) is when they are received at the other end can anything be done with the photos and how are they received and can they be edited.

What we are both trying to do is my daughter and granddaughter want to create their own book of our trip to India and I will use Blurb to create my own at this end.

Thank you so much for trying to help me, it is really appreciated. Regards Linda

Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

Please see my reply above, my internet speed is very slow and drops frequently, its all a learning curve for the future but boy I could scream!! Thank you Linda

Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

I am going to look at that post immediately, I need to get my act together on this one otherwise I will be falling alseep over the Mac. Thank you so much for the suggestion. LInda

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

If you are using Lr, you need to Export you files and you can then choose many parameters. From there you can place the exported files where you want/need. Best of luck.

James L.

Linda, I use WeTransfer.com a lot. In the upload/ transfer process, the images are compressed into a zip file. When the recipient downloads them, they will have to "Extract" the file, which is the same as unzipping them. And yes, once they get the images they can edit them.

James

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

All good, except that's NOT what the OP asked. Wants to send EDITED files to friends/family/etc. .

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I regularly provide a client with photographs via Dropbox. I've never had a problem, nor files converted to anything other than what I put there. There's more to this than that included in the description.
--Bob