--- title: "How to Hide Photos in Dropbox on iPhone: 3 Ways" description: "Hide photos in Dropbox on iPhone: camera uploads and how to keep Dropbox pictures out of your camera roll. Checked on iOS 27." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/dropbox lang: en-gb published: 2026-10-31 updated: 2026-10-31 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to hide photos in Dropbox on iPhone > Dropbox can hide photos inside the app. Photos you saved from it are a separate problem. Published 2026-10-31 - Updated 2026-10-31 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against iOS 27 - 31 Oct 2026 ## Quick answer In Dropbox, go to Account -> Camera uploads. Controls whether photos and videos from your camera roll are copied to the Camera Uploads folder in Dropbox. Turn it off if you don't want your photos sent to Dropbox. Photos you already saved from Dropbox sit in your camera roll, so hide or move those separately. - **Fastest way:** Camera uploads. - **Saved copies:** Hide them in Photos, or move them to a vault. - **Encrypted?:** Hidden album: no. A vault: yes. - **iCloud:** Hidden-album photos still sync with iCloud Photos. - **iOS version:** Any recent iOS - **Time needed:** About 1 minute - **Difficulty:** Easy - **Needs an app?:** No (vault optional) - **Reversible?:** Yes - **Shows in backup?:** Yes, unless moved to a vault Dropbox can hide photos inside the app, but copies you saved to your camera roll are a separate problem. Below: 3 ways to deal with both. We checked the iOS steps against Apple's iOS 27 documentation and Dropbox's settings against its official help pages in October 2026. ## Method 1: Dropbox's own options ### Camera uploads Go to **Account -> Camera uploads**. Controls whether photos and videos from your camera roll are copied to the Camera Uploads folder in Dropbox. Turn it off if you don't want your photos sent to Dropbox. ## Method 2: Hide Dropbox photos already in your camera roll Pictures you saved from Dropbox are ordinary photos in the Photos app. Hide them there: 1. **Open Photos** Find the Dropbox photos you saved. 2. **Select them** Touch and hold a photo, or tap Select and choose several. 3. **Hide** Tap Hide (in the More menu when several are selected) and confirm. Hidden photos move to **Collections -> Utilities -> Hidden**, which opens with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. **What this does not do:** the Hidden album isn't separately encrypted, and it syncs with iCloud Photos. ## Method 3: Move them into a vault A vault takes photos out of the Photos library altogether, so they don't show in Photos, search or widgets. Move them in, then delete the originals from Photos and empty Recently Deleted. > **Lock this in VaultForYou.** Keep Dropbox photos in an encrypted vault that opens only with a pattern you draw. [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/vaultforyou/id0000000000) ## Who can see photos you hide this way? | Method | Someone who knows your passcode | Your other Apple devices | Photos search and widgets | |---|---|---|---| | Camera uploads | Usually yes, inside the app | Depends on the app | Not affected | | Hidden album | Yes | Yes, with iCloud Photos on | Hidden | | VaultForYou vault | No, it needs your pattern | Only with encrypted backup on | Not shown | ## Lock Dropbox too Hidden photos are only as private as the app. Lock Dropbox with **Require Face ID**: see [how to lock Dropbox](/en-gb/lock-apps/dropbox). ## Frequently asked questions ### Can you hide photos in Dropbox? Yes. Dropbox has camera uploads. Controls whether photos and videos from your camera roll are copied to the Camera Uploads folder in Dropbox. These options only work inside Dropbox; photos you saved to your camera roll need hiding separately. ### Do Dropbox photos save to my camera roll? Only photos you save, or that Dropbox saves automatically if that setting is on. Check Dropbox's settings for a save or media visibility option. Anything already saved is a normal photo in the Photos app. ### Where do hidden photos go on iPhone? Photos you hide in the Photos app go to the Hidden album under Collections -> Utilities -> Hidden. It opens with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Photos you hide inside Dropbox stay inside Dropbox. ### Can someone find my hidden Dropbox photos? Anyone who can unlock your iPhone and open Dropbox can usually reach them. Hidden-album photos open with your iPhone passcode too. A vault with its own pattern, separate from your passcode, keeps them away from someone who knows it. ### What's the safest way to hide Dropbox photos? Move them out of Photos and out of Dropbox into an encrypted vault with its own lock. Then delete the originals from Photos and empty Recently Deleted. That way they don't show in Photos, search, widgets or iCloud Photos. ## Bottom line Camera uploads. is the quickest way to hide photos inside Dropbox. For photos that should not be anywhere in Photos or iCloud Photos, a vault is the only built-for-it option. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Delete or hide photos and videos on iPhone](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/delete-or-hide-photos-and-videos-iphb4defbde9/ios) - [Apple Support: Hide photos with the Hidden album](https://support.apple.com/en-us/104987) - [Dropbox Help: Set a four-digit passcode on a mobile device](https://help.dropbox.com/security/passcode) - [Dropbox Help: Enable Face ID or Touch ID for the Dropbox mobile app on iOS](https://help.dropbox.com/installs/ios-touch-id) - [Dropbox Help: How to manage Dropbox mobile app settings](https://help.dropbox.com/account-settings/mobile-app-settings) - [Dropbox Help: How to use camera uploads](https://help.dropbox.com/create-upload/camera-uploads-overview) ## More Dropbox privacy guides - [How to hide Dropbox on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-apps/dropbox) - [How to lock Dropbox on iPhone](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/lock-apps/dropbox) - [Dropbox privacy on iPhone: every setting](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/apps/dropbox) ## Hide photos for other apps - [How to hide photos in Google Photos](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/google-photos) - [How to hide photos in Instagram](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/instagram) - [How to hide photos in Messages](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/messages) - [How to hide photos in the Photos app](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/photos) - [How to hide photos in Snapchat](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/snapchat) - [How to hide photos in TikTok](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos/tiktok) - [All hide-photo guides](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/hide-photos) ## The full guide - [How to hide photos on iPhone, and who can still see them](https://www.vaultforyou.app/en-gb/blog/hide-photos-on-iphone) --- Our guides are written and fact-checked by the VaultForYou team against Apple's own documentation. 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