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paul_moloney
Jul 21, 2024Copper Contributor
OneDrive for Android: Camera Backup keeps uploading screenshots
Hi all, Every so often when I check OneDrive, I see my Android phone has uploaded screenshots as well as camera photos. In the Android app, when I check the Camera Backup setting, the "Back up ...
Dryy
Nov 02, 2025Copper Contributor
I finally found a permanent solution to the problem.
You just have to never fully empty your screenshots folder.
As long as you leave 1 image in there, OneDrive will successfully respect the settings.
If you fully empty/delete the folder, the next screenshot you take it begins auto uploading them again.
I've now gone over a month with this fix in place and it's all working as described.
So not perfect but close enough.