If you’re using a non-Apple device (Android phone, Windows computer, or Linux computer) you can preview these file types in Dropbox and store them on your device, but you may not be able to open them.Īs an alternative, we recommend converting and uploading them to your device as JPG and non-HEVC MOV files. Learn which devices use HEIF and HEVC file formats. Most Mac computers, iPhones, and iPads can open these files. HEIF and HEVC are the default file formats for photos and videos on many Apple devices running iOS 11 or later. Dropbox supports photo and video files stored in HEIF (.heic) and HEVC-encoded MOV (.mov) formats.