If you are seeking a comprehensive about how to download files from OneDrive to iPhone, you come to the right place. Whether to download documents, videos, or photos from OneDrive to your iPhone, you can reach your goal in 2 ways here!
There are various reasons why downloading files to your iPhone from OneDrive can be beneficial.
After knowing the benefits of downloading files from OneDrive, let’s go to the main part – how to download files from OneDrive to iPhone. This part will give you 2 options to download. You will see the specific steps for using the OneDrive app and OneDrive website to execute the downloads. Besides, these ways will also show you how to download photos, videos, and documents
If you have the OneDrive app, downloading files through it is the best way since the interface is clearer and the steps are fewer.
Step 1. Open the OneDrive app and log in to your OneDrive account.
Step 2. Navigate to the photo or video you want to download.
Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon beside it and choose Download in the menu. Then, the video or photo will be downloaded to your Photos app.
If you want to download multiple photos or videos at once, you can:
Step 1. Long-press on any one of your desired photos or videos.
Step 2. Select all the photos or videos
Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon in the upper-right corner and choose Download in the menu.
Step 1. Go to the OneDrive app and select the document you want to download.
Step 2. Click the 3-dot icon next to it and choose Open in Another App.
Step 3. Select Save to Files, select a folder where you want to save this document, and click Save to download this document to your iPhone.
Note: If you do not have a plan to remove the OneDrive app from your iPhone, you can choose Make Available Offline instead of downloading the file. This is not only for documents but also for videos and photos.
If you do not have the OneDrive app and are unwilling to download it, you can also download files from the OneDrive website.
Step 1. Go to the OneDrive website and log in to your account.
Step 2. Select the files you want to download.
Step 3. Click the 3-dot icon in the upper bar and choose Download.
Step 4. Tap the Download button in the lower place and choose how to open it.
Note: If you choose Open in downloads, you will be sent to the Files app. Here you can click the zip file to unzip it. Then, you can view all your downloads in the Files app.
You can see from the above ways that there are 3 scenarios where your downloads might go.
Since iPhone is seamlessly integrated with iCloud, you can choose to transfer your OneDrive files to iCloud for centralized management on your iPhone. To avoid the troublesome downloading and uploading process, you can use MultCloud to achieve automatic transfer. MultCloud is a multiple-cloud managing service that supports 30+ cloud storage services, including OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, Google Photos, iCloud Photos, etc.
The steps for using MultCloud are quite easy and here use OneDrive to iCloud photo transfer as an example.
Step 1. Go to MultCloud and sign up for an account.
Step 2. Add OneDrive and iCloud Photos to MultCloud by clicking Add Cloud and the cloud logo. To add iCloud Photos, you will additionally go through the two-factor authentication to log in.
Step 3. Select Cloud Transfer and choose OneDrive photos in the source box and an iCloud Photos folder in the target box. Then, click Transfer Now to start transferring.
Note: If there are a lot of files on OneDrive making it hard to select photos, you can use Filter to auto-select photos with their file extensions.
Except for Cloud Transfer, you can also try Cloud Sync if you want to real-time sync OneDrive with iCloud. Or, you can use Cloud Backup for future file restoration.
To download from OneDrive to iPhone, you now have 2 choices – downloading via the OneDrive app or the OneDrive website. Both ways can help you download documents, photos, and videos, and they will be saved to the Photos, File, or other apps on your iPhone.
What’s more, if you want to transfer files from OneDrive to iCloud, or vice versa, MultCloud can play a role. It will automate the transfer process and you can use the Filter feature to auto-select your desired files with file extensions.