Why Download from OneDrive to iPhone?
There are various reasons why downloading files to your iPhone from OneDrive can be beneficial.
- Offline Access: You can access files without an Internet connection by downloading them. For documents, images, movies, and other items that you need to work on or see while on the go, this is quite useful.
- Storage Backup: Downloading offers a dependable backup if you have essential data saved in OneDrive and want to make sure they are accessible on your phone even when you are not online or in places with spotty Internet.
- Fast Sharing: Without having to reconnect to OneDrive, sharing files that have been downloaded to your phone using applications like Messages, Mail, or other social networking apps is simple.
- Editing Documents: By downloading documents to your phone, you may avoid relying on the Internet or a live connection to OneDrive if you need to edit them or see them in an application like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
- Storage Management: If your Internet connection is erratic or poor, it may be more efficient to keep files on your phone rather than streaming them from OneDrive if you know you will need them frequently.
- Management of Images and Videos: If you keep images or videos in OneDrive, downloading them to your phone gives you greater control over how you manage them, particularly when you are getting ready to post them to social media or backup them to another service.
How to Download from OneDrive to iPhone: 2 Easy Ways
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
Way 1. Download from OneDrive to iPhone via OneDrive App
If you have the OneDrive app, downloading files through it is the best way since the interface is clearer and the steps are fewer.
Download Photos/Videos
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.
Download Documents
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.
Way 2. Download from OneDrive to iPhone via OneDrive Website
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.
Where Do OneDrive Downloads Go on iPhone?
You can see from the above ways that there are 3 scenarios where your downloads might go.
- If you download videos or photos via the OneDrive app, they will go to your Photos app on your iPhone.
- If you download the documents via the OneDrive app, you can choose where to save them, such as the Files app or another storage service.
- If you download files via the OneDrive website, you can also choose to save them to the Files app or another preferred service.
Bonus Tip: How to Transfer from OneDrive to iCloud Automatically
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.
Conclusion
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.
MultCloud Supports Clouds
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Google Drive
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Google Workspace
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OneDrive
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OneDrive for Business
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SharePoint
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Dropbox
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Dropbox Business
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Google Photos
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iCloud Photos
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FTP
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box
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box for Business
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pCloud
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Baidu
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Flickr
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HiDrive
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Yandex
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NAS
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WebDAV
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MediaFire
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iCloud Drive
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WEB.DE
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Evernote
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Amazon S3
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Wasabi
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ownCloud
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MySQL
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Egnyte
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Putio
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ADrive
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SugarSync
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CloudMe
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