How To Transfer Videos From Laptop To iPhone With USB Cable - Full Guide, by GuideRealm on YouTube. 3 min 24 s.
- Video length
- 3 min 24 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Plug the USB cable into your laptop and into the iPhone charging port.
The iPhone and tap Trust when the prompt asks whether to trust this computer. Enter your passcode.
Open File Explorer on the laptop. Your iPhone appears under This PC as a portable device.
Double-click the iPhone, then open the Internal Storage folder and the DCIM folder.
Open the folder for the videos you want to copy, such as 100APPLE.
On the laptop, find your video files in another File Explorer window and select them.
Copy the videos and paste them into the iPhone DCIM folder. Wait for the copy bar to finish.
Open the Photos app on the iPhone and check the Recents album to confirm the videos are there.
Safely eject the iPhone in File Explorer, then unplug the cable.
Tips and common mistakes
Use a data cable, not a charge-only cable, or the iPhone will not show up in File Explorer.
Convert unsupported formats like MKV to MP4 before copying, since the Photos app may not play them.
Keep the iPhone unlocked while copying so the connection does not drop.
Copy a few files at a time if you have large videos, as long transfers can fail.
Questions
Why does my iPhone not appear in File Explorer?
The cable may be charge-only, or you may not have tapped Trust on the iPhone. Try another cable and the phone before plugging it in.
Can I use this method on a Mac?
No, Finder handles iPhone file transfer on a Mac. On Windows, File Explorer and the DCIM folder work as shown.
Will the videos use iPhone storage?
Yes, the videos are copied onto the phone, so check that you have enough free space before starting.
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