How to Transfer Videos from PC to iPhone (4 Methods)

Have a bunch of videos on an old PC and want to transfer them to your iPhone? There are many different ways that you can use to get this job done. Here you’ll be learning 4 methods to transfer the videos over to your iPhone.

How to transfer videos from PC to iPhone with iTunes

The first method that we are going to teach you here is to use iTunes to transfer videos from PC to iPhone. To use this method you will need to make sure that you have the most current and up-to-date version of iTunes installed and that your iPhone is also running the most current version as well.

• So to get started you need to first add all the videos you have on your PC into one folder so you have access to them all in one place.
• Now that you have all the videos you want to transfer to a folder you can open up iTunes to start importing them.
• In iTunes click on the File button on the top left of the screen and then click on Add Folder to Library in the drop-down menu. Select the folder including the videos that you want to transfer to add it to iTunes.
• Once the folder has been added to iTunes you can then go to the Movies section of your library and you will see all the videos in that folder. 
• Now that you’ve got all your videos added to iTunes go ahead and connect your iPhone. You’ll then see a phone icon appear, click on it to open up your iPhone information in iTunes.
• Next, click on the Movies button inside your device settings on iTunes and then click the Sync Movies option.
• When you enable the Sync Movies option you’ll have the choice to either have iTunes automatically sync all the videos in your library or you can choose to pick each video you want to add individually.
• Once you have selected the movies you want to transfer to your iPhone, click Apply.

Please note that if you don’t have a TV app or a Videos app, the sync will fail. Therefore, make sure you have downloaded such an app from App Store on your iPhone.

3 Ways to transfer videos from PC to iPhone without iTunes

If you use iTunes to sync data, iTunes will automatically back up your iPhone first and then do the sync job. To avoid long time waiting and unnecessary backup taking storage on your PC, you might think about other methods to get the job done.

1. Use iCloud (limited space)

If you don’t want to use iTunes, there are still a couple of other methods that you can use to transfer videos from PC to iPhone, using iCloud is just one of them. Keep in mind that this method is limited because you only have a finite amount of storage (5GB) on iCloud. If you need more space you can buy more. Anyway, using this method is pretty easy.

• First things first, download iCloud for Windows onto your PC.
• When iCloud for Windows is finished installing sign in with your Apple ID.
• Now that you are signed into your iCloud you can access some of your apps through your PC. One of these apps is the iCloud Drive app which can be used to store data. Click on iCloud Drive to open it up.
• In your iCloud Drive, you will see some folders if you have any existing data stored there. To transfer over your videos you can create a New Folder by clicking the New Folder button then you can just transfer all of your videos into that folder by either dragging and dropping them in or by clicking the Upload button.

Now that you have all your videos in your iCloud Drive app you can access them from different devices like your iPhone. All you have to do is go into the Files app on your iPhone and you will see your iCloud Drive folder with all of your videos in it. If you want to you can now download the videos from your iCloud Drive into your iPhone or you can just keep them in your iCloud Drive. Either way, you will still have access to them.

2. Use OneDrive (5GB of free personal cloud storage)

Another method that you could use to transfer videos from PC to iPhone is to use OneDrive. With OneDrive you can save all of your data and then access it later from somewhere else like another PC or your iPhone for example. You get 5 GB of storage automatically for free from OneDrive but if you need more you can buy more. Keep in mind that to use this method you will have to first download the OneDrive for iOS app on your iPhone.

• First, create a New Folder on your PC and put all of your videos into it so you have access to all of them at once to make things quicker and easier.
• Next, open up OneDrive on your PC.
• Now that you have OneDrive open you can drag and drop the folder that you created earlier with all your videos into it. That folder will then be saved in OneDrive and can be accessed on any other device that has OneDrive.

Make sure that your folder with your videos is not bigger than 5 GB or else you won’t be able to put them all in. If you have more than 5 GB then you have to buy more storage.

Once you’ve got all your videos into OneDrive you can log into the OneDrive app on your iPhone and access them there. If you want to you can then download the folder from OneDrive directly to your iPhone if you need to free up the space on your OneDrive to add more stuff later.

3. Use a data transfer tool

The final method that you can use to transfer videos from PC to iPhone is to use a third-party software tool to move your data. One tool that you can use is iMobie AnyTrans. Using AnyTrans you can easily transfer over all your data like photos and videos onto your iPhone if you don’t really have any of the other options above. It is fast and simple to use.

• Download and install AnyTrans on your PC then open it up and plug in your iPhone using your USB cable.
• Once connected you will be shown an interface that shows your device, then click on Device Manager at the top left.
• Next click on Photos in the “Click Any Media below to manage your iPhone” section.
• On the next screen, under the title Photos, choose My Photos to store the transferred videos. Now you can see a list of photos and videos at that location if there are.
• Next click on the + Add button and choose the videos you want to add to transfer those videos from your PC to your iPhone. You can also drag the videos to transfer them to your iPhone.

Can I drag and drop videos/photos from PC to iPhone?

Unfortunately NO, it is not this easy.

You can connect your iPhone and then have access to all the photos from This computer > Apple iPhone > Internal storage > DCIM. It allows you to transfer photos from iPhone to PC by dragging them to a location on your computer, so some people are wondering if they can drag and drop the photos and videos to the DCIM folder. However, it doesn’t work and you certainly can’t alter any data in that folder.

If you want to transfer any videos or photos from your PC to your iPhone you will have to use one of the methods in this article. It’s not as simple as just dragging and dropping them into your iPhone because you need a tool in order to be able to access the data on your iPhone. This is why the iTunes app and other third-party apps have been created because they are used to gain access to and altar the data inside your iPhone. Without a tool, whether it be iTunes or any other tool, you won’t be able to do anything but charge your iPhone when you connect it to your PC.