How to transfer photos and videos TO YOUR IPHONE from a Windows PC in 2024 (with a cable)

Need to transfer, copy or paste photos, video, or other files to your iPhone from a Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC locally using a Lightning or USB-C cable? It's not as easy as it should be or like you would if you do this on an Android phone, especially if you don't want to use the iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive or similar file sync tools from the cloud, back down to your device. This method is completely local and wired using a USB connection between the phone and your computer.

Chapters:
00:00 Copying files from Windows to iOS
00:40 How to transfer files from an iPhone to a Windows PC
02:17 How to sync files from Windows to an iPhone, iPod, or iPad using the Apple Devices app
05:14 Proof that it's possible to move photos and videos from a PC to iOS

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[ObscureMics]

Good times. I messed with being an android guy with a mac computer for SO long and finally just broke down and got an older iPhone to test the waters and am now converted.
Kinda glad I no longer use windows primarily now...but if I go back...at least I have this knowledge now. Good tutorial!

[dathtu]

this is sync not transfer, for those dont know yet, this will sync whatever in your chosen folder to your phone. You cant control your photos from the phone.

[yaegernaute]

Incredible video, clear, explanatory, by following all the steps, we get there, I had been struggling to transfer via Google Drive for months, now problem solved, thank you very much !

[popplayz]

Doesnt work for me.
When i pick the file with my screenshot and press sync it does the process but i do not see anything on my iphone.

[Ztinkyy]

Finally, a solution. I'm going to try this before Apple removes Apple Sync. Won't screw with iTunes, don't want to risk destroying my music library.

[NewxToXThisxBiz]

I did this method. What I found was that created a subfolder worked if you wanted selected folders inside the main folder or if you want all that folder, click all folders. Furthermore, the pictures wont end up in your main gallery, they will end up in a subfolder in your photo gallery on your phone, scroll down a bit under the tab called albums.

[MelodicRealmYT]

when I open the folder it shows empty even if there are photos please help

[houdaghait]

When i went to photos it ‘s told that iihone uses icloud photos !what should i do?

[RusselSamson]

the last iphone i actually owned was the iphone 4, then went and stuck with android up until the galaxy s23 ultra. i just now thought i would try switching back with an iphone 16 pro max. and here i am, just trying to figure out a simple way to copy files to the iphone's storage and there still isn't an easy solution. buyer's remorse is real. good thing i kept my s23 ultra.

[XVAsikkunusMusic]

Thank you. I was laughing and crying at the same time trying to transfer a movie to my iphone.

[AsimHameed-es]

Great, this is so efficient and worked for my iphone 13.

[rswgj]

My apple devices app won't recognize the phone. Files will, but not the app. What do I do?

[palashkoche]

Nice method we learned, I was looking for it long back and you were giving me other way out videos suggestion all no one is tell how to transfer from windows to iPhone.

[Elec]

Thank you very much for this truly clear explanation. You helped me to retore years of photos.

[FinnaBin]

ive done this and even updated my ios just to test, but it doesnt work for me, when im pluged into pc everything is good and recognized but when i go to select the photos from my pc it shows i have nothing, i tried different files but none of the jpegs from my pc will show up on the devices app on my pc /:

[AussieEmu]

Other ways you can do it is by sending an email to yourself, works just fine. Only con is that you can't send images too large

[bananacheese]

how do i reverse it, because all of the photos and videos i transferred seem to not work like normal photos because i cant delete them or add them to different folders so i just want it to go back to normal.
thing is i transferred all my old photos (7000) and planned to delete all the screenshots and pictures etc that i didn't want anymore but now i can't because they're all stuck on my phone!!!

[woodyliu]

Thank you very much. I followed your tip and successfully did the job.

[BasraGroups]

I appriciate this Video as helps me a lot. I was stuck from a week and today I transfer my data. Thanks Bro

[brady_w]

i have icloud photos due to storage, so in other words i can’t… :( tells me to turn it off which my phone would explode if i did