How to Download Videos from iCloud to iPhone/iPad Effectively

Q: How do I get the videos off of my iCloud onto my iPhone 7 Plus?

I want to download some birthday party videos from iCloud uploaded before to my iPhone 7 Plus. As the mistaken deletion by my little niece, I have lost several precious videos, how can I download videos to my iPhone from the iCloud backup? Any suggestion? Thanks!

iCloud offers you free service to back up photos, videos, notes, contacts, and more on iPhone/iPad, and you can restore from the backup when you set up a new or blank device. However, when you reset all the content and settings on iPhone/iPad and restore from iCloud backup, you can’t choose the specific items to be retrieved but the whole backup library. If you just need to get back certain videos from iCloud as stated in the above question, how to do it with the feasible approach? No worry, on this page, we will provide you the easiest and quickest way to download videos from iCloud to iPhone or iPad. We are going to show you how to save target videos from iCloud to your local computer (Part 1) and how to download the videos to your iPhone/iPad with a free data transfer tool (Part 2).

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Part 1: How to save videos from iCloud to your computer

As you can't get off videos from iCloud your iPhone or iPad directly, you can save them on your PC or Mac at first from the ways below.

Step 1: Open your web browser, and go to icloud.com. Sign in with your Apple ID account and password.

Step 2: Choose Photos on the main screen. Then, click Videos on the left drop-down menu, and you will see all the videos you’ve uploaded to iCloud.

Step 3: Find the videos you want to transfer to your device. Go to the top right corner, click the download button in the cloud-shape.

Step 4: Wait patiently until the videos are downloaded to your computer.

You can use the USB cable to export the videos on the iPhone to the computer, while you can't import videos from computer to iPhone or iPad in the same way. How to make it then? Move on and find answers.

Part 2: How to download videos from computer to your iPhone/iPad

For the simplest way to import videos from computer to iOS device, EaseUS MobiMover Free is the best choice for you. Above all, it’s completely FREE. You can transfer files from PC to iPhone/iphone-data-transfer/free-transfer-files-from-pc-to-iphone.html safely without data loss caused by iTunes syncing. With a single click, you can transfer whatever supported to your device unlimited, including photos, contacts, music, ringtones, books, Safari bookmarks, etc.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your computer (Mac or PC), run EaseUS MobiMover, and choose Mac/PC to iDevice. (Make sure your computer is trusted by your iPhone.)

Step 2: Depending on your needs, you can choose to transfer videos from computer to your iPhone by clicking "Add File" or "Add Folder" or by drag-and-drop. The video formats supported by MobiMover include MP4, MOV, M4V, WMV, RM, MKV, AVI, and FLV. (The video formats that are not supported by the iPhone will be converted to MP4 during the transfer process.)

Step 3: After selecting the videos, you can click "Transfer" to initiate the transfer process or click "Edit" to check the items.

Step 4: Check the videos you will importing to your iPhone. To exclude an item, uncheck it and click "OK".

Step 5: Now, click "Transfer" to begin transferring videos from computer to your iPhone. When it has completed, go to the "Videos" or "TV" app to check the files.

See More: EaseUS MobiMover Free enables you to transfer data between the iOS device and computer or between two iOS devices in an easier way than ever. You can add ringtones to iPhone, transfer contacts from iPhone to iPhone without iCloud, save text messages on iPhone to the computer, and put music to iPhone without iTunes.