issues with transfering onedrive files onto my iphone

Levieee 0 Reputation points
2026-11-04T05:12:35.17+00:00

so i have xbox clips that i automatically save to onedrive, then i use onedrive to save it to my phone. the issue is theres so many files that i’d have to save it in unreasonably small batches in order to make sure all is saved, and because there isn’t a save indicator, i literally cannot know if every single clip was saved without checking a bunch of stuff. so i tried to bulk save every clip on my computer then copy and paste it into my icloud photos. however i’ve ran into another problem, i tried to save all the clips onto my computer as a compressed zip folder, which was faster and seemingly did it all in bulk. but it did not actually save all my clips, only about 85% of them. then when i tried to extract all the videos then put it into icloud photos, it said that the folder was empty, despite the folder being 15.6 GB (presumably from all the clips) so i used 7-Zip to try and make the compressed zip file readable so i can extract all the files then paste it into icloud photos, but now the primary issue is not all of my files made it, and i’m not sure why and/or if i need to redo the entire process again. this entire process has taken up the entire evening just trying to get anything to work, so if there’s an easier way to do it and a way to make sure every single file is in the folder to copy and paste into icloud photos, it would be incredibly helpful. thank you.

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  1. Aleksander Zajkowski 5 Reputation points
    2026-11-04T06:09:09.7533333+00:00

    Hi!

    I'd recommend avoiding the ZIP download entirely, especially since you're dealing with a large number of video files.

    There's a much easier way to transfer everything:

    Install the OneDrive desktop app on your Windows PC and sign in with the account containing your Xbox clips.

    Open your OneDrive folder in File Explorer, find the folder containing your clips, right-click it, and select "Always keep on this device." This will download all the videos directly to your PC without creating a ZIP archive.

    Wait until OneDrive finishes syncing and make sure there are no sync errors. You should see green checkmarks next to the downloaded files.

    Install iCloud for Windows, sign in with your Apple Account, and enable iCloud Photos.

    Open File Explorer and drag your downloaded videos into the iCloud Photos folder. They'll upload to iCloud and eventually appear in the Photos app on your iPhone, provided iCloud Photos is enabled there.

    I'd also recommend comparing the number of files in your OneDrive folder with the number downloaded to your PC before transferring them. That way, you can catch any missing clips.

    The 15.6 GB ZIP doesn't necessarily mean every file was included, and 7-Zip won't be able to recover files that were never downloaded in the first place.

    This method should be much more reliable, and you won't have to manually save hundreds of clips one by one.

    Hope this helps!

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  2. Kai-H 30,315 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-11-04T10:12:24.4166667+00:00

    Hi, Levieee

    I'd skip the ZIP and the PC route completely, since the browser ZIP download is what dropped about 15% of your clips. You can move them straight from OneDrive to your Camera Roll on the iPhone.

    Here are some suggestions you can try:

    Turn on OneDrive in the iPhone Files app. Open Files > Browse > tap the three dots (...) > Edit, then turn on OneDrive and tap Done.

    In Files, go to OneDrive > your Xbox clips folder. Tap the three dots > Select > Select All. If the clips show a small cloud/download icon, download them first, then select them again. Next tap Share > Save X Videos. The number on that button tells you exactly how many clips are being saved, so you don't have to guess. The OneDrive app itself has no "Select All" option, so Files is quicker. If you have a lot of clips, save about 50-100 at a time and keep the screen on until each batch finishes.

    To check that nothing's missing, open the Photos app > Albums > Videos and compare that count with the number of items in your OneDrive folder.

    If the clips are still on your console, you can also make a full backup there. Plug in a USB drive formatted for media, then go to Captures > Manage > Select all > Copy to external storage. It's also suggested to double-check large batch uploads to OneDrive, since some clips can come through broken or not upload at all.

    Also, captures saved only to the Xbox network can be deleted after 90 days, so don't delete anything until you've confirmed all your clips are on your phone.

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