How to Copy Files to an iOS Phone or Tablet

File Manager from a Phone or Tablet

You can transfer files and folders from your computer or cloud to your phone or tablet.

  1. Select the computer or cloud with the files you want to copy. Here's how.
    • To copy from a computer, tap Files > Computers, select the computer with the files you want to copy.
    • To copy from a cloud storage service, go to Cloud.
  2. Choose the files you want to copy.
    • To transfer a single file, next to that file, tap the more options icon and tap Copy
    • To transfer multiple files, in the top-right corner, tap the multiple items icon, select the items you want to transfer and tap Copy.
  3. To copy to your device, tap Local and choose a location to which the files are transferred and tap Paste here. Your files are copied.