Apple introduced the Files app in iOS 11, and it has stayed on all subsequent versions, including iOS 15. The Files app is the built-in iPhone file manager to store documents, videos, projects, and just about anything. By default, it lets you save and access files in iCloud Drive and locally On My iPhone. Show But you can also easily enable third-party apps and services like Google Drive, Dropbox, One Drive, Box, and more inside the iPhone or iPad Files app. Once thats done, it becomes easy to move data among different locations. Let us show you how to do this. How to add Google Drive, Dropbox, and other cloud storage apps to the iPhone and iPad Files appHere are the steps to show supported third-party apps inside the iOS and iPadOS Files app.
You have successfully enabled these apps inside the iPhone or iPad Files app. Tap their name to access the folders, files, and documents stored in these. You can also continue to access files inside the respective apps of these services. So, you may ask what the benefits of adding these services to the Files app are? Well! The main benefit is that now you can effortlessly copy data between these apps and your local iPhone storage. Let us show you the steps. How to copy files from On My iPhone to Google Drive or other locationsOnce you have everything set up, here is how to copy files and folders from your local storage (On My iPhone) to Google Drive, Dropbox, and other services. Whats better is that these steps also let you copy files among two different services. For example, you can move files from Dropbox to Google Drive and so on.
Another way is to long-press the file and choose Copy. Next, go to the new location, long-press an empty area, and tap Paste. The files will be copied from the original location to this new one. Please note that you can copy files among the same or different services, like Google Drive to Dropbox, iCloud Drive to Google Drive, On My iPhone to Google Drive, and so on. But you can move files only from one folder to another folder of the same service, like from one Google Drive folder to another Google Drive folder. Or one On My iPhone folder to another local folder. Why add Google Drive and other services to the Files app
These are just a few possible examples. Your use case will differ. Nonetheless, having all storage options in one app is undoubtedly convenient. What do you think of this? Let us know in the comments below. |