5 Easy Steps to Prevent OneDrive Camera Backup from Uploading Videos on iOS

Hey there! Today, I want to share some simple steps with you to help stop OneDrive from automatically uploading videos from your camera on iOS. It can be a bit frustrating when you’re running out of storage space due to all those videos, so let’s get right to it!

Step 1: Open the OneDrive App

First things first, open up the OneDrive app on your iOS device. You may need to enter your login credentials to access your account.

Step 2: Go to Settings

Once you’re in the app, look for the gear icon, usually found at the top right corner of the screen. Tap on it to access the settings menu.

Step 3: Choose Camera Upload

Within the settings menu, scroll down until you find the “Camera Upload” option. Give it a tap to proceed.

Step 4: Turn off Upload Videos

Now, here comes the important part. You’ll see a toggle switch next to “Upload videos.” By default, this is turned on, which explains why your videos are being automatically uploaded. Simply tap the switch to turn it off, and you’re golden!

Step 5: Confirm Your Choice

A pop-up message will appear, asking you to confirm if you want to stop uploading videos. Go ahead and tap “Turn Off” to finalize your decision. And just like that, you’ve successfully prevented OneDrive from uploading your videos!

That’s it! With these five easy steps, you can regain control over your storage space and choose which videos to upload to OneDrive. Remember, you can always turn the video upload feature back on whenever you want.

I hope this guide has been helpful to you. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out. Happy video capturing without any worries about unwanted uploads!

Even though Apple now offers data storage and syncing through iCloud Drive and iCloud Photo Library, Microsoft OneDrive remains a top choice for online storage and syncing. It offers virtually unlimited storage for the price of a yearly Office 365 subscription, which also gives you the full Office suite on multiple devices and Skype international calling minutes. OneDrive is perfect for backing up your iOS photos with its automatic Camera Backup feature.

However, the iPhone is not just a great device for taking still photos but also for shooting high-quality videos. Many users have found that services like OneDrive automatically back up their videos, which can be problematic. Unlike photos, videos can be large, ranging from a few hundred megabytes to several gigabytes. Waiting for these videos to upload can take hours, and some users would rather transfer them directly to their video editing apps.

To address this issue, Microsoft offers an option in the OneDrive app to ignore videos and focus only on photos during automatic camera backup. It’s important to note that this feature is not enabled by default. When users first install the OneDrive app on their iPhones or iPads, both photos and videos will be uploaded with Automatic Camera Backup turned on. However, toggling the feature is easy enough to do.

To disable automatic camera backup for videos, launch the OneDrive app on your iOS device and tap the “hamburger menu” icon (three lines) in the upper-left part of the screen. This opens the OneDrive accounts menu. From there, tap the gear icon to access the OneDrive app Settings page.

On the Settings page, locate the option labeled “Camera Backup.” Inside the Camera Backup page, toggle the “Include Videos” option to “Off.” If you have any videos currently being uploaded, you may need to completely turn off Camera Backup, close the app, and then turn it back on after relaunching to clear the in-progress video uploads. From now on, no videos will be uploaded to your OneDrive account, only photos.

It’s important to keep in mind that without automatic backup for videos, they won’t be protected in case of loss or failure of your iPhone or iPad. To ensure their safety, make sure to regularly connect your devices to your Mac or PC and transfer the videos to your chosen editing app.

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3 thoughts on “How to Stop OneDrive Camera Backup from Uploading Videos on iOS”

Davey says:

Thank you. It has been driving me crazy. The same process works on Android, by the way.

PicBackMan says:

Backing up videos automatically to any cloud account isn’t a good idea. It consumes storage space and can result in additional data charges. It’s better to selectively back up high-definition videos to your cloud account.