Sync movies between your Windows computer and iPhone, iPad or iPod
You can sync all or a selection of your movies on your Windows computer to your iPhone, iPad or iPod. If you have a classic iPod, it must be video-capable. To sync movies, you must have the Apple TV app installed on your Windows computer.
Sync films to your device
Connect your Apple device to your Windows computer.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable.
In the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer, select the device in the sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Windows computer using a USB or USB-C cable and don’t see the device in the sidebar, see If your iPhone, iPad or iPod doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Select Movies in the sidebar.
Select the “Sync films onto [device name]” tickbox to turn on syncing of your films.
With the tickbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your films to your device.
Note: If you don’t see the movies you want to sync, check that you have downloaded them as Most Compatible HD or SD in the Apple TV app on your Windows computer. See Change Playback settings in the Apple TV app on Windows.
To sync a selection of movies, select the “Automatically include” tickbox, then click the dropdown to choose the number of recent or unwatched movies you want to sync.
Select the tickboxes for the movies, playlists and rentals you want to sync in the movies list. Deselect the tickbox for any film you don’t want to sync.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.
You can choose to sync your Windows computer and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off.
Before disconnecting your device from your Windows computer, click the Eject button in the sidebar.
Remove automatically synced movies from your Apple device
To remove a movie from just your device while keeping the movie on your Windows computer, follow these steps:
Connect your Apple device to your Windows computer.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable.
In the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer, select your device in the sidebar, then select Movies in the sidebar.
In the films list, deselect the tickbox of the film you want removed.
Sync your Windows computer with the device.
WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Windows computer, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.
Before disconnecting your device from your Windows computer, click the Eject button in the sidebar.