First I’m going to show you if you’re downloading videos from your desktop, how to get them on your phone.
Step 1 - select the video or videos
By checking the box in the upper left you select all, by checking one box you're selecting one video.
See all videos are selected.
See just one video is selected.
Step 2 - push download
Now the video will show up in your download folder on your computer
If your computer says the scratch disks are full you will need to get an external hard drive to store your files or a cloud storage system. I have both and they are linked.
Step 3 - airdrop the video to your phone
Step 4- create an album on your phone
Once you’ve airdropped, select the one video or multiple videos and create an album naming it the video series.
Doing this will make it easy to find when you are posting in on instagram
Now, you’re ready to post!
Tip - once you’ve airdropped the videos, clear your download folder to remove the space those files will take up on your computer
How to download dropbox videos from your phone
Step 1 - find the video on Dropbox app
Step 2 - download
Tap the 3 dots on the right
Export the file
Save video
Now the video is in your photo album
From here, I’d recommend creating a new album in your photos app to put all the videos in so they’re easy to find when you’re uploading to Instagram
Step 3- downloading cover images
tap the 3 dots on the right
Export the file
Save image
Bonus - how to select the cover photo for IGTV
First download the thumbnails the same way you did the videos
Next airdrop them onto your phone
Then create an album called “thumbnails for video series”
Open instagram, select the video you want to post, go to the next slide and select upload cover image.
Find the album you created, and select the photo that goes with that video.
Now, you’re ready to post!
If you still have questions or experienced an issue, please let me know by leaving a comment below.
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