How to stream videos directly from iCloud Drive without downloading

Hi everyone,

I have a question about viewing videos stored on iCloud Drive. I have several large videos stored there, but my device has limited storage space. I'm wondering if there's a way to stream these videos directly from iCloud Drive without having to download them first.

Is this currently possible? If not, is this a feature Apple might consider adding in the future?

Thanks in advance for your help and insights!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.6

Posted on Jun 21, 2024 8:32 PM

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Jun 21, 2024 8:59 PM in response to ductran2311

ductran2311 Said:

"How to stream videos directly from iCloud Drive without downloading: [...]I have a question about viewing videos stored on iCloud Drive. I have several large videos stored there, but my device has limited storage space. I'm wondering if there's a way to stream these videos directly from iCloud Drive without having to download them first.[...]"

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Streaming from iCloud:

Play your videos and then mirror or extend the screen to an external screen. Theoretically, streaming would work right there.

Jun 21, 2024 9:36 PM in response to ductran2311

ductran2311 Said:

"How to stream videos directly from iCloud Drive without downloading: Thank you very much. This seems to be correct when I use it on safari browser, however when I switch to chrome browser it doesn't work. Is this because I use .MOV files?"

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You are welcome.


Great job troubleshooting!


Streaming from iCloud Drive on Chrome:

On https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive, you can download the videos, and then perform the streaming...

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