{"id":245,"date":"2024-11-13T08:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a.flowindsurfing.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/11\/how-to-share-big-files-with-others-over-email\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T11:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T11:39:38","slug":"how-to-share-big-files-with-others-over-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piikla.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/13\/how-to-share-big-files-with-others-over-email\/","title":{"rendered":"How to share big files with others over email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><strong>Need to share a large file over email but have been hit with an error message? This common issue can be incredibly frustrating, especially if you need to send important files as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckily there are a few ways to get around this limit and send large files over email, with the best way being to upload the files to a cloud service and then sharing this via email instead.<\/p>\n<p>It might sound complicated, but it\u2019s easy to do. Read on to learn how to do this and send up to 10GB of files instead.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-you-ll-need\">What you\u2019ll need<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email account, such as Gmail or Outlook<\/li>\n<li>Access to Google Drive or OneDrive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-short-version\">The short version<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open your email account<\/li>\n<li>Open a new email or reply to an existing email thread<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Drive icon<\/li>\n<li>Choose your file or folder to share<\/li>\n<li>Send your email<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<section class=\"block video-player\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"block block-mobile-ad block-mobile-ad-double\" style=\"height: 620px\">\n<div class=\"ad-label\" style=\"height: 20px\">\n        Advertisement    <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-inner\" id=\"ad_mobile-in-article_1\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\">\n<ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps \">\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1714493553690\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  1.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open your email account<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/1-Open-email.png\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">We\u2019ll be demonstrating using Gmail and Google Drive however the steps are fairly similar to Outlook and OneDrive too.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1714493574287\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  2.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open a new email or reply to an existing email thread<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/2-Compose-new-email.png\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Act accordingly depending on whether you want to send your files in a new email or continue an existing conversation. Regardless, the following steps are the same.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1714493591564\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  3.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Click on the Drive icon<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/3-Drive-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">You\u2019ll find this icon listed on the bottom panel of your message.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1714493606769\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  4.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Choose your file or folder to share<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/4-Upload-files-to-Drive.png\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">If you have already added files to your Drive then you\u2019ll find them listed in My Drive. If not then you can simply upload your file at this point by clicking the Upload button (highlighted here) and selecting your files from your device.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1714493635922\">\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<h3 class=\"step-name\">Step  5.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Send your email<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><img class=\"lazy lazy-hidden\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/a3-lazy-load\/assets\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trustedreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/04\/5-Adjust-permissions-and-send.png\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Once you\u2019ve chosen your file it will be placed in your email as a link. You may also receive this pop up which allows you to alter the permissions of the file, allowing readers to edit, comment or just view the files.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-keystone-faqs\">\n<h2 class=\"faqs-title wp-block-heading\" id=\"troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block faqs-content\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1714493874660\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">I don\u2019t use Gmail or Outlook or would just prefer not to use Drive. Are there any alternative ways to share large files?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">In short \u2013 yes, there are lots of other options. You could use an external service such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/en_GB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Dropbox<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/wetransfer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">WeTransfer<\/a> which both allow you to upload files and share links for free.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are limits to both and can be upgraded to paid subscriptions if necessary, however for the most part the free versions should be sufficient.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1714493943514\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the maximum file size you can send over email?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">It depends on the email account but it\u2019s usually around 20-25MB, however by sending files through Drive or OneDrive you can send files up to 10GB instead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-specs\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to share a large file over email but have been hit with an error message? This common issue can be incredibly frustrating, especially if you need to send important files as soon as possible. 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