Guides
Send large files
Whatever the file and wherever it has to go: the real limits of every common app and file size, from each company’s own help pages, and the simplest way past them.
By file size
- By file sizeFiles over 2 GBA 2 GB file is too big for email and for Telegram without Premium. Where it fits, how long it takes to upload, and how to send it free with a single link.Read more
- By file sizeFiles over 5 GBA 5 GB file is past every chat app’s limit and too big for a FAT32 USB stick. How long it takes to upload, and how to send it free as one download link.Read more
- By file sizeFiles over 10 GBFiles over 10 GB break most free transfer services. The real limits of Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox, upload times, and the way to send 10 GB and up in one go.Read more
- By file sizeFiles over 20 GBSending 20 GB or more: which services take a file that big, how long the upload really takes on home broadband, and how to keep it from failing halfway.Read more
- By file sizeFiles over 50 GBFifty gigabytes and more: the services that accept a single file that size, real upload times, and what keeps a long upload from failing before it ends.Read more
- By file sizeFiles over 100 GBA hundred gigabytes and up: which services accept it, how long the upload takes at real speeds, and whether a hard drive in the post would actually be faster.Read more
By file type
- By file typeCAD and 3D modelsCAD assemblies and 3D models quickly outgrow email. How to send them with folders and references intact, and the attachment limits they run into first.Read more
- By file typeDesign files: Figma, PSD, AILayered Photoshop files, Illustrator artwork and Figma exports get big. How to send them without flattening anything, and the limits you hit on the way.Read more
- By file typePrint-ready PDFsPrint PDFs with embedded fonts and full-resolution images are big. How to send them to a print shop intact, which PDF/X standard to use, and why email fails.Read more
- By file typePodcast audioUncompressed WAV takes 10 to 17 MB a minute, so an hour of podcast is about 1 GB. How to send raw tracks to an editor and what the podcast platforms accept.Read more
- By file typeGame buildsSending a game build to testers, publishers or a QA team: store size limits for Steam, the App Store and Google Play, and how to share a build as a link.Read more
From an app
- From an appFrom OutlookOutlook caps attachments at 20 to 35 MB depending on the account. The exact limits, what Microsoft suggests instead, and how to send bigger files from Outlook.Read more
- From an appFrom AndroidQuick Share only works between nearby devices and Gmail stops at 25 MB. How to send big videos and files from an Android phone to anyone, anywhere.Read more
- From an appFrom SlackSlack takes files up to 1 GB, and free workspaces only show 90 days of history. How to share bigger files in Slack, and keep them reachable after that.Read more
- From an appFrom Microsoft TeamsTeams caps chat attachments at 100 MB, and sharing with outside people depends on your admin. How to send big files to anyone from Teams, guest or not.Read more
- From an appFrom DiscordDiscord uploads stop at 20 MB on a free account and 1 GB with Nitro. How to share bigger clips, mods and builds in a server without paying for Nitro.Read more
WeTransfer questions
- WeTransfer questionsWeTransfer limitsWeTransfer’s current limits from its own help centre: 3 GB a month on Free, 10 transfers, files kept 3 days. What each paid plan allows, and alternatives.Read more
- WeTransfer questionsWeTransfer Free planWeTransfer Free gives 3 GB in total a month, 10 transfers and 3-day links, and needs an account. What that means in practice, and when a free alternative is better.Read more
- WeTransfer questionsWeTransfer without an accountNot any more: since November 2024 WeTransfer needs an account to send, even on Free. What changed, and the services that still let you send without one.Read more
- WeTransfer questionsWeTransfer upload not workingWeTransfer upload stuck at 0% or 99%? The causes its own help centre lists — sleep mode, VPNs, Safari, antivirus — and how to send when it still won’t go.Read more
Step-by-step guides
- GuideHow to send large files: every method that worksRead more
- GuideHow to send large video filesRead more
- GuideHow to send 4K and RAW video to a clientRead more
- GuideHow to send RAW photos to a clientRead more
- GuideHow to send stems and mixes to a mix engineerRead more
- GuideHow to send a whole folder, structure intactRead more
- GuideHow to send large files through GmailRead more
- GuideHow to send large files by emailRead more
- GuideHow to send large files on WhatsAppRead more
- GuideHow to send large files from an iPhoneRead more
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