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How to send a file over 5 GB

Send a link, not the file: upload it to a transfer service and share the download. 5 GB is past Slack’s 1 GB and Telegram’s 4 GB with Premium, and too big for a USB stick formatted FAT32, which holds no single file over 4 GB. Yungle sends up to 10 GB free.

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Where a file this size fits

Slack1 GB per fileSlack Help Center
Telegram2 GB per file, 4 GB with PremiumTelegram FAQ
USB stick formatted FAT32No single file over 4 GBMicrosoft Learn
OneDrive250 GB per fileMicrosoft Support
Yungle, freeUp to 10 GB per transfer, kept 7 days, no account

Limits from each company’s own help pages, checked on 13 October 2026. They change; the linked page is the authority.

How long 5 GB takes to upload

Upload speedTime
20 Mbps42 minutes
50 Mbps17 minutes
100 Mbps9 minutes
500 Mbps2 minutes

Assumes 80% of the line speed is usable. Your own numbers: upload time calculator.

How to send it

  1. 1Open yungle.co and drop the file or folder on the page. It starts uploading straight away, and a dropped connection resumes where it stopped.
  2. 2Add the recipient’s email, or choose “Get a link” to share it yourself.
  3. 3Send. The recipient downloads in any browser, with no account, for 7 days.

Questions, answered.

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Why won’t my 5 GB file copy to a USB stick?

Most sticks come formatted as FAT32, which cannot hold a single file over 4 GB, however much free space the stick has. Reformatting it as exFAT fixes that, or send the file as a link and skip the stick.

How long does 5 GB take to upload?

It depends on your upload speed, not your download speed. About 42 minutes at 20 Mbps and about 8 minutes at 100 Mbps; the table on this page has more.

Can the recipient download it on a phone?

Yes, a Yungle link opens in any browser. On mobile data a 5 GB download is worth leaving for Wi-Fi.

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