

You’ll learn how to send large files via Gmail using Google Drive on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. It will show you how to go past the attachment limit. If you’re looking for how to use Gmail to send videos, pictures, presentations, or folders that are larger than 25MB, this article is exactly what you need.

Sending large files of up to 10GB through Gmail using Google Drive is as easy as uploading the desired file or folder to Drive and sharing the link with anybody. If your attachment exceeds 25 MB in Gmail, it’s uploaded to the cloud (Google Drive) and a download link is placed in the body of your email. The easiest way around this is to send the file as a link that your recipient can access to download the actual file from the cloud. This means that the largest file you can email as an attachment in Gmail is 25 MB. However, it’s impossible to email large files via the standard file attachment functionality. Gmail allows users to attach and send files of up to 25MB in size.
