Gmail for sending big files

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viksoe.dk - GMail Drive shell extension. I've had two requests for this in the last week. Basically, what's the easiest way to send a big file over the Internet that mail systems can't handle.

Here's the easiest way I've found:

  1. Get a Gmail account. It stores up to 1GB of stuff
  2. Compose a message and attach the huge files, but DON'T SEND IT
  3. Now send the gmail account and password to the other person
  4. They can now login, see the big mail and copy it down.

Gmail limits what you can send, but not what you can store.

If you do it a lot, you can also use utilities like Gmail Drive, to make Gmail look like a hard drive on on your desktop, this stuffs each folder into a separate email on gmail so it is neater.

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