How to Send Large Video by e-mail

Many email service providers limit the size of attachments you can send by mail. This causes limitations in case you want to send large video files. Fortunately, some email service providers have changed their services, allowing users to attach and send files larger than the standard size limit. To send large video files, you can use the Google Drive app in Gmail, OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) in Outlook, and Yahoo’s Dropbox app.

Table of Contents

Use Google Drive (Gmail)

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Go to the Gmail homepage . If you are not logged into your Gmail account, proceed to enter your email address and password.

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Click Compose or Compose .

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Click the Google Drive button with the triangle icon at the bottom of the “New Message” or “New Message” window.

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Click the Upload or Upload tab located in the right corner of the Google Drive window.

If your video has already been uploaded to Google Drive, you can insert it from the default Google Drive window.

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Click the Select files from your computer or Select files from your computer button.

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Select video. Depending on where the video is stored on your computer, you may need to navigate to a different folder (eg Documents) to find the video.

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Click Upload or Upload located in the left corner of the Drive window.

It will take a while for the file to finish loading. Once done, the video will appear in the “New Message” window as a link.

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Enter email details. You need to enter information in the recipient email address box, subject field and message body.

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Click Send or Send . This button is blue, located in the bottom left corner of the New Message window. Your video will be sent as a link, the recipient can download the file after clicking the link.

If you have not allowed the recipient to see this file before, click the Share and send or Share and send buttons in the pop-up window,
You can also give recipients permission to edit or comment on the file from this drop-down menu (“view” or “viewable” is the default setting).

Use OneDrive (Outlook)

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Go to the Outlook homepage. If you are not logged into your Outlook account, proceed to enter your Outlook email address and password.

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Click the nine-dot icon in the left corner of the Outlook window.

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Select OneDrive .

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Click, drag and drop files into the OneDrive window. Or, click the Upload button at the top of the screen, select Files or Folders , then proceed to select your video.

The video will start uploading right away, but it will take a while for the process to complete.
You need to keep the OneDrive page open until the file has finished uploading.

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Close the OneDrive tab once the process is complete. You can now start sending emails.

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Click +New or +New . This button is located at the top of the page, just below the “Inbox” or “Inbox” heading.

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Click Attach . This button comes with a paper clip icon, look at the top, left of the new message section screen, you will see it right away.

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Select the OneDrive app at the top of the page.

Using iCloud Drive’s Mail Drop (iCloud Mail)

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Go to the iCloud Mail home page . If you’re not signed in, you’ll need to enter your Apple ID and password first.

If iCloud Mail doesn’t open automatically, click the Mail option located in the upper left corner of the iCloud page after it loads.

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Click the gear action in the lower left corner of the web page.

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Choose Preferences or Preferences .

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Open the Composing or Compose tab at the top of the Preferences window.

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Choose Use Mail Drop when sending large attachments or Use Mail Drop when sending large attachments . Mail Drop allows you to attach files up to 5 GB in size as a link in an email.

If this option is already selected, do not deselect it.

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Click Done or Done .

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Click on the new mail option at the top of the web page. This button is shaped like a pen and paper.

You can also create new mail by pressing Alt + Shift and the N key.
If you’re using a Macbook, you’ll have to hold down the Option key instead of the Alt key.

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Click the paperclip icon located above the email window.

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Select video. Depending on where the video is saved on your computer you navigate there.

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Enter email details. You need to enter information in the recipient email address box, subject field and message body.

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Click Send . If your email meets the necessary criteria, the video will be sent to the recipient’s mailbox as a link.

To view the video you send, the recipient needs to download it from the email.

Advice

You can purchase more cloud storage—usually by paying monthly—for most of these service providers.
Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox all have mobile versions of their apps. If you’re storing large video files on your iOS or Android device, you can upload those files to the cloud options (provided you have enough space), and then email them from the app. that application or your computer.
Bringing the video to your computer screen before sending it will make it easier to find it during the file selection process.

Warning

If the cloud service you choose to keep videos doesn’t have enough storage space, you’ll need to upgrade to or switch to a different cloud provider.

Steps

Use Google Drive (Gmail)

Use OneDrive (Outlook)

Using iCloud Drive’s Mail Drop (iCloud Mail)

Advice

Warning

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