How to Send Large Files Without Email

Sending large files using email can pose a problem. To send a file using email, the file will first have to be uploaded to the mail server. To do so, simply add the file as an attachment. This is the most convenient way to send a file to a friend, family member, or a co-worker, assuming that the file is a small one.

Any file with a file size of more than 500kb may be difficult to send as an attachment. You may still be able to send the file, but there are some inherent problems.

Firstly, since it takes a fair amount of time to upload the file, the uploading will horde your email client. You can't do anything else while the file is uploading. For large files, the process can take several minutes. In addition, the connection may be severed. If that happens, you may have to upload the file all over again. This problem is commonly encountered, especially in a congested network.

Secondly, whoever is at the other end will not enjoying having to download such a huge file. Usually, emails are downloaded in an orderly manner - emails that arrived first will be downloaded first. But if there is a large file in the queue, that email will have to be downloaded (which could take a long time) before all the other emails can be viewed. What happens if there is a very important email in the queue? Whoever is receiving the large email will probably not appreciate the huge download.

Lesson here? Always find an alternative way to transfer huge files. You can send the files via Instant Messengers, or you can use a web based application to do so. You may also upload the files to a web server, and allow the other party to download the files at any time - without jamming up the email queue and hording the email client.

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