The files you attach to your email double in size as they are encoded into the necessary format for email sharing. If there was no maximum size of email attachments in Gmail, servers would risk being bombarded, and everything would grind to a very slow, very frustrating halt.Īs a final kick whilst we’re down, the stated 25MB isn’t what it seems.

On the other hand, Gmail, the most prominent email client with an extensive user base, has put these restrictions in place for you preventing you from receiving “heavy” files that might overload your inbox. On one hand, it’s pretty annoying that even in the ’Age of the Internet’, you face email file size limits that are capped at a measly 25MB. Tell grandma not to worry NetHunt gonna tell you how to send large files in Gmail. The problem is, like most other email providers, Gmail restricts you when sending and receiving large files. So, you want to attach a presentation, long video tutorial to an email maybe you’re sending all your holiday snaps to your lovely grandma.

Google drive upload limits