Emailing Large Attachments

ITS recommends sending large attachments using Gmail. The service can send large files by automatically leveraging Google Drive for attachments greater than 25 MB.

While Gmail is provided by trusted partners, it should be used only to share files that do not contain protected information, which is defined in the College’s Data Stewardship policy.

Sending large attachments using Gmail

You can send multiple attachments using Gmail in a browser. These instructions do not apply to local clients (e.g., Outlook, Mac Mail).

  1. Log in to my.lafayette.edu and click Gmail from the “My Google Workspace” block.
  2. Attach files as you normally would.
  3. If the total size of the files is greater than 25 MB, Gmail will automatically add the files to your My Drive space in Google Drive.
  4. A link to these documents will be sent in the message to your recipient.

Further details about this service are available from Google.

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