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What are the limits to sending files with an iPhone?

What are the limits to sending files with an iphone, If i select 20 files it will drop 4 or 5 files and it wont give a reason. I have tried everything and no one knows?



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Posted on Jan 22, 2021 4:16 PM

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Posted on Jan 22, 2021 5:41 PM

That depends on the email provider. Most limit it to 10 MB, a few to 20 MB. If you routinely need to exchange a lot of files then something like Dropbox, box.com, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive is a better solution. They have no limit for all practical purposes.

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Jan 22, 2021 5:41 PM in response to jamesrose192

That depends on the email provider. Most limit it to 10 MB, a few to 20 MB. If you routinely need to exchange a lot of files then something like Dropbox, box.com, Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive is a better solution. They have no limit for all practical purposes.

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Jan 22, 2021 4:46 PM in response to jamesrose192

How are you sending the files; email or text? Both have limits; it isn’t the number of files, it is the total file size. However, you can enable Mail Drop, that will allow you to sent up to 2 GB in one email by “staging” it in iCloud. See this link→Add an email attachment in Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support, specifically on enabling Mail Drop.

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Jan 22, 2021 6:12 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks but im sending an Icloud link, this is not regulated by email size. Do you know if Icloud links have limits.


My guess is the phone has file size limits but Apple support dont know what the limit is from my enquiry about a week ago hence my enquiry here?

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What are the limits to sending files with an iPhone?

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