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How so Setup and Use Mail Drop on my iPhone 6 for sending very large files.
The steps I found on Apple Support did not work on the iPhone. I need better steps.
When I compose an email with a large attachment nothing happens. I'm expecting to receive a Mail Drop popup so it can send a link to the file for download.
It works if I do it from the computer but not from the iPhone
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If you want to attach files that are too large to send in email, you can use Mail Drop. It lets you upload attachments up to 5 GB and send a link or preview to your recipients. You can send these attachments from iCloud.com or from the Mail app on your iOS device (iOS 9.2 or later) or Mac (OS X v10.11 or later).
Recipients can download Mail Drop attachments for 30 days after they’re sent.
Use Mail Drop for large attachments
If you want to use Mail Drop to deliver large attachments, make sure it’s selected in iCloud Mail preferences.
In iCloud Mail, click the Action pop-up menu
in the sidebar, then choose Preferences.
Click Composing, then select “Use Mail Drop when sending large attachments.”
Click Done.
Add an attachment
While writing a new email message, click the Attach button
at the top of the message window.
Select the files you want to attach, then click the Choose button to begin uploading the files.
If your attachments are too large to send in email, iCloud Mail asks if you want to deliver the attachments using Mail Drop. If you agree, Mail Drop uploads the attachments to iCloud.
To select several adjacent files, click the first one, then Shift-click the last one. To select multiple nonadjacent files, Command-click them on a Mac or Control-click them on a Windows computer.
When the upload is complete, the attached files are listed above the message you’re writing.
To attach more files, repeat steps 1 and 2.
You can also simply drag files into your message. If you use Internet Explorer 9, drag and drop requires an add-on and Mail Drop isn’t supported. See the Apple Support article About iCloud add-ons, extensions, and plug-ins for Windows browsers.
If you want to attach files that are too large to send in email, you can use Mail Drop. It lets you upload attachments up to 5 GB and send a link or preview to your recipients. You can send these attachments from iCloud.com or from the Mail app on your iOS device (iOS 9.2 or later) or Mac (OS X v10.11 or later).
Recipients can download Mail Drop attachments for 30 days after they’re sent.
Use Mail Drop for large attachments
If you want to use Mail Drop to deliver large attachments, make sure it’s selected in iCloud Mail preferences.
In iCloud Mail, click the Action pop-up menu
Click Composing, then select “Use Mail Drop when sending large attachments.”
Click Done.
Add an attachment
While writing a new email message, click the Attach button
Select the files you want to attach, then click the Choose button to begin uploading the files.
If your attachments are too large to send in email, iCloud Mail asks if you want to deliver the attachments using Mail Drop. If you agree, Mail Drop uploads the attachments to iCloud.
To select several adjacent files, click the first one, then Shift-click the last one. To select multiple nonadjacent files, Command-click them on a Mac or Control-click them on a Windows computer.
When the upload is complete, the attached files are listed above the message you’re writing.
To attach more files, repeat steps 1 and 2.
You can also simply drag files into your message. If you use Internet Explorer 9, drag and drop requires an add-on and Mail Drop isn’t supported. See the Apple Support article About iCloud add-ons, extensions, and plug-ins for Windows browsers.
This isn’t helpful. There is no menu that drops down from your phone. Need instructions on how to turn on and access Mail Drop from an iPhone NOT a computer. You repea what was on the site and the user already stated that those instructions do NOT work.
I cannot figure it out too. My Mac can send via Mail Drop when needed, but for the iPhone, it always tries to compress.
How to Setup and Use Mail Drop on iPhone
