The Mail app lets you send media files and documents as email attachments in the Mail app. However, you cannot attach files larger than 20MB or 25MB. That limitation exists with almost every email client on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Apple has a built-in Mail Drop feature that lets you attach files up to 5GB in size. We’ll show you how to use the Mail Drop feature on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can use this feature for any email client where you’re signed in with Apple Mail.
What is Mail Drop and how does it work?
Just like how Gmail asks you to share heavy files using Google Drive, the Mail app lets you send attachments up to 5GB in size. The Mail app will detect larger files and suggest you send them via Mail Drop. Your file(s) will be uploaded to iCloud and the email will contain the attachment link. All your Mail Drop files are stored on iCloud. The best part is that attachments won’t count towards your iCloud storage.
However, the Drop Mail link will expire after 30 days. There is a 1TB limit on the total number of files that can be sent using this feature. It can be a file or a set of files. You cannot send uncompressed files. You need to ZIP them first and then share them using Mail Drop.
How to use Mail Drop on a Mac
First, let’s start with how to send or receive large files using Mail Drop with the Mail app on your Mac. Just make sure you’re using the latest version of macOS to avoid any hiccups when using Apple Mail.
Step 1: Press the keyboard shortcut Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type Letters, and press Back.
Step 2: Compose your email and add your attachments.
Step 3: Click the Send icon at the top left.
Step 4: Click Use Drop Mail.
The Mail app sends your email to the Outbox. After a while, you can click Sent from the left menu to check your attachment upload progress.
Once received, your contact can tap the iCloud link to download the attachment(s).
Enable Mail Drop to automatically send large files on Mac
You can also enable Drop Mail to automatically send large files. Here’s how to turn it on in the Mail app on your Mac.
Step 1: Press the keyboard shortcut Command + Spacebar to open Spotlight Search, type Letters, and press Back.
Step 2: Click Mail in the top left corner and select Settings.
Step 3: Select the Account tab in the General window.
Step 4: Select your email client from the left sidebar.
Step 5: Click the checkbox next to ‘Send large attachments with Mail Drop’ to enable this feature.
You can also read our post if Apple Mail doesn’t sync with Gmail on your Mac.
How to use Mail Drop on iPhone and iPad
You can use Drop Mail on your iPhone and iPad. If your contacts don’t have AirDrop, you can email them large files like a set of photos (especially if they were taken with your iPhone’s 48MP camera) and videos using Mail Drop. We recommend using an updated version of the Mail app on your iPhone and iPad. The steps are still the same for both platforms.
Step 1: Open the Mail app on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2: Compose your email and add your attachments.
Step 3: Click the Send icon in the upper right corner.
Step 4: Select Use Mail Drop at the bottom.
Your Apple device will upload the files to your iCloud account and send a link to your contact.
You can also read our post if your email ever disappeared from the Mail app on your iPhone.
How to access Mail Drop on Windows
If you have a Windows PC, you can use the Drop Mail feature on the iCloud home page. Please note that this only applies if you are using an iCloud Mail account.
Step 1: Open the iCloud website in the browser.
Step 2: Sign in to your iCloud account.
Step 3: Scroll down and click Mail.
Step 4: Compose a new email and add your attachment.
Step 5: Click the Send icon in the upper right corner.
Step 6: Select Use Mail Drop when the pop-up window appears.
Send large files
You can use Mail Drop on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to receive large files without uploading them to third-party websites. This is a free native feature that can be used at any time.
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