How to send large files: it’s free with these providers

Dropbox lets you store large files up to 2 GB on Dropbox servers. You can directly copy a link for files or folders and send it via email to the desired recipient or send an email invitation via your Dropbox account. You also specify whether the recipient of the link should have editing rights or read-only rights. At least one free Dropbox account is required for both sender and recipient.

With Microsoft’s cloud storage OneDrive, you use up to 5 GB for free to store files on secure Microsoft servers. To share files with others, set read or edit permissions, you just copy the OneDrive link into your email, and send it to desired recipients.

Apple’s cloud storage iCloud lets you store up to 5GB of files of all kinds. You can send links to others to let them access your stored files via email. Alternatively, you can share folders with other users by sharing them via the sharing options to edit the folder.

With a Google account, you can use Google’s cloud storage Google Drive with 15 GB of storage space for free. There, you can store your files and determine who you share them with, with read and/or edit access. Simply copy the link for the desired recipient into an email to give access. You can also easily include files as Google Drive links or attachments when composing a Gmail email.

With the free file hosting provider SwissTransfer, you can use up to 50 GB of password-protected storage space without an account or sign up. Data is stored on associated, certified servers in Switzerland, secured via end-to-end encryption, and made available for retrieval for 30 days. You can share files of up to 2 GB in size with selected people via a dedicated download link.

With file hosting service WeTransfer, the free storage space of 2 GB is somewhat smaller. Uploaded files remain available for seven days and can be shared with others via an access link. You enter the recipient’s address and your own email address and send the recipient a corresponding download link.

With 10 GB of free storage space available per day, TransferXL offers an epic online storage space, not to mention end-to-end encryption, and a maximum of 5 GB for sending download links to other users. Uploaded files are stored for up to one week.