How to Send a 2 GB File

Step by step

1. Sign in with a free account

   Use email or Google. Signed-in transfers go up to 2 GB; anonymous ones stop at 500 MB.

2. Confirm the file is 2 GB or less

   Check the exact size in File Explorer, Finder or the Files app. If it's over, split it first.

3. Upload and set expiry

   Drag the file in, choose an expiry of up to 7 days, and add a password or download limit if needed.

4. Share the link or code

   When the upload finishes, send the link or the 6-digit code. You can close the tab afterwards.

Here's the straight answer first: Enzonic Send handles files up to 2 GB per transfer, free, once you sign in with email or Google. That's the ceiling. There's no bigger plan to upgrade to, so if your file is 2.4 GB, you'll need to split it or use a different service. Both options are covered below.

Sending a file of 2 GB or less

1. Sign in. Anonymous transfers stop at 500 MB. A free account lifts that to 2 GB and lets you set expiry up to 7 days.
2. Drop the file in. Drag it from File Explorer or Finder, or on a phone tap the upload area and pick it (Safari's Photo Library or Choose File on iPhone, Chrome's file picker on Android).
3. Choose your settings. Expiry up to 7 days, optional password, optional download limit (1, 5, 10, 50 or 100), optional title and message.
4. Wait for the upload to complete. Keep the tab open and the device awake. On a phone, keep the browser in the foreground.
5. Share. Send the link, read out the 6-digit code (the receiver types it at send.enzonic.com/receive), or show the QR code.

After the upload, you can close everything. The file sits on Cloudflare's network, so the receiver downloads it whenever suits them, before the expiry you picked.

Check the size before you start

A file that shows "2.0 GB" might be a little over the limit, depending on how your system rounds. Look at the exact byte count:

• Windows: right-click, Properties, read Size (not "Size on disk").
• Mac: select it, press Command+I.
• iPhone: in Files, long-press, Get Info.
• Android: in Files, long-press, then the menu, File info.

If you're right on the edge, it's quicker to trim a little now than to wait through a long upload that gets rejected.

Upload time for 2 GB

2 GB is roughly 16,000 megabits. Divide by your upload speed in Mbps for a best-case number of seconds: at 50 Mbps that's a bit over five minutes, at 10 Mbps around half an hour. Real uploads take longer than the ideal. Uploads can't be resumed, so a dropped connection means starting over. Wi-Fi or a cable beats mobile data, and pausing cloud backups helps.

Your file is bigger than 2 GB: three options

Option 1: Split it into parts

Archiving tools can cut one large file into several pieces, called split volumes. You send each piece as its own transfer, and the receiver reassembles them.

With 7-Zip on Windows:

1. Right-click the file or folder, choose 7-Zip, then Add to archive.
2. In Split to volumes, bytes, type a size under the limit, for example 1900M.
3. Click OK. You'll get files named like archive.7z.001, archive.7z.002 and so on.
4. Send each part with Enzonic Send.
5. The receiver puts all parts in one folder and opens the .001 file with 7-Zip (or a compatible tool) to extract the original.

On a Mac, tools such as Keka can create split archives in the same way. The receiver needs a program that can open split archives; on Windows that's 7-Zip, on a Mac Keka or The Unarchiver.

This works, but it's more steps for both of you, and the receiver has to download every part before extracting.

Option 2: Make the file smaller

How much you can save depends on the file:

Enzonic Send itself doesn't compress anything. Your originals are sent as they are.

Option 3: Use a service with a higher limit

If you need one link for a single large file, a service with a bigger cap is the simplest answer. At the time of writing, for example, SwissTransfer allows up to 50 GB per transfer and keeps files for up to 15 days (extendable to 30). Plans and limits change, so check their current terms before relying on them. Our comparison of free file transfer services lays out the main options side by side.

Why stop at 2 GB?

Enzonic Send is free and ad-supported, and keeping transfers at a size that uploads reliably in a browser is part of keeping it that way. The trade-off is clear: anyone can send up to 500 MB without an account, signed-in users get 2 GB, and both sides don't need to be online at the same time. If you routinely move files in the tens of gigabytes, a different tool will suit you better, and that's fine.

Before you hit send

• Signed in? (Required above 500 MB.)
• File under 2 GB, by exact size?
• Expiry long enough for the receiver? Up to 7 days when signed in.
• Password set if the content is private? Transfers are encrypted in transit and at rest, but not end-to-end encrypted.
• Device plugged in and set not to sleep?

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Updated 2026-10-17