Send files up to 2 GB online with WeTransfer

Introduction

Generally, we use social media platforms like WhatsApp to exchange small size files like documents, photos or videos. But when the size of the file is a bit big then you have to face some problem. Even through email, we can only send files of certain limited sizes. So, let’s know how a file up to 2 GB can be easily sent online and that too absolutely free.

This website was started in 2009 by Bas Beerens and Nalden. The name of the website is WeTransfer. Apart from file transfer, the company has other products as well. Which includes Paste, Collect and Paper. The company donates 30% of its advertising to raise awareness for artists and creative works.

The company has more than 8 million monthly active users and more than 350 employees. In 2012, the company launched a premium service called WeTransfer Plus, which was renamed WeTransfer Pro in 2019.

How to send files up to 2 GB with WeTransfer?

With WeTransfer, you can send files up to 2 GB absolutely free of charge. No signing up is even required. All the step by step information is given below.

• First of all, open the website.
• There are two ways to send the File or Folder. Which includes Email Transfer and Transfer Link. Email transfers will require both your email address and the recipient’s email address. You don’t need any personal information to send with a transfer link.
• All you need to do is to upload your file or folder by choosing any one of the above shown methods.
• The primary information of a file or folder can be written in the title.
• You can write detailed information about the file or folder in the message so that it is easier for the recipient.
• Now the file or folder will be sent as soon as you press the Transfer button.
• The person receiving the file or folder sent by you, can download it within 7 days.

The information shown here is for free users. If you want to send files or folders that are larger than 2 GB, you can buy the Pro plan of WeTransfer.

How to download the file received from WeTransfer?

If you receive a file from WeTransfer, you do not need to have an account on this website to download it. You can download the received file without any account. Step by step all the information is given below.

• To download the file, first login to your mail account.
• You must have received an email from WeTransfer.
• Open this email.
• If the sender has written any information about the file, it will appear in the mail.
• If you click on the download link in the mail, it will immediately take you to the WeTransfer website.
• You can also see its preview before downloading the file.
• After confirming, you can download any one file or all the files at once.
• The person who gets the file or folder can download it within 7 days.

As mentioned earlier, if the file sender is a free user then he/she can send files up to 2 GB only. But this limitation is not applicable to the recipient of the file. That is, even if the file is 200 GB, the recipient can download it without an account.

Additional features available on the paid plan of WeTransfer

Currently there are 2 types of Paid plans. Which includes Pro and Premium. You can buy both these plans according to your need. In both Paid plans, you will get many additional features apart from Free.

• In Pro plan you can send files up to 200 GB and in Premium plan Unlimited means no limit.
• You will also get 1 TB of storage in the Pro plan and unlimited storage in the Premium plan.
• If you work online with Client on a project, then in Pro plan you will also get 1 Portal to organize your work and in Premium plan you will get Unlimited Portals.
• In both these plans, you will be able to put logo in the portal for each of your clients.
• You will get personalized WeTransfer emails in both the plans.
• In both the plans, you can also set the expiry date for download on the sent file or folder.
• You can transfer with Password-protection in both the Paid plans.

Hope every information given here will be useful for you. WeTransfer’s website is waiting for you and its iOS App is also available.

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