Attachment limit workaround

Email attachment too large? Send the file directly.

Keep the conversation in email, but move the payload through a temporary browser room. Paste the room link into your message while your transfer page stays open.

Start the transfer

Either way you get a code. Whichever device has a camera scans it.

Choose a file.

Drop a file here or browse

Scan this.

Or open the link, or type the name.

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Enter the code.

Smart Send

Recipient ready.

Checking whether the original file is the best fit.

Recipient capabilities are approximate and temporary.

Original

Original file

Best quality

Technical details

FCShare never changes your original file. Optimization only happens after you choose it.

Save this?

Transferring

Moving now.

0 B of 0 B —

—Speed

ConnectingPath

EncryptedIn transit

Delivered.

No copy was kept anywhere.

Stopped.

Ready

Room—

Route—

Payload—

The short answer

Separate the message from the large file

Email is excellent for context and poor for very large payloads. With FCShare, write the email as usual, open a Send room, and place its temporary link in the message or chat. The recipient opens it while you are online and accepts the live file transfer.

Unlike a cloud attachment replacement, the room is not a durable link. Make it explicit that you are waiting and that both of you should keep the page open. For recipients in another time zone, use an approved hosted transfer instead.

How to do it

Three steps, in the browser.

1
Select the large file
Choose Send and wait for the room link; selection does not upload the file.
2
Send the link with context
Tell the recipient it is a live link and arrange a time to open it.
3
Complete before leaving
The recipient saves the file and both of you wait for the completion screen.

Best for

Large presentations
Design exports
Research data handoff
Video attachments

What stays intact

Original file quality
Your normal email conversation
No attachment copy on FileCarpenter
No recipient signup

Know before sending

Link is not asynchronous
Mail scanners may visit links
Both people must coordinate
No delivery receipt after closing

A note about automated link scanners

Some workplace email systems open links automatically for security checks. Use a room password for sensitive transfers and confirm the intended person before sending. If a corporate network blocks WebRTC, the deployment needs a TURN relay or an approved enterprise transfer method.

Sending a group of files

Select several files together. The receiver can choose a folder when their browser supports direct directory writing; otherwise downloads may arrive individually. Folder hierarchy is not preserved.

Questions people ask

Can I paste the room link into email?

Yes, but the sender’s page must remain open and the recipient should use it promptly.

Will the file be attached to the email?

No. Email carries only the temporary room link; the payload travels through the browser connection.

Can several recipients use the same link?

A room is designed for one sender and one receiver. Create a new transfer for another recipient.