How to Send Large Files in Outlook with YouSendIt
Have you ever needed to email large files but your IT dept limits attachments to 10MB or lower? Today we will look at a plug-in for Outlook that will allow you to send attachments up to 100MB for free.
YouSendIt.com is a popular website for sending and receiving large files of up to 100MB for free. They now have an easy to use add-on for Outlook 2003 and above. After installation restart Outlook and you will notice the YouSendIt button with a drop down menu for signing in, configuring settings, and getting support.
To start using this plug-in you will need to log into your account or sign up for a new one. The very cool thing is they allow a 14 day free trial for a pro, business, or corporate account. This allows you to send up to 2GB files and various total usage amounts per month at different rates. After the trial you are downgraded to YouSendIt Lite which should be adequate for individual use.
Another thing to check out right away is the configuration, where you can designate YouSendIt for files over a certain size. You might want to contact your IT department for the attachment limit.
That is basically all there is to it unless you need to configure proxy settings. Just compose a message and include that large attachment as you normally would. You will have a confirmation message pop up and just click Yes and your file is sent.
While the file is being uploaded to the YouSendIt servers there is a couple of things to take note. There will be a progress bar and abort option where the plug-in button is at. Also you will notice a YouSendIt Outbox. The plug-in also includes support so you can contact the company with any problems, make sure to turn on logging to send diagnostic files for easier troubleshooting.
Conclusion
I have been using YouSendIt for several years now and have always been happy with the service. This small plug in makes it more efficient to send large attachments without having to navigate to the website. The free account allows up to 100MB files and for larger files there are different subscription plans. I have only tested this on my home Outlook setup and work great (upload time seems equal to using the site). If anyone has used this with Exchange Server we definitely welcome your comments!
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Looks great. But what about the receiver's inbox size limitations?
Actually the receiver will just get an email with a link that points to the YouSendIt servers where they can download the file. It is not trying to cram a 100MB attachment into their email.
Thanks!
After installing the plugin, i can't drag and drop files into outlook email editing window as attachments anymore. it just showed me the 'stop sign' (a red circle and a slash), indicating i can't drop files there.
has anybody else encounter this? is this normal?
i saw a simliar problem on: http://kb.yousendit.com/al/15021/16325/article.asp?aid=285088&n=3&tab=search&bt=4n&r=0.4273295&s=
but that doesn't really solve my problem
Outlook Track-It is a great program for Outlook, if you are an Outlook user.
It's a followup email reminder plugin via a toolbar. There is a trial download on the site. Any other cool ones??
@gic Please contact YouSendIt support by going back to that article (this link works better: http://www.yousendit.com/cms/kb?article=285088&p=12705 ) and clicking on the "Live Support Chat" or "Submit a Support Request" buttons. We should be able to help you through one of those channels.
Just read your blog and we appreciate you helping us get the word out! I just wanted to offer everyone a free 30 day promo to our Business Plus subscription which allows users to send files up to 2GB.
To get started:
1. go to https://www.yousendit.com/signup.php?s=50101
2. This is the free account sign-up page. Enter your information and on that page it asks for a promo code. Enter: BLOG2009
Enjoy!
Hi sir,,
You mentioned that you have tested this in only OUTLOOK..
I have tried this in my normal hotmail id also..
It really rockd.
I was sending a media file of some 26 MB size , yes it took some 1 hour and few minutes to do that, I have marked my other id also in sender list, I got that mail..There is no size limitation for receiver end's mailbox.
And Receiver do not need to sign up to download the file .. Its reallly dam great info GEEK has given to us..
Thanks to you sir and as well as YOUSENDIT too..
Ashay Shingornikar
Mumbai-18, Maharashtra,India.
Just want to report that the problem I encountered before (posted above: "i can't drag and drop files into outlook email editing window as attachments") maybe not related to YouSendIt add-in.
Now i reproduced this problem whenever i run Outlook 2007 as administrator, but when i run it normally then no problem.
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