Let’s say you just got back from a holiday trip with your friends. During the trip you taken so many photos of your friends and you want to utilize internet to transfer them. Since the total size of all the photos must be larger than 1 GB, you can’t rely on email to send those photos. In such case, you need an online file transfer service. The question is, which online file transfer service that allows you to transfer as big as 2 GB files for free?

If you transfer files using a physical medium, USB flash drive for instance, 2 GB is actually not a big number. Conversely, it’s a big enough number for online services. Luckily, most online file transfer services generous enough by allowing you to transfer files in large size online for free.

Here are online file transfer services that allow you to transfer as big as 2 GB files (or bigger) for free.

1. Send Anywhere

Send Anywhere is one the most popular online file transfer services. This is one the tools you are looking for if you want to transfer as big as 2 GB files. 2 GB is not the maximum file size you can send with this tool since it allows you send files with the maximum size of 4 GB, for free. One of the reasons why you need to use Send Everywhere is that it offers a PIN protection. You recipient will only be able to download the files you sent if you give the PIN to them. You can immediately send files using Send Anywhere without having to create an account.

2. WeSendit

WeSendit offers larger of maximum file size. You can use this tool for transferring as big as 5 GB files. WeSendit is a better option if you want to transfer your files to several friends at once. This tool allows you to add up to 15 email addresses per transfer. Or, you can also use the send via link method instead email. Same as Send Everywhere, WeSendit also offers a security feature in case you worry about your files. This tool uses the encrypted connection during transferring. Additionally, WeSendit also offers a download confirmation.

3. Filemail

In Filemail, your files won’t last forever. If you transfer files using its free account your files will last for 7 days. Exceed that, your files will be deleted from the Filemail server. This method enables Filemail to allow its user sending larger files. In Filemail you are allowed to send files with the maximum size of 30 GB!.

What kind file you can send with Filemail? Anything. You can learn more on how to send big files using Filemail in this post.

4. WeTransfer

WeTransfer is also a popular enough online file transfer service. The maximum allowed file size when you transfer using this tool is, yeah, 2 GB. Probably, WeTransfer is the best option if you want to transfer as big as 2 GB files and think that the services above are “too exaggerated”. WeTransfer comes with a very sleek interface which you can customize if you switch to the paid version. In WeTransfer, you can add up to 20 recipients, which is very good if you need to send large files to multiple persons.

5. pCloud

pCloud allows you to send big files with the maximum size of 5 GB. Additionally, you can also protect the files you send with a password to ensure your files won’t be accessed by the wrong hands. pCloud is also a nice choice if you want to send the same files to multiple persons since this tool allows you to add up to 10 recipients per transfer.

6. DropSend

DropSend also allows you to send big files for free. Instead of 2 GB, you can send files with the maximum size of 5 GB using this tool. Security is something that becomes the concern of this tool. Your files will be transferred using a 256-bit AES security protocol. Furthermore, DropSend also allows you to add multiple recipients. However, it imposes sending restriction. Unless you have been registered as a paid member, you are only allowed to send files 5 times a month.

7. TransferNow

TransferNow is a fully free online file transfer service. As the consequence, you have to see an ads banner. Don’t worry, it’s not too annoying. You can use this tool without having to create an account, but there will be some additional features if you want to be a registered member. One of which, you will be provided a transfer manager to allow tracking the transferring process. The maximum file size you can transfer using TransferNow is 4 GB. This tool also allows you to send the same files to multiple recipients at once.

8. MyAirBridge

Another service that you can use to send big files online is MyAirBridge. You can use this tool to send files with the maximum size up to 20GB!. It’s just, your files won’t last longer in this tool. If you send files using the free version of this tool your files will only last for 2 days.

On the other hand, that limited expired time can help a bit if you getting worry about your files will be accessed by the unauthorized parties since MyAirBridge offers no security method like password or PIN.