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1426147 2016-09-17 22:10:00 Hi All.
How big a packet of pictures, in bytes, can I send to the UK. In a zip folder. Thanks. PJ

PS unzipped 100MB . Zipped 33.4MB
Poppa John (284)
1426148 2016-09-17 22:28:00 I would upload to my free Dropbox account. And email a link to the recipient

I try to limit attachments to 7MB, reducing photo sizes to about 100 kB for emailing

It's not only possible ISP restictions, some recipients can be annoyed by large attachments
BBCmicro (15761)
1426149 2016-09-18 00:17:00 Ok thanks. I seem to remember seeing somehow to reduce picture in size for emailing. PJ Poppa John (284)
1426150 2016-09-18 00:28:00 General rule of thumb is 10MB. Gmail will take 25MB. With Office 365 you can change that to 150MB but its not really a home user feature. Tried the other day to send a 28MB file ( didn't realize it was that large) and outloook spat the dummy :(

As BBmicro posted better to upload to your onedrive , Dropbox or some other place and send a link. OR break the photos down into multi zip files of say 7-8 MB each and send several separate emails.
wainuitech (129)
1426151 2016-09-18 00:59:00 Ok thanks. I seem to remember seeing somehow to reduce picture in size for emailing. PJ

I use this PJ... Light Image Resizer 4. Works well, just experiment with the sizes. I Usually copy and paste the folders/files to Desktop so as to not beggar up the originals, then delete the folder after you have finished all the wok. Best saving option is "Save a copy"

download.cnet.com

Ken :banana
kenj (9738)
1426152 2016-09-18 04:26:00 Hi All.
How big a packet of pictures, in bytes, can I send to the UK. In a zip folder. Thanks. PJ

PS unzipped 100MB . Zipped 33.4MB

Hey PJ, You can send any size file, unzipped, if you use a gmail email account. Otherwise regular email tends to have a 10MB file size limitation.
Webdevguy (17166)
1426153 2016-09-24 22:26:00 All sorted thanks. I just used smaller packets. PJ Poppa John (284)
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