Mail Drop is a feature on Apple devices that allows users to send large files such as videos, presentations, and images directly from the Mail app. With Mail Drop, you can send attachments up to 5 GB in size. If you try to send an email with large attachments, you will be asked if you want to deliver the attachments using Mail Drop. If you agree and Mail Drop is turned on, the attachments are uploaded to iCloud. Recipients see an attachment or a Mail Drop link in the message, and they have 30 days to download the Mail Drop attachments. The recipient’s email app might have a smaller message size limit that prevents the attachment from being delivered. Here are some key points to keep in mind about Mail Drop:
- Mail Drop works with a Mac using OS X Yosemite or later, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 9.2 or later, and a Mac or PC with an updated browser.
- Each attachment expires after 30 days, so you can send new attachments after earlier attachments expire and more storage becomes available.
- There is a 1 TB storage limit, so if you manage to send enough files to hit that limit, youll need to wait 30 days for files to expire before you can send more.
- Mail Drop is a free service provided by Apple to let you send large files like videos, presentations, and images through iCloud.
