If you send a file that can be a photo, song, video or document via email, of course it is a common thing that can be done. But can you send folders via email? the answer is yes. Then how?
You can use how to send a folder via email which GadgetLogi will discuss through videos and illustrated guides in this article.
The purpose of sending folders via email is so that you can send many files at once with various types in one email.
There are 2 ways to send folders via email, namely sending directly via email attachments and sending links to folders stored in online storage such as Google Drive and OneDrive.
Curious how? please follow the following guidelines according to the type of device you will use to send folders via email.
Laptop Windows
The first way to send a folder via email on a Windows laptop is to send a folder that has been compressed into ZIP or RAR format via an email attachment.
This method is very practical but has a drawback, namely that you cannot give a password to the folder you send. You also cannot send folders that are more than 25 MB in size.
#1.Via Email Attachment
The first step you have to do is compress the folder you are going to send to ZIP format.
Laptops with Windows operating systems already have a folder compression feature into ZIP so you don’t need to install any more software like WinRAR or WinZIP.
Here are the steps to compress a folder on windows into a ZIP without software:
1. Open File Explorer then locate and right-click on the folder you want to compress.
2. Then hover over the Send to menu, then select the Compressed (zipped) folder option. Wait a few moments and there will be a new ZIP file containing the folder you selected in the same location and folder name as the folder you selected earlier.
3. To save time, you can compress multiple folders at once by clicking on each folder while holding down the Shift key on the keyboard. Then follow the steps to compress the folder as before.
4. You can rename the ZIP file that you have created according to the name you want.
5. Finished.
If the folder that you have compressed into ZIP format is less than 25MB in size, then you can send it directly via an attachment in the email.
In this guide GadgetLogi uses email from Gmail but you don’t need to be confused because other email providers such as Outlook and Yahoo have methods and even menu icons that are similar to Gmail.
Here are the steps on how to send a folder via email directly from gmail:
1. Open https://www.gmail.com with a web browser on your laptop then please login with your gmail account.
2. Then create a new email message by clicking the + Compose button in the top left corner.
3. After that, please fill in the email address of the destination and also the subject of the email.
4. Then insert the ZIP file that you have created into the email attachment. The trick is to click the button with the paperclip icon to the right of the Send button.
5. After that, please find and select the folder that has been compressed into the ZIP format that you have created and then click the Open button.
6. Wait a few moments until the ZIP file is finished uploading into the email attachment. Please note that this way you can only send folders that are less than 25 MB in size.
7. After the ZIP-formatted folder has been uploaded, you can send it by clicking the Send button.
8. Finished.
#2. Using Google Drive
If the folder you sent is more than 25 MB in size then you can use Google Drive to send the folder via email.
The difference from how to send folders via email this time is that you can send folders via email with a larger size, which is around 10-15 GB.
In addition, this way you do not need to compress the folder.
Here are the steps:
1. Open https://drive.google.com/ with a web browser on your laptop then please login first using your Google account.
2. Then click the + New button in the upper left corner.
3. In the menu that appears, please select the Folder upload option.
4. Then find and select the folder you want to upload and then click the Upload button.
5. If a warning appears “Upload… files to this site? This will upload all files from …. Only do this if you trust the site.” then click Upload to start the upload process.
6. Wait for the ongoing upload process to finish. You can monitor the status in the lower right corner.
7. After the upload is complete, find the folder you just uploaded. Right-click the folder name and select the Get shareable link menu.
8. Slide the slider in the Link sharing off section to the right so that the slider changes color to green and the text becomes Link sharing on.
9. Then copy the URL provided, the format is something like this https://drive.google.com/open?id=ID. This URL will be sent via email.
10. How to send a Google Drive folder is to include the URL of the folder that you copied earlier in the body of the email.
11. When the recipient of the email opens the link, he or she will be able to view the contents of the folder, download the selected file or also download all files at once via the Download All button.
12. Finished.
HP Android
There are two ways that you can use to send folders via email on an Android phone, namely by sending folders via email attachments and through the Google Drive online storage service.
The first way to send a folder via email is practical, but you can only use this method if the folder you want to send is less than 25 MB in size.
While the second method can be used to send a folder with a large size.
#1. Via Email Attachment
The first step you have to do is compress the folder you are going to send to ZIP format.
For Android phones, please first install an application called RAR via the download button below:
After the application is installed, please follow the steps to compress the folder on your Android phone into the following ZIP:
1.Open the RAR application and if a message appears asking for application permission to access your cellphone memory then press the Allow button to give it permission.
2. After that, please find and select the folder that you want to compress by placing a check mark in the box provided to the right of the folder name.
3.Click the button with the + icon at the top of the screen. This button is to the right of the app name.
4. Please fill in the file name in the box provided. In the file format option, please select ZIP.
5. After that, please click the OK button in the lower right corner of the screen and wait until the compression process is complete.
6. If the compression process is complete, there will be a new ZIP file with the name you chose.
7. Now the folder you selected is ready to be emailed.
If the folder that you have compressed into ZIP format is less than 25MB in size, then you can send it directly via an attachment in the email.
In this guide GadgetLogi uses the application and email from Gmail but you don’t need to be confused because other email providers such as Outlook and Yahoo have methods and even menu icons that are similar to Gmail.
If you don’t have a Gmail application on your Android phone, then you can install it first via the following download button:
Well, if the gmail application is already installed then you can start following these steps:
1. Open the Gmail application then please login first with your Gmail account.
2. After that, click the Compose button with the pencil icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. Please fill in the recipient’s email address, subject and email body then press the button with the paperclip icon in the top menu.
4. Then on the menu that appears, please select the Attach file option then find and select the ZIP file that you created earlier.
5. Wait a few moments until the ZIP file you selected is finished uploading into the email attachment and the file name will be below the email body. The last step is to press the blue send button in the upper right corner of the screen.
6. Finished.
#2.Using Google Drive
If the folder you sent is more than 25 MB in size then you can use the Google Drive application to send the folder via email on your Android phone.
The difference from how to send folders via email this time is that you can send folders via email with a larger size, which is around 10-15 GB.
In addition, this way you do not need to compress the folder.
If on your Android phone you don’t have the Google Drive application, then please install it first via the following download button:
After the application is installed, please follow these steps:
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- Open the Drive application then please login first with your Google account.
- Then press the + button in the lower right corner of the screen.
- In the menu that appears, select the Folder option then enter the name of the folder you want to send and then press the Create button.
- After that, open the folder that you created and press the + button in the lower right corner of the screen.
- In the menu that appears, select the Upload option and select all the files in the folder that you want to send.
- Press the Upload button and wait for the upload process to complete.
- If the message “Link sharing turned on and link copied” appears, then Link sharing is on.
- The next step is to click the three vertical dots button in the upper right corner of the screen and select the Copy link menu.
- At this stage you can exit the Drive application. After exiting the application, then open the Gmail application.
- After the Gmail application opens, press the + sign in the lower right corner of the screen to send a new email
- The contents of the email destination, subject. In the body of the email, paste the URL that you copied from the Drive application by using the paste feature on your keyboard.
13.Done, the folder can be sent via email. Press the blue send button in the upper right corner of the screen to send the email
HP iPhone
There are two ways that you can use to send folders via email on your iPhone, namely by sending folders via email attachments and through the Google Drive online storage service.
The first method is practical, but you can only use this method if the folder you want to send is less than 25 MB in size.
#1.Via Email Attachment
The first step you have to do is compress the folder you are going to send to ZIP format.
For HP iPhones, please first install an application called Zip & RAR File Extractor via the download button below:
After the application is installed, please follow the steps to compress the folder on your iPhone into a ZIP below:
1.Open the Zip Extractor application then in the LOCAL section, press on the Home section.
2.Then press the create folder button in the bottom menu.
3. Fill in the name of the folder that you will create in the box provided and then press the Done button on the keyboard.
4. Open the folder you just created and then add files to the folder by pressing the plus button on the far right of the list of buttons.
5.After the new menu appears, select the Document Browser option then find and select the file you want to put in the folder.
6. If you have finished adding files to the folder, the next step is to exit the folder and then press the Edit button in the lower left corner of the screen and mark the folder you just created.
7. After that a new menu will appear at the bottom of the screen. Press the button on the far right.
8. In the menu that appears, select the Zip Selected Files option.
9. At this stage the folder you marked will be compressed into a ZIP. Please name the ZIP file that will be created and then press the Save button.
10. Wait for some and the folder you compressed has become a ZIP file and is ready to be emailed.
If the folder that you have compressed into ZIP format is less than 25MB in size, then you can send it directly via an attachment in the email.
In this guide GadgetLogi uses the application and email from Gmail but you don’t need to be confused because other email providers such as Outlook and Yahoo have methods and even menu icons similar to Gma
Jika di HP iphone kamu belum ada aplikasi Gmail maka kamu bisa menginstalnya terlebih dahulu melalui tombol download berikut ini:
Well, if the gmail application is already installed, then you can start following the steps on how to send a folder via email on the following iPhone:
- Open the Gmail application then please login first with your Gmail account.
- After that, click the Compose button with the pencil icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
- Please fill in the recipient’s email address, subject and email body then press the button with the paperclip icon in the top menu.
- After that the Gmail application will ask for permission to access the memory from your iPhone. To give it permission, please select the Allow Access to All Photos option.
- Untuk melampirkan folder yang telah dikompres menjadi ZIP, caranya adalah dengan tekan gambar folder di bagian Attachments.
- Setelah itu tekan tombol Browse yang ada di pojok kiri atas layar lalu pilih On My Phone.
- Find and open a folder called Zip Extractor then select the ZIP file that you have created.
- Wait a few moments until the ZIP file you selected is finished uploading into the email attachment and the file name will be below the email body. The last step is to press the blue send button in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Finished.
#2. Using Google Drive
If the folder you sent is more than 25 MB in size, then you can use the Google Drive application to send the folder via email on your iPhone.
The difference from this method is that you can send folders via email with a larger size, which is around 10-15 GB.
In addition, this way you do not need to compress the folder.
If on your iPhone you don’t have the Google Drive application, then please install it first via the following download button:
After the application is installed, please follow the steps on how to send a folder via email using google drive below:
1. Open the Drive application then please login first with your Google account.
2. Then press the + button in the lower right corner of the screen.
3. In the menu that appears, select the Folder option then enter the name of the folder you want to send and then press the Create button.
4. After that, open the folder that you created and press the + button in the lower right corner of the screen.
5. In the menu that appears, select the Upload option and then select the Browse option and select all the files in the folder that you want to send.
6. Press the Upload button and wait for the upload process to complete.
7. Then press the three vertical dots in the upper right corner of the screen and then on the menu that appears, tap on Link sharing off. This is so that other people can open and download the folder that you will share via the URL in the email.
8. If the message “Link sharing turned on and link copied” appears, then Link sharing is on.
9.The next step is to click the three vertical dots button in the upper right corner of the screen and select the Copy link menu.
10.At this stage you can exit the Drive application. After exiting the application, then open the Gmail application.
11. Once the Gmail app is open, tap the + sign in the lower right corner of the screen to send a new email.
12. The contents of the email destination, subject. In the body of the email, paste the URL that you copied from the Drive application by using the paste feature on your keyboard.
13. Done, the folder can be sent via email. Press the blue send button in the top right corner of the screen to send the email.
If you are still confused, you can watch the video guide “how to send a folder via email” on the GadgetLogi youtube channel
That’s how to send a folder via email on an Android cellphone, an iPhone cellphone and a Windows laptop, which is discussed through illustrated and video guides.
Good luck and hopefully useful.
