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What Are The Attachment Size Limits of Major Email Providers
Depending on your email provider it ranges from 5MB – 1GB max. Below is a list of the most recently known size limits for attachments. The list consists of the major email providers:
Remember, the entire purpose of SizableSend.com was to allow users a quick and efficient way to send/share large files – especially files larger than the meagar size limits listed below. It is also worth noting that the average user, about 60%, uses Sizable Send to send attachments smaller than the alloted amount of the major Email Providers. Sure they could be sending these smaller files via email but Sizable Send is 1000x times easier, not to mention faster.
Name |
Storage |
Attachment limit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOL Mail | Unlimited | 25 MB | ||
| Excite | 1 GB | 25 MB | ||
| Gmail | 7.32 GB and counting | 25 MB | ||
| Hushmail | 2 MB (free), 2 GB + (premium) | 2MB (free) 1GB (Premium) |
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| Lavabit | 128MB ($free,no adds) 1GB ($free, ads) | 32-128MB Message size varies according to option |
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| Lycos | 5 GB of storage | Unlimited | ||
| Mail.com | Unlimited | 16 MB | ||
| MobileMe | 20 GB/Unlimited MB shared between file storage and email (user customizable ratio). |
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| Mymailshare | Unlimited | 20MB | ||
| MyWay | 1 GB | 25 MB | ||
| O2 Webmail | 20MB | |||
| Opolis | Unlimited | 125MB | ||
| Oi Mail | 1 GB | 20 MB | ||
| Rackspace Email | 10GB | 50 MB | ||
| Runbox | 10 GB + 1 GB file storage | 100 MB | ||
| Windows Live Hotmail (replaced MSN) |
5 GB(initial, with “ever-growing storage”) | 10 MB (basic) 20 MB |
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| Yahoo! Mail | Unlimited | 25 MB (basic with ads in interface and e-mails) 25 MB (Plus version) |


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