4 Fast Ways: How to Send Files with Google Drive Safely in 2024

• Can I Send a File to Someone with Google Drive?
• How to Send Files with Google Drive Web in 2 Ways
• How to Send Files with Google Drive in an Easier Way
• How to Send Files in Google Drive Using iPhone
• In the End

Can I Send a File to Someone with Google Drive?

Does Google control our lives on the Internet? You can probably think so since you can do so many things with your own Google account. If you are trying to send large files through Gmail to a group of people, it is not going to help you due to the Gmail attachment limit. A lot of people are asking how to send large files successfully. The answer to this question is that you need to use a cloud storage service like Google Drive.

Google Drive is a very practical solution regarding how to send files to other people. You can get 15 GB of free storage and lots of file-sharing choices to fulfill your needs. So, in the next sections, we will explain how to send files using the Google Drive website, mobile application, and another great option for free.

How to Send Files with Google Drive Web in 2 Normal Ways

On Google Drive’s official website, you can send one or more files with others by inviting them (Google Drive users) to your shared file or folder, or by sharing a link of the shared file with your recipients. And here’s how to send files using Google Drive’s website.

Way 1. Send Files from Google Drive by Inviting People and Groups

Step 1. Log in to Google Drive’s website with your Google account.
Step 2. In the “My Drive” folder, right-click the file or the folder that you want to send to others. Then choose “Share” in the dropdown menu.

Step 3. Add the email addresses of people and groups in the blank and choose a file access permission that you want your recipients to have.
Step 4. Click “Send” in the pop-up window and your recipients are invited to the folder.

Way 2. Send Files via Google Drive by Sharing Link

Step 1. Click “Get link” in the dropdown menu instead of “Share”.
Step 2. Choose a file access permission for the receivers.
Step 3. Click “Copy link” and send the Google Drive link to others by yourself.

How to Send Files with Google Drive in an Easier Way

Except using Google Drive’s web to send files with Google Drive, there’s an easier way for you to securely send files and folders through Google Drive with flexible options and a safe password. All you need is a MultCloud free account and a browser.

Here’s the detailed instruction of using MultCloud to send files from Google Drive.

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account and log in.

Step 2. Choose the Google Drive icon and allow MultCloud to access your Google Drive account.

Step 3. Tick the file or folder in Google Drive that you want to send out.

Step 4. Choose a sharing option in the pop-up window and click “Create Share”. Here we choose “Private Share” as an example.
Step 5. “Copy” the link and send it to others by the ways listed below the link or sending by yourself.

After sending, your recipient can access the file or folder from the link with the password. Or, he can create a MultCloud account of his own and save the file to his cloud directly.

How to Send Files in Google Drive Using iPhone

The operation of sending Google Drive files using the iPhone is similar to how to send large files using Google Drive’s official website that is illustrated in the second section. The only and biggest difference is that, before sending files with Google Drive from iPhone, you have to download and install the Google Drive mobile application from App Store. 

After that, you can send long videos on iPhone from Google Drive and send all the files and folders you want from Google Drive on iPhone by following the first two methods above.

In the End

It is now so simple for you to figure out how to send files with Google Drive since you reach here. You can choose the method you like most and follow the guide to send whatever you want from Google Drive to others successfully.

Besides, as you may find, MultCloud is also a great cloud-to-cloud file transfer service. You can make full use of the Cloud Transfer function to migrate Google Drive to new account with a single click.