You can send a zip file in Gmail if you want to send a large file or folder to someone without using Google Drive. Gmail has a hard 25 MB limit for sending attachments over email, and if you try ...

Some files are simply too big for an e-mail, but with specialized online services like Gmail and Dropbox sharing still works.

If you have Gmail, though, you can use the email service to send files from a computer to virtually any smartphone.

Need to move a file or other document from one PC to another? We've got you covered with a guide looking at wired, wireless, cloud storage, and other methods.