You can send a zip file in Gmail if you want to send a large file to someone without using Google Drive.

You can email a folder in Gmail by first zipping it on your computer and then attaching the ZIP file to the email.

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Zip files compress your folders or files and save storage on your computer. They're also easier to send from device to device. Here's how to make one.

2. Zip the file. Instead of attaching the exe (or other blocked file), add it to a zip and attach that file to your e-mail.

When I try to attach one to an outbound e-mail, Outlook displays everything in the selected folder except Zip files.