How do I send very large files, up to 1 TB?

3 min read · Updated 2026-11-13

Short answer

On the free plan you can send up to 5 GB in total per rolling 7 days. For anything bigger, Pandafile Pro lets you send up to 1 TB in a single transfer for £12 a year, with files kept for 30 days.

Pandafile was built for files that are too big for email: raw footage, design projects, backups, sample libraries and the like. How much you can send depends on your plan.

The limits at a glance

  • Free: up to 5 GB in total per rolling 7 days, no account needed for a link. Files are kept for 3 days and the service is funded by ads.
  • Pro: up to 1 TB per transfer, files kept for 30 days, no ads for you or your recipients, and optional password protection. It costs £12 a year, which works out at £1 a month.
  • Pro has a fair use guide of around 3 TB a month, which covers almost everyone.
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If a file is over your limit, Pandafile tells you before anything uploads.

Sending a big file

  1. Go to pandafile.co and add your file by dragging it in or clicking "Choose files".
  2. Check the total size shown above the list. On the free plan, the meter tells you how much of your 5 GB is left this week.
  3. If the transfer is over your limit, you will see a message with a "Go Pro" button. Upgrading takes a minute through Stripe.
  4. Press Send and leave the tab open while it uploads. Each file has its own bamboo progress bar, and you'll see the speed and roughly how long is left.

Tips for very large uploads

  • Use a wired connection or sit close to your router if you can. Upload speed is usually the slowest part.
  • Keep your computer awake. If it goes to sleep, the upload pauses until it wakes up.
  • Don't worry about dropouts: uploads are resumable, so if your Wi-Fi drops, Pandafile carries on from where it stopped instead of starting over.
  • Plan ahead. A 100 GB upload on a 50 Mbit/s connection takes around four and a half hours.

Related guides

My upload stopped or my Wi-Fi dropped. Will it resume?Yes. Pandafile uses resumable uploads, so if your connection drops the upload pauses and carries on from where it stopped once you're back online. You can also pause and resume it yourself.Do I need to keep the tab open while uploading?Yes. Your files are uploaded by your browser, so keep the Pandafile tab open until you see "Sent!". You can switch to other tabs and apps, but closing the tab or browser stops the upload.How do I send lots of files at once?Add as many files as you like to one transfer by selecting them all, dropping a folder or using "Add more". Pandafile uploads them one after another and gives you a single link, and recipients can download everything as one ZIP.How do I send a whole folder and keep its structure?Click "Choose a folder" or drag the folder into the drop box. Pandafile adds every file inside it and keeps the subfolders, and your recipient can download it all as one ZIP with the same structure.
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