How do I send large files to someone in another country?
Short answer
Upload your files and send the link by email or chat. Recipients anywhere in the world can download in their browser, with no app or account, and the site is available in 20 languages.
Posting a hard drive overseas can take a week and costs money in shipping and customs paperwork. A Pandafile link arrives instantly, and your recipient only needs a modern browser such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge.
How to send
- Open pandafile.co and add your files or a folder.
- Choose Send by email and enter the recipient's address, or press Get a link to share it however you like.
- Add a short message. Keep it simple if the recipient reads English as a second language.
- Send. With email sends, you get an email when they download.
Things that help international sends
- Language: the Pandafile site is available in 20 languages, so the download page can be read in many native languages.
- Time zones: free links expire after 7 days. If your recipient is on the other side of the world or away, Plus keeps files for 14 days and Pro for 30 days.
- Slow connections: the recipient can download single files rather than everything at once, or the whole lot as a ZIP.
- Where your files live: files are stored on servers in Helsinki, Finland, and our database is in Frankfurt, both in the EU. All connections use HTTPS.
