How much can I send for free? The 5 GB weekly limit explained
On the free plan you can send up to 5 GB in total per rolling 7 days, without creating an account. The meter on the upload page always shows how much you have left.
Pandafile Free is genuinely free: you do not need an account to get a link, and the service is funded by ads. To keep it fair for everyone, there is one simple rule. You can send up to 5 GB in total in any rolling 7-day period.
What counts towards the 5 GB
Everything you upload and send counts, whether you share it with "Get a link" or "Send by email". The limit is about the total, not about single files. You could send one 5 GB video, or fifty smaller files that add up to 5 GB, or anything in between.
- Sending the same file twice counts twice, because it is uploaded twice.
- Sending one transfer to several email recipients counts once, because the files are only uploaded once.
- Downloads by your recipients do not count against your allowance at all.
Where to see how much you have left
Open the upload page at pandafile.co. Underneath the drop zone you will see a meter such as "1.8 GB of 5 GB left this week". It also tells you when space frees up again, so you never have to work it out yourself.
What "rolling 7 days" means
The allowance is not reset every Monday. Instead, each transfer counts for exactly 7 days after you sent it, and then its size is added back to your allowance. That means space usually comes back bit by bit rather than all at once.
What happens if I go over
If a transfer would take you over 5 GB, it cannot be sent on the free plan until enough space has come back. Keep an eye on the meter before starting a big upload. You can wait until space frees up, split the job into smaller parts over a few days, or upgrade to Pro, which allows up to 1 TB per transfer for £12 a year.
The limit is counted per person, which is why it looks at more than just your email address. You can read more about that in the article on why the limit counts devices and networks.
