Which way should you send this file? A 30-second decision guide
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Most “how do I send this file” questions have the same answer — turn it into a link — but a few situations call for one extra switch. Instead of a 2,000-word explainer, here's the whole decision in one chart. Read top to bottom; the first row that matches wins.
The 30-second decision
Is it a whole website, a ZIP or a dist/ folder?
Is it several files people should get as one thing?
Do you need to know if, and when, they open it?
Should they read it but not download or keep it?
Is it confidential, or should it stop working after a while?
Just need it to open, anywhere?
→ Turn the file into a plain link — that's the default, and it covers most sends.
Why a link is the default
An attachment is a dead end. It bounces over inbox size limits, it can't be updated after you send it, and it tells you nothing about whether anyone opened it. A link fixes all three: it never bounces (you're sending a URL, not a file), you can swap the file behind it without changing the address, and — when you want it — it can report every open. The four switches above are just the moments when you want a little more than the default.
The switches, in one line each
Whole website — a ZIP from a builder goes live on its own address, not a download. Many files — they bundle into one album link instead of a zip nobody unzips. Need to know they read it — a tracked link shows every open. View-only hides the download button. Confidential or time-limited — a password or expiry does the rest.
Whichever branch you land on, the start is the same: drop the file and get the link, then flip the one switch you need.
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