If you want to send a file using OneDrive, instead of your email client, the process is simple. Upload the file to your one OneDrive account (you’ll need a Microsoft account to use OneDrive but if you log into your Windows 10 system using a Microsoft account, the OneDrive setup will be automatically taken care of), then generate a link to it. The advantage is that the email will always send, even if the file is too big to attach to a message. In addition, the attachment won’t take up huge amounts of space in your recipient’s inbox and the message can be forwarded faster. It works like this:
- Upload the file you want to share to OneDrive. Press [Windows Key] +
[E] together, then click on OneDrive. Copy the file you want to share to this location, the file will automatically be uploaded to your OneDrive storage folder on the Internet. - Once the file has uploaded, right-click on it and select More OneDrive sharing options from the pop-up menu.
- You’ll be taken to the OneDrive folder in your web browser. You can now click
Share and choose Get a link, or Email, in order to share the file.