September 12, 2026 · 4 min read
How to send large PDFs
A PDF is “large” when it has print-resolution images and someone tried to email it from a phone. Most of those still fit in 2 GB.
David KrugManila · @realDavidKrug
A PDF is “large” when it has print-resolution images and someone tried to email it from a phone. Most of those still fit in 2 GB.
Stop using the letter slot
Email will pretend to help and then bounce. A shared drive will succeed and then never leave. A transfer is the third thing: a link with a clock.
A link with a clock beats a folder with no ending.
Do this
If it is a deck, name it with the date. If it is a contract, consider a password on a paid transfer, and an expiry that is days, not years.
On Pink Jeepney: open the site, drop the files, write one sentence on the ticket if they need it, copy the link. Several files can come back down as one zip. Send the link in whatever thread you already have. The transfer does not need to become the relationship.
What fits
| Plan | Per transfer | The link lasts | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 2 GB | 7 days | No |
| Personal, $9 | 25 GB | 30 days | Yes |
| Professional, $24 | 100 GB | 90 days | Yes |
| Business, $59 | 250 GB | Up to a year | Yes, and your logo |
When this is the wrong tool
If the file must be unreadable to the host, use Wormhole or Tresorit Send. Pink Jeepney will expire, and it will burn after download if you ask. It will not hide the bytes from the machine that stored them. Know which problem you have.
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David Krug
Twenty-plus years of building cute little websites, and big ones, with an independent footprint. In the Philippines since 2016. Based in Manila, with two children and one amazing partner.
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