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How do I send a ZIP or EXE file as an attachment in Gmail?

April 26, 2017exe file Gmail send Zip

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How do I send a ZIP or EXE file as an attachment in Gmail?

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Gmail’s Anti-Virus application blocks all executable file types (.exe .zip etc) from being sent. There is a workaround for this. To send an executable file, rename the file to include additional text following the file extension. Example: .zip file “myproject.zip” would be renamed – “myproject.zip.test”. When the recipient receives the file, they would save the file and rename it to remove the “.test” portion of the filename. This tells the Gmail Anti-Virus program that the file is not an executable file when sending.