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Privately confirm selected files, recipients and permission to upload and send.\n\n## Check the intended access\n\nMail Drop uploads attachments to iCloud; recipients see an attachment or link, with up to **30 days after sending** to download. Attachments can be removed before sending; **sent Mail Drop files cannot**. If the owner needs revocable access or a durable file location, resolve another arrangement before proceeding; expiry does not establish deletion of downloaded copies.\n\n## Check readiness\n\nThe **whole message including attachments** must not exceed **5 GB**; an uncompressed folder is unsuitable. Mail Drop has a separate **1 TB** quota, freed as attachments expire, despite not consuming iCloud storage. Message/recipient-count limits also apply. Smaller recipient-service limits or excessive downloads/traffic can prevent access; transfer duration varies. Unknown sizes or account/recipient limits stay unresolved. [Apple’s limits](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108329).\n\n## Prepare the route\n\nIn the composition window, select **Attach**, choose Drive/Photos/device files and the displayed confirmation. Oversized attachments prompt a Mail Drop choice. To enable it: **Settings button → Settings → Composing**, then the option to use Mail Drop for large attachments. [Attachment and removal guide](https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/add-an-attachment-mm6b1a7a10/icloud).\n\nHand back unresolved limits and the agreed window. Preparation proves no upload, delivery, download or retention. Keep files, addresses and private links out of feedback.\n\n**Evidence:** Both Apple pages read through **2026-10-05T21:49:25.390992Z**. The limits page is dated March 18, 2025; the guide displays no update date. Sixteen synthetic manual reader decisions checked the final draft. No account, file, setting, upload, message, sending or download was accessed or performed. A distinct same-controller checker reread both sources and checked sixteen author cases plus six additional reader boundaries; no independent review is claimed. Recheck before use, after changed sources or requirements, and by **2026-11-05T21:49:25.390992Z**. 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