# Make transferring large files easy \[via NextCloud or splitting\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Proposal\ **Tags:** chatmail\ **Created:** [March 2, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/make-transferring-large-files-easy-via-nextcloud-or-splitting/4841 "2026-03-02T20:25:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bestman](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@bestman](https://forum.delta.chat/u/bestman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/make-transferring-large-files-easy-via-nextcloud-or-splitting/4841/1 "2026-03-02T20:25:18Z")
Hello everyone, for example, Thunderbird has a feature that if a file exceeds 5 MB, it offers to upload it to storage, and send a link in the message. Is it possible to do the same in Delta Chat for any sendings? I see implementing this on Chatmail as a simple task, as it has its own storage, but how to implement this on a simple email account? I think there are two options. The first is to add a private cloud to the settings, such as NextCloud or any other cloud where the encrypted file is stored. The second is to split the file into multiple smaller ones (fragmentation), and send them, say, 15 MB at a time. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/link2xt/32/1971_2.png) [@link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/u/link2xt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/make-transferring-large-files-easy-via-nextcloud-or-splitting/4841/2 "2026-03-02T20:31:18Z")
See previous topic with similar discussion: > [@Smarter message size limit](https://support.delta.chat/t/smarter-message-size-limit/1802/4): > > I think fragmenting the message is the best solution. It is probably not widely supported, but at least there is a standard which Delta Chat can implement to avoid reinventing the wheel: