Email attachments blocked for security reasons [Gmail]

This said, not only you get all your emails and contacts from multiple accounts in one single place.

Mailbird also supports integration with the most popular email clients, as well as with a lot of productivity apps like Google Calendar, Twitter, or Asana.

Plus, the app is integrated with Degoo, which is another tool that saves you the time of archiving large folders or files to send them via email.

Using this feature, you can upload large files with one click (or drag&drop them in the app) and just send the email. Any type of files is supported.

What’s more, you don’t have to store the file locally on your device and you don’t need to download anything to perform this action. And the receivers don’t need a special account either.

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2. Try out the WinZip compression software

WinZip can prove very helpful if you are looking for a smooth way to solve blocked RAR email attachments issues.

The actual compression can be done quickly using this tool, yet don’t you imagine that all that WinZip does is zipping and unzipping files.

It’s also your all-in-one solution for securing and sharing files. Therefore, when other similar tools fail at completing the process of sending RAR email attachments, WinZip excels at this chapter.

It simply reminds you that working with archives is convenient and will make the transfer process a lot easier when RAR archives are involved.

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3. Edit the file extensions included within the RAR archive

1. First, press the File Explorer button on Windows 10’s taskbar.


2. Select the View tab shown directly below.


3. Select the File name extensions checkbox on that tab.


4. Open the folder where you’ve saved the files you need to include in your RAR archive.


5. To change a file’s format, right-click it, and select Rename.


6. Then change the extension at the end of the file to an alternative format, and press the Enter key (eg. change an EXE to a PNG).


7. A Rename dialog box will open when you press the Return key. Select the Yes button to provide further confirmation.


8. Change the formats of all the files in the RAR archive with acceptable ones.


9. Then set up your RAR archive with the files you modified.

Then Open Gmail, attached your files as you would do, and warn the receiver about the file format. Then send the email.

Changing the files included within the RAR archive to formats that Gmail doesn’t block is a workaround.

You can set up a new RAR archive with the modified file formats and attach it to an email.

Keep in mind that the recipient will need to restore the files included within the RAR archive to their original formats.

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4. Send the RAR as a Google Drive link

1. First, open your Google Drive storage in a browser.


2. Click the My Drive button to open the menu.


3. Select Upload files to open the Open window.


4. Then select your RAR file to save in Google Drive, and click the Open button.


5. Right-click the RAR you saved in Google Drive and select Share to open the window below.


6. Click the Get sharable link to turn on link sharing.


7. Then you can also copy a link URL (with the Ctrl + C hotkey) to include in the email.


8. Press the Done button.


9. Open Gmail in your browser.


10. Click the Compose button to open Gmail’s email text editor.


11. Press the Insert files using Drive button.


12. Select the RAR file you saved in Google Drive.


13. Select the Drive link option if it’s now already selected.


14. Click the Insert button.


15. Then you can send the email with a Google Drive link for the RAR. The recipient can select to download the file from the URL.

Alternatively, you can send a RAR file that Gmail would otherwise block by inserting it from Google Drive.

This means you need to save the RAR in your GD storage. Then you can select to insert files from GD in Gmail.

One last note, you could also save the RAR to a file host, and then send a URL for the file to the recipient. This software guide provides further details for the best file-sharing applications.

So that’s how you can send a RAR file, and any other file, that Gmail usually blocks via email.

Have you used any of these methods? Please drop us a line in the comments section below and share your experience with us.

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in July 2020 and has been since revamped and updated in October 2020 for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.

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