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## How big of a file can I transfer with Firefox Send? | ||
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There is a 2GB file size limit built in to Send, however, in practice you may | ||
be unable to send files that large. Send encrypts and decrypts the files in | ||
the browser which is great for security but will tax your system resources. In | ||
particular you can expect to see your memory usage go up by at least the size | ||
of the file when the transfer is processing. You can see [the results of some | ||
testing](https://github.com/mozilla/send/issues/170#issuecomment-314107793). | ||
For the most reliable operation on common computers, it’s probably best to stay | ||
under a few hundred megabytes. | ||
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## Why is my browser not supported? | ||
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We’re using the [Web Cryptography JavaScript API with the AES-GCM | ||
algorithm](https://www.w3.org/TR/WebCryptoAPI/#aes-gcm) for our encryption. | ||
Many browsers support this standard and should work fine, but some have not | ||
implemented it yet (mobile browsers lag behind on this, in | ||
particular). | ||
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## How long are files available for? | ||
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Files are available to be downloaded for 24 hours, after which they are removed | ||
from the server. They are also removed immediately after a download completes. | ||
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## Can a file be downloaded more than once? | ||
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Not currently, but we're considering multiple download support in a future | ||
release. | ||
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*Disclaimer: Send is an experiment and under active development. The answers | ||
here may change as we get feedback from you and the project matures.* |