{"id":"bridge-devices.how-does-bridge-handle-large-files","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-handle-large-files","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"clipboard-sharing","title":"Clipboard sharing"},"question":"How does Bridge handle large files I copy?","alt_questions":["Large file — open to receive over Bridge","Click to receive scrap","Send big files with Bridge","Bridge large file transfer","Why is my file a placeholder in Junk Yard?","Can Bridge send a multi-gigabyte file?"],"short_answer":"Large files arrive as a “Click to receive” scrap and only transfer when you click it. Both sides show progress, an interrupted transfer can resume, and an unreceived scrap stays receivable after a restart.","answer_markdown":"A large file doesn't move until you ask for it. The other device gets a scrap that says **Click to receive** (its tooltip reads *Large file — open to receive over Bridge*); clicking it fetches the file.\n\nWhile it comes across, both sides show a progress bar and percentage, plus three status dots: red for waiting or failed, yellow for sending, green for done. If the transfer is interrupted, it can pick up where it left off. A not-yet-received scrap stays receivable after a restart too.\n\nFor files you'll use often, sharing a folder can be easier than copying them one by one.\n\n- [The transfer dots](/faq/bridge-devices/what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean)\n- [Share a folder](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-from-my-pc-with-my-mac)","answer_html":"

A large file doesn't move until you ask for it. The other device gets a scrap that says Click to receive (its tooltip reads Large file — open to receive over Bridge); clicking it fetches the file.

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While it comes across, both sides show a progress bar and percentage, plus three status dots: red for waiting or failed, yellow for sending, green for done. If the transfer is interrupted, it can pick up where it left off. A not-yet-received scrap stays receivable after a restart too.

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For files you'll use often, sharing a folder can be easier than copying them one by one.

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Bridge & your devices · Clipboard sharing

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How does Bridge handle large files I copy?

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Short answer: Large files arrive as a “Click to receive” scrap and only transfer when you click it. Both sides show progress, an interrupted transfer can resume, and an unreceived scrap stays receivable after a restart.

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A large file doesn't move until you ask for it. The other device gets a scrap that says Click to receive (its tooltip reads Large file — open to receive over Bridge); clicking it fetches the file.

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While it comes across, both sides show a progress bar and percentage, plus three status dots: red for waiting or failed, yellow for sending, green for done. If the transfer is interrupted, it can pick up where it left off. A not-yet-received scrap stays receivable after a restart too.

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For files you'll use often, sharing a folder can be easier than copying them one by one.

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