---
id: bridge-devices.how-does-bridge-handle-large-files
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-handle-large-files
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["bridge", "large files", "clipboard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-send-a-file-from-my-mac-to-my-pc", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-from-my-pc-with-my-mac"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How does Bridge handle large files I copy?

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.

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.

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

- [The transfer dots](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean)
- [Share a folder](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-from-my-pc-with-my-mac)