{"id":"junk-yard.how-do-i-receive-a-large-file-shared-from-another-device","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-receive-a-large-file-shared-from-another-device","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"devices","title":"Sharing with your other devices"},"question":"Why does a shared file show a Receive button in the Junk Yard?","alt_questions":["Receive button Junk Yard","File from another device not downloaded","Click to receive Junk Yard","Bridge file waiting in Junk Yard","Receiving progress Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"Larger shared files arrive as a placeholder with a Receive button and their size. Click Receive when you want the file and it transfers with a progress bar, while both devices stay connected.","answer_markdown":"Larger files copied on another device arrive as a placeholder scrap with a **Receive** button (showing the file's size) instead of being transferred straight away. Click **Receive** when you actually want the file, and a progress bar shows it coming in; after that it behaves like any other file scrap.\n\nWaiting until you ask saves time and bandwidth for files you never end up needing. Both devices need to stay connected through Bridge while it transfers.","answer_html":"

Larger files copied on another device arrive as a placeholder scrap with a Receive button (showing the file's size) instead of being transferred straight away. Click Receive when you actually want the file, and a progress bar shows it coming in; after that it behaves like any other file scrap.

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Waiting until you ask saves time and bandwidth for files you never end up needing. Both devices need to stay connected through Bridge while it transfers.

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Junk Yard · Sharing with your other devices

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Why does a shared file show a Receive button in the Junk Yard?

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Short answer: Larger shared files arrive as a placeholder with a Receive button and their size. Click Receive when you want the file and it transfers with a progress bar, while both devices stay connected.

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Larger files copied on another device arrive as a placeholder scrap with a Receive button (showing the file's size) instead of being transferred straight away. Click Receive when you actually want the file, and a progress bar shows it coming in; after that it behaves like any other file scrap.

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Waiting until you ask saves time and bandwidth for files you never end up needing. Both devices need to stay connected through Bridge while it transfers.

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