Home >Articles > Easily share executable...

Easily share executable program file(s) via email clients

Posted By: Gaurav Sood | May 25 2010

Figuring out how to share executable (.exe) program file(s) to someone on the other end of the globe? Then you are knocking on the right door. Email clients like Yahoo Mail and Gmail don’t let you attach .exe file(s) to an email message, this can frustrating especially when you want to send something important. To get over this problem you can follow these simple steps and send any .exe file as an email attachment, or use other method that allows you to send executable files via third party online service.

attack executable file to gmail
attack executable file to gmail

# Send the file(s) as RAR attachment

• Download the WinRAR software, and install it (if you haven’t already installed the program).

• Restart your PC, and then go to the folder having .exe file. Right click on the file and then choose the option “Add to archive…”.

add to archive the executable file
add to archive the executable file

• This will open a window having all the parameters and settings to add the file to Winzip RAR. Just name the RAR file and select OK.

archive settings
archive settings

• Your .exe file will be added to the archive

adding to archive status
adding to archive status

• Then go to your email client and sign-in to your account, here for example I will send the file via Gmail.

• Go to Compose Mail option, attach the Winzip file and send the mail.

attack executable file to gmail
attack executable file to gmail

• At the receiving end, download the RAR attachment, and then right click on it to select the option “Extract Here”.

extract exe file
extract exe file

• Click on it and the .exe file(s) will be extracted to this very folder.

extract rar file
extract rar file

.

# Upload the file(s) to third party online service

You can upload .exe file(s) to third party online sharing service like Mediafire, Rapidshare or Megaupload. These files can thereafter be downloaded at the other end, you just have to email the download link to the user or the file can be searched by name.