WeTransfer's 3 GB limit, explained
Why your free WeTransfer upload was blocked at 3 GB when the pricing page says 10 GB, what the rolling 30-day window means, and what to do about it.
If a WeTransfer upload stopped with a message about your allowance, this page explains what happened and what your options are.
The limit that is actually enforced
WeTransfer's help center, as of September 2026, states the Free plan allows up to 10 transfers or 3 GB total in any rolling 30-day window, whichever comes first. That is the number support uses when a transfer is blocked.
The pricing page has at times shown "10 GB" for Free. Reviewers who asked support about the difference report being pointed back to the help-center article and having the ticket closed. Treat 3 GB as the real number.
Rolling window, not calendar month
"Rolling 30 days" trips people up. Each transfer counts against your allowance for 30 days from the moment you sent it. The counter does not reset on the 1st. If you sent 2.5 GB on the 20th, you have 0.5 GB left until the 20th of the following month.
You can see what's left by hovering over your account email on the WeTransfer site, if you have an account.
Three ways around it
- Split the files across transfers, if you have transfers left in the window. This does nothing if you've hit the 3 GB total.
- Pay. Starter ($8/month, $7 yearly) raises the volume to 300 GB per 30 days but keeps the 10-transfer cap, the 3-day expiry and the ads. Ultimate ($23/month, $19 yearly) removes the caps.
- Use a service with a higher free limit. See the limits tracker for every service's current numbers. Honestfiles' Free plan is 10 GB per calendar month with no transfer count and links that last up to 30 days.
Why this page exists
We run a file-transfer service, so we are not neutral. But every number above comes from WeTransfer's own help center, linked below, and we re-check it monthly. If it changes, the "last verified" date at the top changes with it.
Questions people ask
- Is the WeTransfer free limit 3 GB or 10 GB?
- Enforced: 3 GB total, or 10 transfers, in any rolling 30-day window, per the help center. The pricing page has shown 10 GB; support enforces the help-center figure.
- What does 'rolling 30 days' mean?
- It is not a calendar month. Every transfer counts for 30 days from the moment you sent it. If you sent 3 GB on the 5th, you can't send more until the 5th of next month, even if the calendar month has changed.
- Does the 3 GB limit apply per transfer or in total?
- Both. A single free transfer can't exceed 3 GB, and all your transfers in the 30-day window can't exceed 3 GB combined.
- Does the Starter plan fix it?
- Partly. Starter ($8/month) raises the volume to 300 GB per 30 days but keeps the 10-transfer cap, the 3-day expiry and the ads.