<p>Google has brought a couple of much-needed features to Google Drive, including a solution for the age-old dilemma of how to send extremely large files.</p><p>Gmail users who've opted into the new compose message style may now insert files directly from Google Drive, the company's free online storage service. For files you've already stored online through Google Drive, this is basically a shortcut for sharing them with other people. (The new tool also lets you upload files directly to Google Drive from within Gmail before attaching them.)</p><p>Google Drive attachments can be much larger than standard e-mail attachments. The size limit for attached files through Google Drive is 10 GB, compared to 25 MB for regular attachments. So essentially, Google has tackled a classic file-sharing frustration: By sending a file through Google Drive, you needn't worry about whether the attachment is too large to go through. Although other cloud storage services, such as Dropbox, can also help with sharing large files, Drive's integration with Gmail makes for a simpler solution because you never have to leave the compose window to add a file.</p><p>You can upload files to Google Drive through the web or by installing the desktop app, which lets you drag and drop files using your PC's file system.</p><p><a href="http://techland.time.com/2012/11/30/google-drive-gets-gmail-attachment-support-mobile-spreadsheet-editing/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/30/open_and_shut_google/">Google&#039;s Drive + Gmail: A 10GB Dropbox killer</a> (Register)</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2017326/gmail-gets-integrated-google-drive-link-sharing.html">Gmail gets integrated Google Drive link sharing</a> (PCWorld (blog))</p><p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/11/28/gmails-10gb-attachment-may-reduce-accidental-data-leakage/">Gmail&#039;s 10GB Attachment May Reduce Accidental Data Leakage</a> (Wall Street Journal (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dwykL2hLpk7JJKMst_0YZM9QrOXsM&ned=us">119 additional articles.</a></p>