How to send a folder without zipping it
By the WispFile team · Updated 24 September 2026
You can send a folder without zipping it by choosing or dropping the folder itself into a transfer that keeps its structure. Zipping a large folder takes time and disk space and, for photos or video, barely shrinks it. WispFile sends the folder as it is, with its subfolders, up to 1,000 files.
Key facts
- Drop a folder onto WispFile or choose it with the folder picker.
- Chrome and Edge recreate the folders on the receiver’s disk.
- Other browsers receive one streamed .zip, built as the files arrive.
- Zipping first mostly wastes time for photos and video.
How to send the folder
- Open WispFile and drag the folder in, or choose it.
- Share the link.
- The receiver chooses where to save. In Chrome or Edge they pick a folder and your subfolders appear inside it; elsewhere the download is a .zip made on the fly.
When zipping first still makes sense
- The folder is mostly text, spreadsheets or raw data, which compress well.
- It has tens of thousands of tiny files.
- You need one file to archive or attach somewhere else.
For everything else, see when compressing helps.
Frequently asked questions
Will the receiver get the same folder structure?
Yes. Paths are kept; in Chrome and Edge they are recreated as real folders, and elsewhere inside the .zip.
Is there a limit on the number of files?
Up to 1,000 files per transfer.
Are file names safe?
Names are cleaned on arrival, so a crafted name cannot write outside the folder the receiver chose.
Related guides
- Should you compress a large file before sending it? — What shrinks, what does not, and when to skip the zip.
- How to transfer files between two computers — Cable, drive, network share, cloud or a direct link: which to pick.
- How to send large files without uploading them — Why the upload step exists, how to skip it, and the one trade-off.
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