Transferring Files

You can transfer any kind of file between Google Talk friends. To begin a file transfer, click Transfer File in either the message window or the pop-up that appears when you place your mouse cursor over a friend’s name in your Friends list.

Locate the file to be transferred on your computer and begin the transfer. You can watch its progress as it transfers.

The file transfer is peer-to-peer, which means that rather than send files to the Google server and then down to the person you’re chatting with, your computer makes a connection directly to the other person’s computer. This means that there are no limits on file types or file sizes that you can send between the two computers.

When you receive files sent to you, they are stored in the Google Talk Received Files folder. When someone sends you an image, it is stored in the Received Images folder, which is found within the Google Talk Received Files folder.