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I think it can be the .lib files, anyway you can just upload the zip to a file uploading site and share the link with your friend.

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019, 2:39 PM Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...> wrote:

Greetings,

To be clear about Gmail blocking a zipped archive of KiCad project files, this is what happens when I try to send an email with an attachment of those files:

If I try to send the email anyway, I get this message:

It does not matter if the recipient of the email does not use Gmail.

It is Gmail on MY end that is blocking the attachment from being sent.

My workaround is to append a dot txt ( .txt ) extension to the files, then zip them.

Since all the KiCad project files are plain text, that seems to work.

Gmail will allow a zipped archive of my project files with a dot txt extension appended.

However, it sure is an inconvenience, for both parties, sender and recipient.

I have to append the extension, and the recipient has to remove the extension.

That is why I am wondering which files are absolutely necessary for me to send to a friend, so that friend can view my project. When I was studying Eagle CAD, it seems that only a .brd and a .sch file were necessary? I do not quite remember since it has been a long time (I studied? with Eagle 4.x).

Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
/g/w8bhMorseTutor

Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
/g/w8bhMorseTutor

On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 6:51 AM Ken KM4NFQ via Groups.Io <km4nfq=[email protected]> wrote:

Greetings.

I am new to this group and relatively new to KiCad. I started learning
KiCad on 2 December, and today I sent Gerbers for my first PCB to OSH
Park. I have tried to share my KiCad files with a friend, but Gmail
rejected the ZIP archive I tried to attach. Gmail thought there was
something malicious in the archive, even though it has nothing but
KiCad project files in it, which are all plain text. I was able to get
around that rejection by adding a dot txt extension to the end of the
files, then zipping them. My project uses one custom symbol which I
made. The library was made to use with the project, not global. My
question is, what are the essential files that must be sent to my
friend in order for her to use the project on her KiCad PC? Which
files can be left out and not affect her viewing or modifying the
project? We are both using the same version of KiCad.

I am using KiCad 5.0.2 on Debian GNU/Linux 10 "Buster" (Stable).
The files in the project directory are:
blink.bak
blink-cache.lib
blink.kicad_pcb
blink.kicad_pcb-bak


blink.sch
fet.bck
fet.dcm
fet.lib
sym-lib-table

Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
/g/w8bhMorseTutor