8 FREE Ways to Send Large Files Online
1. How to Send Multiple Large Files at Once
File Factory lets you upload files of 300 MB size. The convenient thing about File Factory is that you can upload multiple files (up to 25) at once. You can upload files from your Computer or from a remote server. The premium account lets you upload files from FTP or using a torrent file.
2. How to Send Large Files Without Even Registering an Account
YouSendIt is another file sharing service that has become popular in recent times. It lets you upload and share files of sizes 100 MB each. The site contains an email form and you can send an email containing your file from the home page itself where your uploaded file is available for download for only 7 days
3. How to Send Large Files via Firefox Extension
Another file sharing service is Drop.io which lets you upload files of sizes 100 MB each. The files uploaded can be downloaded any number of times and you can also password protect your files to retain privacy. If you are a Firefox fan you can use the Drop.io Firefox add-on.
4. How to Send and Password Protect Large Files for Security
TransferBigFiles lets you send large files of size 1 GB each by email. The files can be password protected and you can add a personal note to the email you send to the recipients. When your friends download the file, you will receive email notifications which is a feature. You can send the uploaded file to multiple email recipients with a single click.
5. How to Send up to 5GB Files for Free
The service which allows the biggest file to be sent in the list is File Dropper. This site lets you send files as large as 5 GB in size. You can upload movies, videos, executables, photos and possibly any type of file with File Dropper. The only downside with File Dropper is that you cannot upload multiple files at once.
After the upload is complete, you are given a personal link of the uploaded file. Just copy that link and you can email the link to your friends so that they can download it. There are no sign ups or registrations involved with File dropper. However, signing up has its own benefits as you will be able to keep track of your files, add password protection, mark files as private and delete files later on.
6. How to Email Large Files Without Having to Upload Them Anywhere
Tonsho is an interesting twist to the service. Rather than uploading files yourself, you can use a normal email client such as Microsoft outlook and Thunderbird, and send your email normally. Your email will then pass through Tonsho servers and if the attachments are too large, it will automatically upload it to a server, and provide the recipient a link.
While this takes a lot of hassle away from the whole process, you have to be wary of email security. I’m not sure I’m comfortable passing my email through anyone else’s server.
7. How to Send Large Files Using a Desktop Client
Dropsend is a free service which allows you to send files up to 2GB large. While most of these web-upload interfaces work well, for me, nothing beats a desktop client. It just feels more robust, and its certainly more comforting to use when you’re spending a few hours sending a very large file.
8. How to Send Large Files and Tweet them from your Phone or Desktop
FileSocial is one of the easiest ways to share files on twitter. Just attach your file and a link will be posted to your file. Sharesend is another alternative for this, but I’m wary about their non-usage of OAuth for twitter, so I’d recommend Filesocial if you want to send and tweet securely.
This post was written by Abhishek Palit who also writes other useful tips at his blog Softtricks, and James Yeang.
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