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Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2007/05/23/7-ways-to-send-huge-files-25x-bigger-than-gmail/

Paul · 2 years ago

Adam,

You are missing more great services to transfer large files,

www.box.net
www.orbitfiles.com
www.drivehq.com

Paul
Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago

Awesome. Yeah, keep adding more.
Joanna · 2 years ago

another great service you missed is MediaFire
www.mediafire.com

It's the easiest, and the fastest, hands down.

Jo
Bala · 2 years ago

Thanks Jo... I tried all these links from the forum and find mediafire very easy and useful..
Will · 2 years ago

and Pando!
Justin Chen · 2 years ago

www.transferbigfiles.com

1 GB, no registration needed.
Nick · 2 years ago

8. Burn the files to a DVD, pop it in the mailbox. Booyah.
Ali · 2 years ago

What's this mailbox you speak of?
paul smith · 2 years ago

make sure you dont do that in the UK. Our postal companies have a habit of stealing things.
Sylvain · 2 years ago

How come you have not mentionned Pando!!?
Rey · 2 years ago

I always use www.senduit.com it's just one page with an upload button.
UpstartThis · 2 years ago

How about

www.flipdrive.com
www.xdrive.com

Take any online storage site, they are all allowing file sharing as part of the feature set.

Gotta love box.net widgets though :)
Ben · 2 years ago

Where's Mashable vet Badongo?

They let you store files up to 1 GB for free!
Jon · 2 years ago

Yahoo Messenger lets you send up to a Gig I think.
jilm · 2 years ago

The best is Allpeers - true P2P using BitTorrent, inside of Firefox.
DJTG · 2 years ago

Thanks dude.
Chris · 2 years ago

There was one Mozy.com, that has excellent storage, don't know whether they have file sharing option.
Chris · 2 years ago

Allpeers.com
John · 2 years ago

Aruna send can send files for free too. No registration needed. Lots of widgets and gadgets you can use too.

http://www.arunasend.com
PDS · 2 years ago

http://divshare.com
Techno · 2 years ago

I think "send" is the wrong metaphor - with files this big, you really want to build a sharing network where whatever you share is sync'd to everyone and always with them right on their desktop. Any changes made locally are automatically changed everywhere. For that, Tubes is the only solution.
Trey · 2 years ago

i know it's not exactly a storage site, but if you make a lycos e-mail you can get upload 3 gigs of stuff for free:

http://www.lycos.com/
paul smith · 2 years ago

gmail filesystem?
Tim · 2 years ago

Skype is a good option too. Advantages:
- Free
- Sends directly to the user
- Secure
- Can handle any size of file
- Fast (if it doesn't route through another skype user - see below)
- Multiplatform

Disadvantages:
- Can be slow (if it routers through another skype user. One user needs a direct net connection or port forwarding set up.)
- Both end users have to be online at once
- Can't auto accept files

Other chat applications also allow file sending

http://bla.st/chat/
Matt · 2 years ago

I'll add:
Pando
Podmaililing
Swapper
Civil Netizen
Levi · 2 years ago

well, for yousendit now, the receipent need to create an acount to download it...
advertising archive · 2 years ago

Here is another review on huge file emailing solutions with tests.
Mehrdad · 2 years ago

thx Adam, this is much better than your gmail attachment story ;-)
agus · 2 years ago

my company's internet connection is suck.
FedEx overnight is still the best solution for my situation.
Sarah · 5 months ago

We have the same problem as you, and we use Skoot (www.skootit.com) - our internet connectivity is pretty unpredictable! If the internet connection goes out, Skoot picks up where the file left off and continues the transfer. Seriously, check it out! Oh, and you can sign up for a free trial
James · 2 years ago

Hi Adam,

Thanks for featuring our website, MailBigFile.com

We are always keen to get feedback like this.

Also wanted to point out that the 25 download limit is only per file.
You can send as many files as you like in a month, or any other given period.
mr_slick · 2 years ago

--ftp---
easy, secure, free, truly unlimited
Selim · 2 years ago

It would help _immensely_ if the author put a table comparing the features of each service.
A side by side comparison with these types of reviews make it very easy for the reader to get a high level understanding of different features/benefits, very quickly.
ILUV2COMPUTE · 2 years ago

http://sendalot.com is pretty cool and easy.
Lynne · 2 years ago

Check out http://www.webcargo.net/en/. Can send up to 2 GB. fast and easy. Good UI, confirmations for delivery and a free trial.
Lisa Price · 2 years ago

Just to clarify, you can send files of up to 1Gb on the free DropSend plan too.
Jen · 2 years ago

allpeers.com no limit on the size of the file! Free!
Renato · 2 years ago

www.senduit.com is the best!
Justin Benson · 2 years ago

Sorry,

Shameless plug for our own site www.digitalfastball.com. This is if you're a regular sender of large files and want to build out a trusted network and can track packages etc.

Justin
Stian Strandem · 2 years ago

Another one is exfile.net.

Supports sending whole folders, resuming transfers, and more. Also has a explorer-like web interface for storing files online and sharing online folders between users.
Goran · 2 years ago

ha! Thanks Stian - this is great stuff!
Vadim · 2 years ago

There is also http://pipebytes.com/
It does not have a limit on file size and very simple to use.
Only browser is required.
JK · 2 years ago

i like sendshack... seems simplest

http://sendshack.com
Touche · 1 year ago

Thanks for mentioning Sendshack! Tried it and I LOVE IT!

It's way better than YouSendIt and MegaUpload. Simpler and easier all the way.

Sendshack - Send big files free
http://sendshack.com
glaborg · 1 year ago

Check our latest file uploader app called Streamfile.com

http://www.streamfile.com/beta

As far as we know it is the only webapp that allows you to start receive a file before it is completely uploaded. Any feedback is much appreciated!
resim · 1 year ago

sure. thank you.
resimler · 1 year ago

Thanks for useful information
nickler · 1 year ago

thank you :)
Jon Chase · 1 year ago

I've compiled a list of sites for sending large files:

http://www.howtosendlargefiles.com
msn resimleri · 1 year ago

Thank you for all ..
aÅŸk resimleri · 1 year ago

good article :)
araba · 1 year ago

thanks you..
arabalar · 1 year ago

Good article man
Marketing Agency Perspective · 1 year ago

Though 1-2GB seems big. I'm suprised, from a marketing agency's perspective, that there are so few options to send files larger than 2gb. When working with raw video, it's very easy to get past these limitations. Just one of the interviews on our home page (below), in a raw format would be much larger than 2gb...

http://www.jivaldi.com
resimler · 1 year ago

thanks
resim · 1 year ago

thanks you
arabalar · 1 year ago

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msn · 1 year ago

thanks you for it
aÅŸk resimleri · 1 year ago

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galatasary resimleri · 1 year ago

thank
arabalar · 1 year ago

Good article , kiss you a lot
100 temel eser · 1 year ago

Thank you for this article
msn resimleri · 1 year ago

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ÅŸekilli msn nickleri · 1 year ago

thanks you for on
nickler · 1 year ago

Good article , kiss you a lot
arabalar · 1 year ago

Thank you for this article
araba · 1 year ago

Good article man
araba resimleri · 1 year ago

Good article man
rÃ¼ya · 1 year ago

good article :)
rÃ¼ya tabirleri · 1 year ago

Thank you for all ..
rÃ¼yalar · 1 year ago

I've compiled a list of sites for sending large files:
GÃ¼zel Resimler · 1 year ago

thanx for this post nice site
tuÄŸra resimleri · 1 year ago

thanks for all
by TuÄŸra Resimleri
arabalar · 1 year ago

thanksyou
arabalar · 1 year ago

thanks you
gazete oku · 1 year ago

thanks you :D
aÅŸk · 1 year ago

thanks you
nickler · 1 year ago

thanks you
msn nikleri · 1 year ago

thanks you:D
Marketing Manager · 1 year ago

This is great information. I need to send pictures of our hotel to our website developer. Thank you so much!
Nobita · 1 year ago

The 8th ways would be www.send6.com . You can send files directly from their website , not registration required.

Two nicce features i love this site:
- Online storage: keep your files there forever.
- Send files upto 4GB - where no other website offers this big files.

Try it.
Nobita · 1 year ago

Use Send6.com , they offer file upto 4GB.
thezonie · 1 year ago

I am currently developing a web site that allows you to securely send files that are too big to e-mail. There are no file or size limits, no software to download and install, and it is 100% free. It also works on all platforms, including Windows, Mac and Linux.

The site is http://fileai.com/, and we are currently in open beta. If you happen to stop by and give it a try, we'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks! :)
glaborg · 1 year ago

thezonie: really great site you've released. You've added a great thinking for p2p with just a browser.

We have just released a new version of www.streamfile.com check it out!
Anon · 1 year ago

wow, no one has mentioned filedropper?

here, it's free and you have 5G of space

www.filedropper.com
Bryan · 1 year ago

+1 on divshare.com

also forgot the 2gb daddies-
Sharenload.com
mailbigfiles.com
Todd · 1 year ago

I've started using this new one called jumpsend. It's free and not ad-based.
Kari N. Ohrman · 1 year ago

In my opinion, for professional use, Fileflow is the best solution! Check it out at www.fileflow.com...
Todd · 1 year ago

Hmm, I've used yousendit in the past and it seems their site has been down for 2 days.
If you are a business and have a need for large file transfer, that is NOT a good thing.
There are business-focused solutions out there like LeapFILE (online) and Accellion (hardware-based) that are more reliable.
Taylor · 9 months ago

They left http://swapitencryptit.com out of there list !
transfer_ro · 9 months ago

www.transfer.ro - a romanian service since 2008
Manish S · 9 months ago

Another one is File Apartment... very clean interface, free, no registration, and up to 1 GB. Very easy to use!
woodykas · 9 months ago

You forgot http://www.pipebytes.com - free, no registration, no file size limits
matthias.werner · 8 months ago

My tip: www.mydrive.ch // 1GB free online storage // multiple file upload // guest accounts // have fun... :)
Rowan Thorpe · 8 months ago

Surprised no-one has mentioned http://www.sendspace.com yet. I use it regularly to store & share very large files and particularly like the feature of creating a linkable folder and posting/removing files from the folder. People even have the option of subscribing to an RSS feed of changes to the folder(s). This is even available to free users.
Steven · 8 months ago

Try verzend.be:
- 1GB size limit
- 100% free
- Password protected folders
- Fast, No limits, No adds!
http://www.verzend.be
Homer Middleton · 8 months ago

Does anyone know where FlipDrive went ? I cannot get a response from them thru normal "contact us" email address. They hit my credit card again for $4 bucks, but they have been offline for the past month or so.
v · 8 months ago

Totally ..... hopeless. whose gonna spend 25 bucks for uploading these files.
Nico Milis · 8 months ago

Did you know you can easily upload files thru uploadmirrors.com ?

Upload once and it spreads it to the different file hosting sites automatically.
(Rapidshare, Megaupload, Easy Share, ZShare, sendspace, Badongo, Megashare and many more!)

Check it out, keep your files online!

http://www.uploadmirrors.com
Ricardo · 8 months ago

Hi, I just want to recommend www.shootthefile.com, you can send up to 1GB (250MB with the free account) and their support is great!
Kirsten McKnight · 8 months ago

Very cool! I run into problems sending large files all the time. Maybe this will help!
Mader · 7 months ago

Smartsheet is another service that enables people to send large files...it takes it a step further though in that the files can be stored in the context of the work that you are tracking/managing. Here is a recent blog post on our incorporation of the file send capability https://www.smartsheet.com/blog/mark-mader/bett...
amjad · 6 months ago

I have been using gmail until now. I liked to thank all those people who put effort to make huge byte transfer realize across the internet.
thanks again
Manish M. Shah · 6 months ago

File Apartment ( http://www.fileapartment.com ) :
- Up to 1 gb
- Easy to use
- Free, safe, and secure
- No software to download or registration required
slym · 5 months ago

I like yousendit the most. I use free version of it and never faced any problem with it. file remains uploaded for 7 days and in this time you can share password and download file many times among teams. Apart from yousendit one can try filefactory.com, which is also a good alternative
Manish M. Shah · 5 months ago

File Apartment (http://www.fileapartment.com) is good.
- Up to 1 GB
- Easy to use
- No software to download or registration required
- Fast
- Safe, and secure, and reliable
lauren · 4 months ago

send to gmail
lauren · 4 months ago

send to gmail
Tad · 3 months ago

Another free and simple service, especially for businesses:

www.cutesendit.com (from the same company who offers CuteFTP)
larissa · 3 months ago

Thanks for your list. I like the online services that give you a URL to access files. All you have to do is click on the link and you can email it to anyone. Here is a list of those services here: http://ljdesignstudio.com/102-7-best-online-fil...
andredurand · 3 months ago

For sending tons of photos there's ZoomFoot (www.zoomfoot.com). It's got both a web picture send and a windows client that sends 4BG at once. The client will zip, resize, rename, change file formats and send your pictures in one step.
online backup · 3 months ago

Thanks,for providing such a nic collection.
guzelresimler · 2 months ago

Thanks Jo... I tried all these links from the forum and find mediafire very easy and useful..

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