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send_large_files [2023.10.16 18:15] – Steve Isenbergsend_large_files [2024.07.03 01:12] (current) – [Sending large files] Steve Isenberg
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 =====Sending large files===== =====Sending large files=====
 You have a file that's too large to send via email, maybe it's several GB in size.  How can you send this, hopefully free? You have a file that's too large to send via email, maybe it's several GB in size.  How can you send this, hopefully free?
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 +Note, I don not guarantee the accuracy of this information as it changes over time. 
  
 ===File sending resources=== ===File sending resources===
 ^Name^Site^Free^Paid^Transfer expiration^Notes^ ^Name^Site^Free^Paid^Transfer expiration^Notes^
-|Transfer Now|https://www.transfernow.net/en|5GB|Premium 100GB $10/mo|7 days|Warning: as of 10/16/2023 and before I have experienced many failures and no successes using TransferNow to send or receive files and I recommend against using it.|+|Transfer Now|https://www.transfernow.net/en|5GB|Premium 100GB $10/mo|7 days|<fc #ff0000>Warning: as of 10/16/2023 and before I have experienced many failures and no successes using TransferNow to send or receive files and I recommend against using it.</fc>|
 |Transfer XL|https://www.transferxl.com/|5GB|Pro 100GB $9.99/mo|1 week|Recipient gets zip file.| |Transfer XL|https://www.transferxl.com/|5GB|Pro 100GB $9.99/mo|1 week|Recipient gets zip file.|
 |We Transfer|https://wetransfer.com/|2GB|200GB $10/mo|7 days| |We Transfer|https://wetransfer.com/|2GB|200GB $10/mo|7 days|
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 |Send Over|https://www.sendover.io/en|10GB|Pro 1TB yes TB|7 days| |Send Over|https://www.sendover.io/en|10GB|Pro 1TB yes TB|7 days|
 |Send Anywhere|https://send-anywhere.com|10GB|$5.99/mo 200GB, $9.99/mo 500GB| |live connection between your machines?  Not tried.| |Send Anywhere|https://send-anywhere.com|10GB|$5.99/mo 200GB, $9.99/mo 500GB| |live connection between your machines?  Not tried.|
-|pCloud Transfer|https://transfer.pcloud.com/|5GB|?|?|Transfer via email or via link. No registration required. Ability to encrypt files (200MB/file limit)|+|pCloud Transfer|https://transfer.pcloud.com/|5GB|?|?|Transfer via email or via link. No registration required. Ability to encrypt files (200MB/file limit)\\ Note: lacks encryption.|
 |Send This File|https://sendthisfile.com|50MB yes MB|$5/mo (Standard) $10/mo (Business)|7 days|Registration required even for free. Paids remove file size limit, add 2 factor auth, and 14 or 30 day retention.| |Send This File|https://sendthisfile.com|50MB yes MB|$5/mo (Standard) $10/mo (Business)|7 days|Registration required even for free. Paids remove file size limit, add 2 factor auth, and 14 or 30 day retention.|
 +|Thunderbird Send|https://send.vis.ee|2.5GB| |3 days|end to end encryption\\ You do not need to have the Thunderbird application\\ This was formerly Mozilla Send| 
  
 ===Notes=== ===Notes===
   * 6/25/2023. Transferred files using both TransferNow and TransferXL.  I found TransferXL was faster. TransferNow is having trouble uploading the 49MB of 35 files for some unknown reason.   * 6/25/2023. Transferred files using both TransferNow and TransferXL.  I found TransferXL was faster. TransferNow is having trouble uploading the 49MB of 35 files for some unknown reason.
 +  * See also [[https://github.com/timvisee/send-instances/#instances]] for other send possibilities (I did not test these)
  
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