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Often required transfer large files to another person, which weigh quite a lot, several gigabytes, and even more. How to do this quickly, easily and without registration?

Typically, file hosting services are used for this purpose, for example, Yandex Disk, , or Google Drive .

Sometimes files are sent directly by mail, or via Skype. This is also an option, although you cannot send large files by mail - mail services impose restrictions on the weight of attached files.

So. in Gmail the possible weight of attached files is a maximum of 20 MB, in Yandex - 10 MB, in Mail.ru - 5 MB.

You can send large files via Skype, but both users must be on Skype during the transfer - then the transfer will proceed. If someone is missing, the transfer process is interrupted and resumes only when both users appear on Skype.

In addition, such a transfer loads computer resources and takes up a lot of Internet traffic. And if you have a weak Internet, it can slow down significantly.

And the speed of file transfer via Skype is not very high. In order for files to be transferred quickly, you need good Internet for both you and your friend who is receiving or transmitting files.

For small files this option is quite simple and convenient, but if the files are large, it is better to use . At least, you can upload a file, give another person a link, and then he can easily download it for himself, and does not depend on you and your presence on the network. And you are not attached to him.

In addition, the amount of memory that file hosting services provide is also not unlimited. Yandex Disk provides 3 GB, Google Drive provides 15 GB, but requires downloading and installing the program.

There is another option that is best suited if you do not intend to store your file on an online service for a long time, but only want to transfer it to another person, or other people.

This option is using the service DropMeFiles. To begin with, if you have not one file, but many, so as not to send a bunch of files, but make do with one archive. In addition, archiving will reduce the weight of files, which means it will speed up their uploading to the service and subsequent downloading to your computer.

To exchange files between computers and mobile gadgets, you no longer need cables and flash drives. If devices have Internet access, files can “fly” between them “on the cloud.” More precisely, they can “settle” in cloud storage, which is a collection of servers scattered around the world (united into one virtual - cloud server), where users place their data for a fee or for free. In the cloud, files are stored in the same way as on a computer’s hard drive, but are accessible not from one, but from different devices that are able to connect to it.

Every second or third Internet user has already adopted cloud data storage technology and uses it with pleasure, but some still resort to flash drives. After all, not everyone knows about this opportunity, and some simply cannot decide which service to choose and how to use it. Well, let's figure it out together.

What are cloud storages from a user's point of view and how do they work?

If you look through the eyes of an inexperienced user, cloud storage is an ordinary application. All it does is create a folder on the computer under its own name. But not simple. Everything you put into it is simultaneously copied to the same cloud Internet server and becomes accessible from other devices. The size of this folder is limited and can grow within the limits of the disk space allocated to you (on average from 2 GB).

If the cloud storage application is running and the computer (mobile gadget) is connected to the global network, the data on the hard drive and in the cloud are synchronized in real time. When working offline, as well as when the application is not running, all changes are saved only in the local folder. When the machine is connected to the Internet, access to the storage becomes possible, including through a browser.

Files and folders uploaded to the cloud are full-fledged web objects, the same as any content on Internet sites and FTP storages. You can link to them and share links with other people, even those who do not use this service. But only those to whom you have authorized it will be able to download or see an object from your storage. In the cloud, your data is hidden from prying eyes and is securely password protected.

The majority of cloud services have additional functionality - a file viewer, built-in document editors, tools for creating screenshots, etc. This, plus the amount of space provided, creates the main differences between them.

is a cloud data storage service that needs no introduction to Windows users. Of course, in the latest releases of this OS (in the top ten), it actually climbs on top of everything on the screen, since it is configured to autorun by default.

For Windows users, the advantage of the Microsoft OneDrive service over its analogues is perhaps only one - it does not need to be installed. You also don’t need to create a separate account for it—to log into the cloud, you just need to enter your Microsoft account information.

The owner of one Microsoft OneDrive account provides 5 GB of free disk space to store any information. To get additional volume, you will have to pay extra. The maximum is 5 TB and costs 3,399 rubles per year, but this package includes not only disk space, but also the Office 365 application (home edition). More affordable tariff plans are 1 TB (2,699 rubles per year - storage and Office 365 personal) and 50 GB (140 rubles per month - storage only).

Additional features of all tariffs:

• Support for other operating systems - Mac OS X, iOS and Android.
• View and edit documents using built-in Office applications.
• Remote access to the entire contents of the computer (not just the OneDrive folder) on which the service is installed and your Microsoft account is used.
• Creation of photo albums.
• Built-in messenger (Skype).
• Creation and storage of text notes.
• Search.

Paid versions only:

• Creating links with a limited validity period.
• Offline folders.
• Multi-page scanning and saving documents to a PDF file.

In general, the service is not bad, but sometimes there are problems logging into your account. If you are going to work with the web version of the storage (via a browser) and log into it under a different IP address than you used before, Microsoft sometimes runs a check that the account belongs to you, which takes a lot of time.

There have also been complaints about user content being removed from OneDrive when Microsoft suspected it was unlicensed.

is one of the oldest cross-platform cloud storage services. Unlike the previous one, it supports all major operating systems, as well as some less commonly used ones, such as Symbian and MeeGo. The service is very easy to use, works quickly and stably.

A DropBox user is provided with only 2 GB of disk space for free to store personal files, but this volume can be doubled by creating and attaching another account to your account - a work account (which can actually be personal). Together you get 4 GB.

Switching between personal and work disk space on the DropBox website and in the application is carried out without logging out of your account (no need to enter your username and password each time). A separate folder is created on the computer for both accounts - 2 GB each.

DropBox, as expected, also has several pricing plans. About free it was said above, Paid ones are “Plus” (1 TB, $8.25 per month, intended for personal use), “Standard” (2 TB, $12.50 per month, for business), “Advanced” (unlimited volume, $20 per month for 1 user) and “Enterprise” (unlimited volume, individually set price). The differences between the last two are in the set of additional options.

In addition to storage, free users have access to:

• Document collaboration service DropBox Paper.
• Ability to share links and create public folders.
• Log of file changes with the ability to restore them to the previous version (up to 30 days).
• Commenting on files - both your own and other users, if the file is available for viewing.
• Search function.
• Receiving notifications about events (customizable individually).
• Automatic uploading of photos from the camera (by the way, DropBox provided users with additional space for enabling this option some time ago).
• Select full or selective synchronization.
• Encryption of data during storage and transmission.

The possibilities of paid tariffs can be listed for a very long time, so we will only note the main ones:

• Remotely destroy data from DropBox on a lost or stolen device.
• Limit the link's validity period.
• Two-factor account authentication.
• Setting access levels to different data.
• Enhanced HIPAA/HITECH class information protection (secure storage of medical records).
• 24/7 technical support.

DropBox, if not the best, is a very worthy service. Despite the small amount of free space by today's standards, it is used by millions of people around the world.

Mega (Megasync)

As is clear from the description, Amazon Web Services is aimed only at the corporate sector and is not intended for storing albums with photographs of cats, although it is possible that someone uses it for this too. After all, cloud file storage - Amazon Glacier, like Yandex disk, provides users with 10 free GB. The cost of additional volume is $0.004 per 1 GB per month.

Comparing Amazon Glacier with the web resources described above is perhaps incorrect, since they have slightly different purposes. The functionality and capabilities of this service are determined by business objectives, including:

• Uninterrupted operation, increased reliability.
• Compliance with enhanced data protection standards.
• Multilingual interface.
• Unlimited volume (expansion for an additional fee).
• Ease of use and flexible settings.
• Integration with other Amazon Web Services.

Those who are interested in Amazon's capabilities can read the complete documentation for AWS products, which is located on the official website.

Mail.ru

It ranks second or third in the popularity rating of file web storage among Russian-speaking audiences. In terms of its range of capabilities, it is comparable to Google Drive and Yandex Drive: like them, it contains web applications for creating and editing documents (texts, tables, presentations) and a screenshoter (a utility for taking screenshots). It is also integrated with other Mail.ru projects - mail, social networks “My World” and “Odnoklassniki”, the “Mail. Dating”, etc., has a convenient file viewer with a flash player and is also very affordable (for those for whom the allocated volume is not enough).

The size of the free disk space of the Mail cloud is 8 GB (previously this figure has changed several times). The premium tariff for 64 GB costs 690 rubles per year. For 128 GB you will have to pay 1,490 rubles per year, for 256 GB - 2,290 rubles per year. The maximum volume is 512 GB, which will cost 3,790 rubles per year.

Other functions of the service are not much different from similar ones. This:

• Shared folders.
• Synchronization.
• Built-in search.
• Ability to share links.

The Mail.ru client application works on Windows, OS X, iOS and Android.

Cloud storage is a proprietary web service for owners of smartphones and tablets of the same manufacturer. Designed to store backup copies of data from mobile devices - multimedia content, OS files and other things at the user's discretion.

The Samsung Cloud client application is pre-installed on phones and tablets released after the second half of 2016 (more precisely, after the release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7). Registering an account on the service is only possible through it, apparently to weed out outsiders.

The free storage capacity is 15 GB. An additional 50GB costs $0.99 per month, and 200GB costs $2.99.

iCloud (Apple)

- a favorite among cloud data storage users of Apple products. Of course, it’s free (though not very spacious) and integrated with other Apple services. The service is designed to store backup copies of data from iPhone, iPad and iPod, as well as user media files, mail and documents (the latter are automatically synchronized with the contents of iCloud Drive).

Free iCloud storage capacity is 5 GB. Additional storage retails for $0.99 for 50GB, $2.99 ​​for 200GB, and $9.99 for 2TB.

The iCloud client app supports Mac OS X, iOS, and Windows operating systems. There is no official application for Android, but owners of devices based on this OS can view mail from the Apple cloud on their device.

The top parade of cloud storages is completed by a Chinese service. As you can see from the screenshot, it is clearly not adapted for you and me. Why is it needed then, if there are domestic, European and American analogues that are more familiar to Russian-speaking people? The fact is that Baidu provides users with a whole terabyte of free disk space. For this reason, it is worth overcoming translation difficulties and other obstacles.

Registration on Baidu Cloud is significantly more labor-intensive than competitors. It requires confirmation with a code sent via SMS, but SMS from the Chinese server does not arrive to Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian numbers. Our fellow citizens have to get by by renting a virtual phone number, but that’s not all. The second difficulty is that an account cannot be registered with some email addresses. In particular, on the services gmail (Google is blocked in China), fastmail and Yandex. And the third difficulty is the need to install the Baidu Cloud mobile application on your phone or tablet, since this is what 1 TB is given for (when registering on a computer, you will receive only 5 GB). And it, as you understand, is entirely in Chinese.

Aren't you scared? Dare - and you will be rewarded. Information on how to create an account on Baidu yourself is available on the Internet.

In modern business conditions, you need to make more and more free services in order to survive. Well, let's enjoy it for free, especially if these products are really simple and convenient.

One of the Moscow Internet providers has introduced an instant file exchange service with a capacity of no more than 50 GB. Therefore, if you are looking for a file hosting service without registration, this is a good option.

Meet: Dropmefiles.com

Unlike many other file hosting services, this service, as already written, does not require registration.
Also, from its advantages:

• File sharing up to 50 GB;
• Ability to set a download password;
• The ability to choose the type of link that will be easy to dictate orally, for example, over the phone;
• No restrictions on download speed;
• Sending a link not only by email, but also .

And now, first things first.

How to upload files?

Dropmefiles.com - how to download files

Well, if it was difficult before, it will be even easier here :). Just follow the link that was sent to us and press the button "Download".

If you don’t have a link, it wasn’t sent to you, and you won’t be able to download the file.
By the way, files from the service are downloaded really quickly. It is also worth remembering that if you upload files to the site, the resource does not limit the download speed of files up to 4.5 GB in size, but the Internet provider can do this. It happens that the declared speed of 100 Mbit/s only applies to DOWNLOADING. And for output, for example, 10 or 15 Mbit/s. Then the file may not load very quickly and there is nothing you can do about it.
So: figuring out how to use dropmefiles.com is very easy. In addition, it saves time and emotions. Let's hope this service continues to be simple and free.

I can't upload files to Dropmefiles

Although I personally have never had a problem with this service, research has shown that there can be two main reasons for the failure:

• Unstable Internet connection. Please note that the service does not support file resuming mode. That is, if you are downloading a 30 GB file and the network is suddenly interrupted, it is very sad, but you will have to download the file first.
• According to reports in

There are many ways to send a file to someone over the Internet, and anyone who does this chooses the most obvious method - sending it by email. But there is a limit on the file size, usually 25 MB; some programs in .exe format are unlikely to be sent due to security restrictions. Unless by placing them in the archive. Many people use Skype for transfers; there are no restrictions on file size, but the transfer is not very fast, regardless of the network speed. I never waited for the end of the transfer of large files, but used other tools, which I will discuss below.

Clouds have been part of our lives for quite a long time and obviously this is the most understandable way to transfer any files. All popular email services have their own cloud.

Gmail has this Google Drive– initially 15 GB are available for free, excellent integration with all google services and excellent speed. Yandex mail has its own disk 10 GB expandable. Install the Yandex disk application on your smartphone and enable auto-upload of photos, you will get +32 GB. There is an interesting screenshot feature that saves them immediately to Yandex Disk. With the ability to edit and design screenshots taken. Mail from Mile boasts cloud 50 GB for new users, previously it was possible to reserve 100 GB, this is perhaps all the advantages. The most secure cloud at the moment Mega with 50 GB free, file encryption, cool interface and decent speed.

Didn't mention the most popular founder current Dropbox only because its meager 2GB is inherently unsuitable for transferring large files. Yes, and there are a lot of different clouds with different conditions; in my opinion, I talked about the most popular ones in RuNet.

Transferring files this way has a number of advantages and disadvantages:

• To send a file, you must first place it on the storage server, and this is not always convenient; it takes time and sufficient free space.
• In conjunction with mail - good integration and the ability to simply give access to the file to third parties, or place it in the public domain.
• The cloud services themselves offer a tool for viewing and editing some files.
• In the case of Mega, encryption is the default and the key is passed in the link to the recipient.
• The file is accessible as long as it is in the cloud.

Transfer in a browser window

There are quite a few such methods, I’ll tell you about those that have been proven to work, there are no restrictions on the size of the transferred file, and they are also simple and understandable.

Dropmefiles.com

Perhaps the most functional service for moving large files. All functionality is in one window, with convenient tips and a clear layout of controls.

• Drag the desired file or folder into the browser window, click to select on your computer, or use ctrl+v to paste from the clipboard.
• Copy the link to send in a way convenient for you. Or send directly by mail adding a message of up to 140 characters.
• Store the file on the service for up to 14 days or send it directly without closing the browser window.
• Ability to set a password, alphabetic or numeric.
• The speed of the service is quite good, of course, depending on your provider.

File.pizza

A very simple service for transferring any files directly from the browser; transfer is possible only when the window is open. And until the file is downloaded from the link received. If you need to send a file to multiple users, you will have to do it personally each time. This technology features you transfer the file directly without uploading to a third-party server.

• The file is sent directly, excluding uploading to the server, p2p connection as a torrent.
• Select or drag the desired file to transfer into the browser window.
• Doesn't work in mobile safari.
• Otherwise, charming and safe.

BitTorrent sync

Your personal torrent network, the operation of which requires a bittorent sync client, fortunately there is support for ALL platforms, including drives and other cloud devices. The program’s capabilities for exchanging and transferring files are impressive; you can read it in detail and very clearly. I will say that the speed is really good, encryption and file transfer directly make this method especially attractive. Such glowing praise is marred by only two aspects: the indecent price of 2,499 rubles/year for the PRO version (although you can get by with the FREE version) and slightly confusing controls for an inexperienced user.

Anonymous method

Absolutely amazing free and anonymous service anonymousfiles.io transfer files up to 5 GB. Drag or select files from your computer. Get the link share the link.

You cannot delete downloaded files, but you can determine their lifetime up to 6 months. No logs or restrictions for uploading and downloading. Amazing and free secure exchange method.

Opinion

Every day we are getting closer to the fact that we perform most of the tasks in the browser; transferring large files over the network also moved to the browser window, moved to the cloud, or, as in the case of bittorent sync, mastered p2p networks and key encryption. Streams move in the 21st century with incredible speed and scale, and humanity has come up with plenty of tools for this!

If you know of others that are fundamentally different from those presented, write in the comments - it will be interesting!

Today we bring to your attention a useful compilation cheat sheet that will always and everywhere help you find the best way to transfer a large file to a person.

Email

Email is convenient, but many popular email services impose serious restrictions on the size of attachments. For example, in Gmail and Outlook, each individual file cannot exceed 25 MB in size.

You can refuse mail in favor of a more flexible solution, but if for one reason or another this cannot be done, then a simple freeware multi-platform utility will help you HJ-Split. With its help, the source file is divided into pieces of the required size and inserted/transferred in parts, after which it is just as easily glued together on the recipient’s side.

Classic web storage

If the file is generally large, then cloud storage may be the best solution: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and their analogues. Preference for one or another service here, as a rule, is given depending on habit, but in extreme cases it is necessary to look at the maximum capabilities of each storage facility.

OneDrive allows you to upload a file with a maximum size of up to 2 GB.

"Yandex.Disk" has a limit of 10 GB, but if you need to download something heavier than 2 GB, you will need a desktop client.

Google Drive in this regard, it is much more powerful and eats up a file up to 5 TB (5,000 GB). Naturally, large files here also need to be downloaded through the client.

It is difficult to imagine a situation in which a user would not have enough Google Drive capabilities, but, just in case, Dropbox There is no designated limit on the size of one file at all. Do you have a desktop client? Go ahead, upload all the Internets of the world to it! In the last two cases, the limitation is not the file size, but the size of the personal storage.

Paranoid's Corner

Fans of increased privacy should pay attention to the freemium service WeTransfer. It does not ask for registration and allows you to transfer a file up to 2 GB in size almost anonymously directly from the browser, knowing only the recipient’s email. The file uploaded here will be stored for seven days.

Superparanoid's Corner

All the methods described above have one drawback: in order to transfer something, you need to upload this “something” somewhere. Simply put, your data will be temporarily (or forever) stored on remote servers. If this prospect does not suit you, then there remains an option called JustBeamIt, based on the peer-to-peer principle. The transferred file will not be uploaded anywhere, but will go directly from you to the recipient. The service's web shell supports Drag&Drop and is very easy to use. We drag the file, get a link (link lifespan is 10 minutes), transfer it to the recipient in any acceptable way.

Another P2P transfer method is a service called Infinite. In addition to everything that the previous tool can do, Infinit supports stopping/resuming downloads, and in the case of transferring video files, it allows you to start watching immediately after the start of the transfer.

Skype and other instant messengers

Modern and not so modern messengers cope quite successfully with file transfer. In this case, the maximum file size depends on the specific service used. For example, the most popular Skype, although slow, works on the same P2P principle and, in fact, has no limit on the size of the transferred file.

This material only covers methods associated with the use of truly popular products and services. There are many other cloud storages, FTP and dozens more more or less convenient ways to transfer a large file. If you have your own elegant and simple option for transferring large amounts of data, share it in the comments.