Ranking of sites to send and share big files

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sites to send and share big filesOpinions Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
Easy-to-use Expiry date of the file Reading confirmation of the downloaded file Commercial advertising free
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Smash
1
Smash
4
unlimitedCustomizable, up to 7 days
2
Pcloud
2
Pcloud
3
>5 GBmore than 60 days
3
TransferNow
3
TransferNow
2
4 GBCustomizable, up to 7 days
4
WeTransfer
4
WeTransfer
2
2 GBup to 7 days
5
Mega
5
Mega
2
unlimitedmore than 60 days
6
Hubic
6
Hubic
N/A
>5 GBCustomizable
7
MediaFire
7
MediaFire
N/A
4 GBup to 30 days
8
databagg
8
databagg
N/A
5 GBCustomizable
9
Box
9
Box
N/A
5 GBCustomizable
10
Filemail
10
Filemail
N/A
>5 GBCustomizable, up to 7 days
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Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
unlimited
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
Customizable, up to 7 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
pCloud is a secure and easy-to-use service that lets you store up to 10GB for free, offers lifetime plans for up to 2TB and generally will make storing files easier than most of the competition.
  • Affordable monthly pricing
  • Lifetime plans available
  • Free plan with 10 GB storage
  • Affordable upgrade options
  • No file size and bandwidth restrictions
  • No online file editing features
  • Customer support is only via email
  • Limited support available in other languages
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
>5 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
more than 60 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
Send large files - it's fast, easy and secure : Transfer your photos, videos and big files of up to 20 GB per transfer to your contacts. TransferNow is a secure platform to send and share your photos, your vacation videos, your favorite music, as well as your personal and professional documents.
  • Document Management
  • Messaging
  • Search/Filter
  • Drag & Drop
  • Workflow Management
  • No Real Time Synchronization
  • No Encryption
  • No Electronic Signature
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
4 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
Customizable, up to 7 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
  • You can transfer files without creating an account on it
  • Free transfer files up to 2GB per file
  • Whenever the sender receives a file, they get notified in an email
  • There is no encryption for free users
  • A link is generated which is by default set to public
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
2 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
up to 7 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
5
logo Mega
The Mega site is a file hosting site you can store 50GB of file as soon as you create your account. You can add files very quickly and get a link to share your files with others. This website is realy easy to utilisation.You have the opportunity to increase the storage capacity by installing the app...
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
unlimited
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
more than 60 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
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logo Hubic
Not rated
6
Hubic
HubiC is a storage site that allows you to store 25GB of files, in free version. This storage capacity is really important which makes this site really interesting. All you have to do is create your account and start depositing your files. A sponsorship system is possible. It allows you to signifi...
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
>5 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
Customizable
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
7
logo MediaFire
Not rated
7
MediaFire
Media Fire is a site that allows you to store your files on a cloud for free. You have the option to store up to 10GB. A mobile version is available to access your account. File storage is very easy and the site is easy to handle. You have the option to increase the maximum capacity of your account...
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
4 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
up to 30 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
8
logo databagg
Not rated
8
databagg
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
5 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
Customizable
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
9
logo Box
Not rated
9
Box
Box is a very useful storage site and much appreciated by companies. This is a very useful site for business. You can store 10GB for free but each file have to reach a capacity of 250Mo maximum. This site is quite easy to use, a video explains how the site works. The first paying package is @9 ...
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
5 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
Customizable
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
10
logo Filemail
Not rated
10
Filemail
Maximum file size limit
(in GB)
>5 GB
Easy-to-use
Expiry date of the file
Customizable, up to 7 days
Reading confirmation of the downloaded file
Commercial advertising free
12
Know more about sites to send and share big files

Whether you are a professional or an individual, you have certainly already faced the same problem as me: trying to send a file too large by mail.

But what does "too big" mean?

A file that is too large is a file whose size exceeds the limit supported by your EAP (Email Address Provider).

In general, the maximum size of an attachment to an email can not exceed 25MB, if you use Gmail, Hotmail, Orange or Yahoo for example.

Other EAP, such as Free, AOL and Numericable offer, for their part, a much smaller maximum size, between 10 and 16 MB only.

Now you understand why you can not use your mailbox to send your 20-pages PowerPoint presentation to your colleague, or share the videos and photo albums of your last vacation to all of your friends!

The size of a file increases fast...very fast!

 

And that's how we step into the wonderful world of Bytes and bits...

And yes, impossible to talk about "file size" without mentioning the particular vocabulary of our computer friends who has some subtleties, where each letter, each capital is important!

Here is the basics to know about computer measurement units:

  • The bit (with a lowercase b) means "binary digit". It is the basic unit of the computer measurement system.
  • The Byte (with a capital B) corresponds to 8 bits.

Which brings us to:

1 Byte = 8 bits

So, to understand the equivalents, if we take as an example the Giga (whose symbol is "G"), it gives us: 1GB = 8Gb

Now you understand the importance of paying attention to capital and lower case! wink

 

Let's go back to our problematic files too heavy.

 

What are the solutions for sending/sharing large files?

 

Use a Cloud! 

The principle of Cloud is simple: it is sort of a group of remote computers you use the storage space (among others).

These computers are connected to each other and work together to provide hosting services.

Positive point of the cloud: it is available whatever the support you use (smartphone, tablet, computer) and no matter where you are!

Thus, for example, you can transfer your big files (the maximum size differs, depending on the selected cloud)  so they can be sent/downloaded by the recipients that you previously selected.

The Cloud allows you to give access to the information you want to share using different channels, such as a mail, an SMS, a link etc.

When you share your data, your recipients then have several days to download your information (NB: the period can be from 24 to 60 days, depending on the chosen cloud).

At the end of this period, your data will be automatically deleted.

Negative point of the cloud: its vulnerability. There is indeed a security risk, since the information you upload is browsing between multiple servers (remember: a cloud uses the services of multiple computers). This risk can however be limited (but not completely removed) through encryption, for example.

 

Turn your computer into an FTP server

In other words, this is called Friend-to-Friend network: your computer can only establish a connection and share your data with your friends (this is somehow another form of anonymous Pear-to-Pear)

This is what the O&O FileDirect software offers, among other things.

In addition to being free, this software offers many significant benefits:

  • the transfer is really fast
  • no registration required or any installation
  • the number of recipients is unlimited
  • the software generates a link that you then send to the recipients
  • you can impose a password for more security
  • you choose the expiration time or impose a maximum number of downloads
  • your data is not stored anywhere: it is transmitted from your computer directly to your recipients

The downside (because it takes one!) is that this software can only be used through Windows (version 7, 8.1 and 10)...Too bad for MAC users crying

But O&O FileDirect is far from the only one on the market!

FileZilla, WinSCP, SmartFTP, FTP Traveling and so on: many softwares compete on the internet, you'll be spoiled for choice!

 

And what about the speed of a large file transfer?

This will depend, of course, on the size of your file, but also (and especially) the flow of the line you use! ADSL or optical fiber: this "detail" is important!

Do not hesitate to browse sites offering to test the flow of your line: it can be usefull!

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