Transfer Big Files
Sending a big file to a friend doesn't have to be a PITA. In my section of Share the Web Way (I wrote the last section of the article; Jon L. Jacobi and Erik Larkin covered other parts), I tell you how to do it.
But since I like alternatives, and I was restricted to talking about products that stored files on a remote server, I thought you might want to hear about three other file sharing products.
Foldershare has been a favorite for a couple of years. It's a mature product -- no bug, no cost, and easy to use. Read what I had to say about it in. FolderShare: Microsoft's Safe, Free File Sharing Tool.
Transferbigfiles has the advantage of letting you password protect the files you send.
Pando gives you a way to send entire folders, but you'll need to download their app to do it.
Do you have a special program you like for sharing big files?
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I use foldershare, for mostly small files. I would use it for big files, but the problem is that I only get about 50kbs download rate when I am downloading a file from my other computer. Both of my computers are on broadband, but I guess the downloads go through foldershare and make it slower. If the downloads aren't supposed to be this slow could someone tell me how to make them faster.
Because Pando is running on the sending and receiving computers, we can recognize when both computers are on the same LAN and sends the file directly, which can be much, much faster than sending the file up to a server on the internet and back down to your other computer.
Tyler, the reason you're seeing such slow "download" speeds is actually because of capped UPLOAD speeds on virtually all modern broadband connections, particularly at the residential or small-business level. While either of your computers could download at over 1 Mbps, their upload speeds are capped at 50 kbps (fairly normal, sadly), so you're stuck at that speed unless you upgrade to a faster upload speed, which would likely cost you a bundle.
Yousendit.com is also a pretty good option, but I'm into Foldershare now (also works well with my UMPC)
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For my business-use, I use leapfile since they seem to have the best track record for businesses and have cool features like security and tracking and branding, etc. I hear there is a new site called jumpsend that is coming out soon for individual users.