4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
https://itsfoss.com/share-large-files-tool/
These tools let you share large files over the internet.
https://itsfoss.com/share-large-files-tool/
These tools let you share large files over the internet.
Didn't know about that one. Why, there's no objection in adding more to the collection right here. 😊
I'm definitely here for more alternatives as well (and because I haven't yet figured out how to save a post without commenting)
As @Caboose12000@lemmy.world already said, I'd recommend drop.lol (can be selfhosted). Filetransfers are direct between peers (unless you're behind some hardcore NAS where UDP hole-punching via STUN is not possible).
I mean how I transfer a file depends on the situation. If it's to someone on XMPP I'd just establish a direct transfer there. Sometimes I share a directory over HTTP, FTP, SFTP and so on. The easiest way for most people, because it only requires a WebRTC capable browser, is with one of the many peer to peer filesharing platforms like drop.lol.
Me and a buddy just set up syncthing and use that when we need to do this and don't want in third parties involved. Turn it off when you are done.
I use resilio sync across my work and personal phones and I use it to backup my phones to my nas. No need to turn it on/off, it's accessible only via secret key or shared link and it's encrypted.
I know sync isn't foss but it's the best one I've found over the years and it just works.
Love resilio. Fantastic for travelling to quickly pull up your passport or visa or train tickets you reserved before. Just leave a computer running at home (like a home server).
Mobius Sync is an iOS app for it. Free version has max directory size 25mb(?) but dev seems to have good attitudes; it's something I wouldn't mind paying for.
It's a bit more consumer focused, easier for Grandma kind of thing. Syncthing isn't hard, but does have in my opinion a bit more difficult of an initial setup with features like introducers that can make things difficult if configured wrong.
Didn't see the comment before posting
Totally agree, swiss transfer is incredible but I thought its use was restricted to Switzerland?
I do:
There's croc which looks very similar to magic-wormhole. Haven't used magic-wormhole so can't compare the two though.
I never see toffeeshare mentioned. P2P, encrypted, no size limit. Only problem is you can't send folders, only files, but that's easily solved with tarballs or RARs.
Anyone have any objections or anything negative to say about snapdrop(dot)net besides maybe anyone on the same network could try to connect to you?
Why isn't syncthing there? Is there something bad with it I'm not aware of amor are they just not aware of it?
I think because Syncthing isn't really for "sharing" files. It can move large files across the internet but it's not designed for "hey send me a copy of that blu-ray your ripped" sharing.
If your swiss, just use swisstransfer.com. it's fast, supports up to 50gb of data, 500 transfers per day (and free!), more than you'll ever need. Although for security, they do say your filles are sent over https, but because they do not promote encryption I suppose they don't support that (although they do support password protected files).
So yeah, it's usually more than enough for most use cases, although I'd encrypt my files before sending them if they contain sensitive data, but that's rarely the case.
Interesting to see wormhole mentioned as non open source. The protocol and its CLI tools are, probably the web interface and GUIs are not
Based on this reddit comment, that website is not affiliated with the magic-wormhole
CLI tool
Does scp resume broken transfers? If not, maybe rsync instead. Lots can go wrong for connectivity over the span of hours/days
@petsoi
none of the four
I only use:
https://drive.proton.me/
easy, secured, no need to have a proton account for others, links can be time limited
#protondrive #proton #teamProton
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha... no.
but it does allow you to only share your files with a specific other user.
however, it's explicitly not secure. It's literally from the Kazaa era of file transfer apps.
Right, but the article explicitly mentions securely, so I thought those types of tools would be more relevant to recommend.