Send large files to clients with these 10 free tools
Using email to send large files to your clients can cause
problems at both ends. Here are 10 great tools to make things go
smoothly...
The age of the web may have connected continents and
allowed the world to function around the clock, but to send large files
by email can still be a painful experience.
But there's no need to spend vast amounts of money on
providing a solution. These free tools will help you to send large files
to design clients without the hassle of bounced emails and hours of
frustration with FTP connections, and some even have iPhone apps and free Android apps to make your life even easier.
Infinite claims to be up to 23 times faster than the competition
The main thing that makes Infinit different is that it uses
peer to peer technology rather than its cloud servers. That means, the
French team of eight designers and developers behind it claims, that
it's both more secure and "up to 23 times faster" than rivals.
It's also easy to use, and there are no limits to the number
of files you can send, or their size. If your or your recipient's web
connection goes down, the service just pauses until it comes back up -
you don't gave to start again. And if you're really in a hurry when
receiving media files, you can even start playing them before the full
file has been sent.
WeTransfer makes it easy to send large files
WeTransfer is a lovely looking site that allows you to send
large files - up to 2GB per transfer - as often as you like! That way,
there won't be any of those last minute e-mail woes when you run out of
free transfers! You can send large files by email or grab a download
link from the site; easy peasy.
Transfer big files to anyone, anywhere with itrnsfer
With itrnsfr, you can send files up to 2GB to anyone,
anywhere. Totally free, no registration is required to use this service.
It also allows user to transfer multiple files at once to multiple
recipients. As the website states: secure and simple.
With the Sendspace app, you can send large files on the move
Launching back in 2005, Sendspace have been delivering files
millions of times a week. Each file is tracked so if it's lost into the
abyss of the internet, Sendspace will do their best to find it for you.
They've also just launched a brand-new drag and drop feature, as well
as a Sendspace app - meaning you can send large files on the move.
DropSend lets you send large files for free
With DropSend, you can send large files of up to 2GB, making
it ideal for sending jpegs, pdfs and MP3s. Fast, simple and secure to
use, you'll be sending those all-important large files in no time.
There's no software to install and it's available with 256bit AES
Security. If you're still unsure about what to do, DropSend have also
created a handy video tutorial for all your transferring needs.
You don't need an account to send large files with WikiSend
WikiSend is a free file-sharing service that doesn’t require
you to create an account to use; you simply upload your file and are
given a unique URL to access your file.
Files are then left accessible for seven days for your
client to download as many times as they need, and you can share files
up to 100MB in size. WIkiSend also provides password-protected file
sharing if you register an account with them.
Dropbox is the best-known way to send large files
Dropbox is possibly the most well known file sharing tool
and you'll probably find your client already has this tool installed and
is familiar with using it - always a bonus.
You need to register an account to use Dropbox, though it’s
free to do so. As well as a web-based application, there’s a desktop
application you can install and access your files on your computer in a
native.
Dropbox also benefits from having no expiration dates on
upload files: you can store files as long as you need to. Plus there's
an uncapped maximum file size, so you can send the largest cat video
mashups to your clients without worrying about capacity.
Send large files up to 100MB with MediaFire
MediaFire is a free-to-register file sharing website which
allows sharing of files up to 100MB in size. There are options to
upgrade for greater storage capacity (10GB is available with the free
account) and advertisement-free file and folder sharing, and there are
desktop apps available for Windows, Linux and Apple, as well as iPhone,
iPad and Android applications for mobile.
Send large files to your clients with Box
Box is our next recommendation for free tools to share large
files with your clients. Personal accounts for sharing are free with up
to 5GB of storage space and allow you to share files of any size.
Box also features useful integrations such as with Google
Apps and Salesforce. Business accounts are also available with a free
trial, with the added bonus of more storage capacity for your design
files and greater control over permissions for different user roles.
What really helps Box stand out from the crowd afd the
customers who use its business accounts: its client list includes
everyone from Procter & Gamble to Stanford University and even Skype
and LinkedIn.
Senduit allows you to set an expiry time
Senduit is intensely simple to use: simply upload your file
through the website and you’re provided with a private URL to share your
file.
The service has a limit of 100MB for files being shared, and allows you
to set an expiry time for durations of 30 minutes to seven days.
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