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Share large files Its something weve all had to do at some point. And there are many ways to do it. employing physical formats or directly via Internet. Precisely, today there are a number of services, free and paidwhich are used to store files of different sizes or only to share them temporarily.

Whether its a photo album, a video, a picture-packed presentation, or a collection of documents, there are tons of ways to send them to someone without cluttering their inbox or reaching for a memory card or thumb drive. The services we recommend below are intended to be agile, simple and comfortable. And, by the way, secure by encryption.

You choose what you want to share, upload it to the chosen service, indicate who to send it to or you generate a link to share and, finally, you share said link. No more. No prior registration or checkout. Although you have that possibility if you require additional features. Lets see the most suitable if you dont want complications.

If Dropbox was the first to offer online storage, WeTransfer was the first to bet on share large files temporarily. It is not about keeping those files for a long time. Only long enough so that whoever has to receive them can download them and voila.

As simple as accepting their terms of service, upload the file in question and send it. To do this, you will only have to indicate the email address that will receive the download link and a message so that the person in question know its you Who sent you that file? Best of all, you have to register. And you can send free up to 2 GB.

If you want to send up to 200 GB or more, you will have to go through the checkout. By monthly subscription. To the paid version we must add more functions such as a password or a specific expiration date for the uploaded file. But pay or not for WeTransferby default the files disappear after 7 days. And for your safety, use TLS encryption Y AES-256.

On this occasion, pCloud Transfer is another service to share large files temporarily. Although it also offers its own cloud storage. But in the case that concerns us, without registration and free of charge we will have the possibility of send up to 5GB per file.

Then its a matter of choosing if you want to get a download link and share it however you want or send an email with that link to the address you set up. Accompanied by your own address and a message. Nothing more than that. Perfect for occasional file sharing.

Optionally, you can encrypt the file by clicking on Encrypt your Files. This will allow you to add a password. Needed to download the file. For the rest, both pCloud What pCloud Transfer they employ AES 256-bit encryption during and after the transfer. That and TLS/SSL protection.

With the same philosophy of simple, comfortable and free, Transfer Now offers us to share large files of up to 5 GB per transfer. Theyll be avalaible for 7 days and then they will disappear from their servers. And for extra security, transfers are done over HTTPS and you can include a password. All of that for free.

The shipping process is the same as the previous services. The page itself explains it in three steps. first you select what files to send. Then you fill in the form to generate the link to share or send it by email to one or more people at a time. And finally, start the transfer and wait to upload the file and send the link to download it.

One of the most recommended services to share large files is Smash, service that I talked about in a previous article. Available in an online version and also with its own mobile applications, it stands out for several reasons.

First because it is as simple as the previous tools. You upload the file or folder, choose where to send it and thats it. But, in addition, it turns out that you can send files the size you want. As it is. Unlimited. The fine print? If the file is larger than 2 GB it will be in a download queue. The only drawback is that this will make it possible for the file to take longer to download. But that will depend on many factors.

In addition to the no size limit, and no need to register, it has a preview of images, videos and/or audios. Also will notify you if it has been received the email and the file has been downloaded. And if youre worried about securityoffers protection with passwordencrypted with SSL/TLS and AES 256-bit.

From Valencia comes Internet Senda practical, fast and secure system for share large files up to 5 GB. You upload it, share the link, or send it by email, and you can forget about it. All from the web browser, available for any connected device.

And if what you want is to keep your files longer in the cloud, you can use its main service. For free, it gives you the right to store up to 10 GB. And if you need more space, you can contract 20 GB, 200 GB or 2 TB. In all cases, the files are encrypted.

As a curiosity, Internxt and Internet Send They use a blockchain or block chain system, which implies encrypting information in a decentralized manner. That is to say, what is private and secure. Whats more, when you upload the file, it is automatically encrypted before uploading. To do this, it uses the AES 256-bit algorithm. You will find more information at this link.

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