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Title: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: sos on March 29, 2025, 06:29:42 PM
I've been using the free version of We Transfer for years, seamlessly. Now, they're trying to collect $84/year, for the same parameters. What's everyone else using, for moving files?
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: u2_fly_2 on March 29, 2025, 06:49:38 PM
I've been using the free version of We Transfer for years, seamlessly. Now, they're trying to collect $84/year, for the same parameters. What's everyone else using, for moving files?


I also use:
https://sprend.com

Quite good except for the limit of only 5 downloads per each upload.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: morst on March 29, 2025, 10:28:29 PM
transferXL.com works ok

mailbigfile.com says ten day hosting max for free

both seem about like we-transfer used to be


Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: AbbyTaper on March 30, 2025, 12:31:46 AM
swisstransfer.com   works great.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: capnhook on March 30, 2025, 12:34:45 AM
I've been using the free version of We Transfer for years, seamlessly. Now, they're trying to collect $84/year, for the same parameters. What's everyone else using, for moving files?


I also use:
https://sprend.com

Quite good except for the limit of only 5 downloads per each upload.

They throttled the 5 DL's down to only one for the free version

(https://i.postimg.cc/g0cwXDQK/Sprend.jpg)
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: phil_er_up on March 30, 2025, 06:30:44 AM
Send
https://www.sendgb.com/

Free

    Send up to 5 GB
    Up to 10 receivers per transfer
    Unlimited download / bandwidth
    Password protection for each transfer
     
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: firemt66 on March 30, 2025, 07:24:48 AM
File mail is easy..free version has 5 GB of space but you could delete stuff after people download to free up that space..
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: rocksuitcase on March 30, 2025, 09:11:01 AM
Ran into this WT issue lately. Used my free Google drive which has a 15 GB limit, but no expiration dates.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: GLouie on March 30, 2025, 11:37:10 AM
I use Google Drive, and pay $20USD a year for 100GB extra storage space.
It is not set up as an simple file transfer service, though. You have to control who gets access and how. But it does not seem to have expiration dates, size or speed limits. Weirdness can ensue if you move folders of large files. Downloaders apparently are forced to wait for Google to ZIP the files upon download, which can take a looong time for big video files - or it fails, I won't wait that long. I give downloaders direct links to large files and they have to do each one separately.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: meltycrayon on March 30, 2025, 02:52:27 PM
I use https://www.imagenetz.de/ (https://www.imagenetz.de/) with Chrome translating the German to English for me.  :)
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: u2_fly_2 on March 31, 2025, 09:20:14 AM
I've been using the free version of We Transfer for years, seamlessly. Now, they're trying to collect $84/year, for the same parameters. What's everyone else using, for moving files?


I also use:
https://sprend.com

Quite good except for the limit of only 5 downloads per each upload.

They throttled the 5 DL's down to only one for the free version

(https://i.postimg.cc/g0cwXDQK/Sprend.jpg)


Too bad. 5 downloads were acceptable, but only 1 is sad indeed.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: if_then_else on March 31, 2025, 12:58:08 PM
grosfichiers.com

- Based in Switzerland
- Up to 10 GB / upload
- Uploads expiring after 2 weeks by default but can be extended on a weekly basis free of charge
- Notifications / statistics on who downloaded what
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: krsb on April 02, 2025, 01:40:07 AM
Another free Swiss based service that works great: https://www.swisstransfer.com/en-us

(50gb uploads)


Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: anodyne33 on April 02, 2025, 01:20:23 PM
In the more expensive but full control of your shiz realm, I have a web server at AWS. Leaving it on constantly with 30G of storage costs me $18/mo. Charge is by hours it's running so you could shut the machine down aside from when you want to send something and save $.

I haven't set up ftp which would give me user access permissions, but setting up an HTML page with a D/L link is dead ass simple.

http://rshanemcgraw.com/yayslobberbone/

Code: [Select]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h1 style="text-align:center;">Seriously. Fuck yes, Slobberbone!</h1>

<p style="text-align:center;">It's not every band that I'll fly 1000 miles for.</p>

<center><img src="photos-001\20240317_161003.jpg" width="600" height="800"></center>
<center><img src="photos-001\20240317_161100.jpg" width="600" height="800"></center>

<p style="text-align:center;">Dan's Silverleaf is rad though.<p>

<center><video controls width="500">
       <source src="20240317-171419.mp4" type="video/mp4">

</video></center>

<center><img src="photos-001\20240317_171920.jpg" width="600" height="800"></center>

<p style="text-align:center;">Highly recommended.</p>

<center><a href="Slobberbone 3-17-2024 FLAC.zip" download="Slobberbone 3-17-2024 FLAC.zip">FLAC Download</a>
<a href="Slobberbone 3-17-2024 MP3.zip" download="Slobberbone 3-17-2024 MP3.zip">MP3 Download</a></center>
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: sos on April 20, 2025, 09:41:42 PM
Thanks for all the suggestions and options. I'm going with Swiss Transfer, and from what I see, it's better yet, than WT! Cheers, all
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: AbbyTaper on April 21, 2025, 02:19:36 AM
Thanks for all the suggestions and options. I'm going with Swiss Transfer, and from what I see, it's better yet, than WT! Cheers, all

Excellent decision
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: voltronic on April 22, 2025, 10:10:44 PM
Thanks for all the suggestions and options. I'm going with Swiss Transfer, and from what I see, it's better yet, than WT! Cheers, all

Excellent decision

Another happy convert to https://www.swisstransfer.com

For sharing recordings, I really encourage everyone to check out https://samply.app/ which is purpose-built by recording musicians who are very responsive to feedback. Even the free version supports lossless streaming and downloads, though it's limited to 4 GB storage. I was one of the early adopters who got 25 GB free. I pay for Indie, which is quite reasonable and adds features I find useful.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: billydee on June 14, 2025, 09:35:33 PM
Thanks all for the heads up and insight on Swiss Transfer. Works like a charm!
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: sabre on June 20, 2025, 02:05:32 AM
I've been using https://www.mediafire.com for years. Reasonably cheap.
Title: Re: Alternative to We Transfer?
Post by: vibrioidxire on August 21, 2025, 01:20:18 AM
MEGA has introduced transfer.it not too long ago. No file size limit!