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Tuesday, January 03, 2006 

Large File Sending and Storing

I've posted on this before but email is limited in the size of file(s) you can transmit. Some services top out at 5MB. As well as being pretty slow to send there are a few more options available to you if the file you need to send is greater than that and don't have your own server. Here are just a few that don't require any registration. Story linked from Lifehacker.com, most work by sending the recipient an email with a location link to download the file. There are tons of these services but here are the majors:

YouSendIt
File Size Limit: 1GB
Download Limit: 25 Downloads
File Life: 7 Days
URL: http://www.yousendit.com

SendOver
File Size Limit: 2GB
Download Limit: Unlimited
File Life: 7 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 7 days)
URL: http://www.sendover.com

MegaShares
File Size Limit: 1.5GB
Download Limit: Unlimited
File Life: 25 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 25 days)
URL: http://www.megashares.com

mooload
File Size Limit: 500MB
Download Limit: Unlimited
File Life: 30 Days (Deleted only if there is no download activity in 30 days)
URL: http://www.mooload.com

UpDownloadServer
File Size Limit: 250MB
Download Limit: Unlimited
File Life: Unlimited
URL: http://www.updownloadserver.de

You'll notice the inverse relationship between the max file size and the life of the file. Most will be deleted though if there is no continuing activity, unlike the numerous Yahoo Geocities personal web pages that have not been updated in many years and are still online.

I've been a YouSendIt fan for a while now but looking at the unlimited downloads and file storage time of SendOver or MegaShares, I'll try out their service next time. It will likely come down to user friendliness of the site since I won't be topping out any of the limits.