Feb172010

How can I share files with friends?

meenank asks:

How can we share files from our computer to our friends computers’ without attaching them to our email and sending?

Please advice alternatives ways to share files with friends that aren’t too technical.


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  • PollyPocket February 17, 2010

    I can think of two ways – either use an online hosting service like Mediafire (www.mediafire.com – really easy to use, they explain it step-by-step) or a program like Hamachi (http://hamachi.en.softonic.com/ – just remember that both of you will have to install it). I think an online hosting service is the easiest though, unless you and your friends are close enough to transfer physically with a pendrive?

  • Vinny Panico February 17, 2010

    You can all also download and sync with one Dropbox account. If you want to avoid Dropbox, you can use Google Docs to upload and share files now without converting them to a Google Doc.

    • Anonymous February 18, 2010

      how to use google docs

      • Aibek February 19, 2010

        Go to docs.google.com and sign in with your Google Account. if you dont
        have one you will have to create one. Once you’er logged in you should
        be able to find your way around easily, the interface is pretty intuitive.

        • Anonymous March 9, 2010

          hey thanks aibek

    • Anonymous March 31, 2010

      thanks

  • Anonymous February 18, 2010

    opera unite is a great way which is hassle free, check out unite.opera.com

    • Anonymous February 18, 2010

      thanks

  • Aibek February 18, 2010

    I would recommend to go with one of the desktop file sharing clients (most of them are similar to the above mentioned Opera Unite). With the desktop file sharing client you simple take a file and drop it on your contact the program will do the rest i.e. contact the contact and sending him/her a file.

    http://www.pando.com/
    https://www.dropbox.com/
    http://www.steekr.com/n/1-62/
    http://www.civilnetizen.com/
    http://dockdropx.com
    http://www.dropsend.com/

    Read MakeUseOf review of each of the above desktop file sharing clients.

    • Anonymous February 18, 2010

      thanks

  • SystmHck February 22, 2010

    For big files you could open an account on Adrive.com which gives you 50GBs of Internet storage. You can share the files from there.

    • Anonymous March 31, 2010

      thanks

  • ænon1mus March 10, 2010

    According to our Facebook fans, the most popular file-sharing service is currently tied between http://megaupload.com and http://dropbox.com

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