WeTransfer
wetransfer.com
Drop a file, type two email addresses, and it sends a download link
Free tierClassic
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fromsmash.com
Sends a file of any size without charging you for the big ones.
Smash is the transfer service with no size cap on the free tier, so a 40 GB folder goes through the same route as a 40 MB one. You choose how long the link lives, anywhere from a day to a month, and can put a password on it. Collecting files from other people through a drop link is the paid half of the product.
Questions
A genuinely usable free tier with paid plans for volume or team features. Every link expires between 1 and 30 days, and receiving files from others requires a paid plan.
Yes. Smash sends your input to its own servers to process it. That is fine for public material; for anything containing personal data, use one of the on-device tools instead.
Every link expires between 1 and 30 days, and receiving files from others requires a paid plan.
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