I have two computers with Windows 10. Preferably the simplest option, so that at the other end people with minimal IT competence can figure it out
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If you can RDP, just copy and paste the file from one computer to the other.
I’ve used warp to transfer fairly large files across the country when I was on vacation
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if they have minimal capacity for installing/configuring/using software, then sending a USB drive via the postal service should be a strong contender
I recommend https://wormhole.app for the purpose. Drag, drop, leave the tab open.
Haven’t used it but it says right on the page you linked only up to 10 GB. Op wants 30 GB, I guess its not possible to split.
I think that limit (previously 5GB) is for files that they’ll store for you. Larger transfers are P2P only.
Maybe https://snapdrop.net/
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Sneakernet was made for this exact situation.
file.pizza if this is a one off or rare occurrence. If you’re doing this regularly, there are better options, provided the person at the “source” computer is competent. A significant question is whether or not these computers are on the same network. I would recommend running a HTTP server if you don’t care about privacy, HTTPS if you do. There’s no need to buy an SSL certificate, self-signed is more than adequate for this purpose.
It’s more complicated to set up, but the advantage is that when you’re done you can send the receiving party a link they can open in any web browser, no hassle.
Or use LetsEncrypt it’s free to get an SSL certificate.
The easiest I’ve ever used is https://localsend.org/
Very simple, just open it on both computers, select the file and click the other computer.
Open the file in a text editor and email the results
It’ll still be 30Gb though…
10minute mails are free, just cut it up.
USB flash drive
Can we talk about how utterly absurd it is that there isn’t an obvious answer to this question yet? Feels like we’ve gone backwards from the AIM Direct Connect of old.
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