Topic: How to transfer 50 MB mp3 file

[6pairsofshoes]

Hi
There is a sound file (not copyrighted material) that someone needs to send me but they can't fit it into an e-mail.  I suspect it's an mp3 file.  What is the best way to access it?

[dweez]

How big is it?  You can try compressing it (zipping it up) using WinZip or 7-Zip but mp3 are already pretty compressed IIRC.  DropBox is a very possible alternative to e-mailing the file.  I signed up a couple years ago and have 2GB of space on it.  Unless the MP3 is a full musical or double album or something, it should be more than enough.

Also, if you use this link to sign up, I get referral points .

http://db.tt/VLytG0LL

[6pairsofshoes]

It's 50mb.

I've sent them a link to another site that serves a similar purpose, but I signed up for an account so you could reap the benefits of the referral.  I've used dropbox before but think there's a limit and 50 mb is it.  I'll poke around and see if he can send it to me, if I have trouble, I'll try other stuff.  I may drive and simply get a cd from him.  It's really important, so there's considerable time pressure.

[8ullfrog]

Dropbox is pretty rad, but I usually use skype to send files. I don't know if they pull some block cowpoo, I remember MSN messenger used to madam about MP3's.

Would SoundCloud be an option? I've never uploaded anything to it, but I've been getting tunes off of there.

[mishca09]

if dropbox doesnt work, maybe try google drive google gives you 10GB limit for a file.

[6pairsofshoes]

Thanks for the suggestions.  I am waiting for the second party (the person with the file) to get back to me about it. Google Drive might also work, given it's not a huge file.  I've sent the suggestions and have to see what they think.

[dweez]

Doh, I see now that you put the size in the thread topic.   Hehe, I'm silly sometimes.

[6pairsofshoes]

Thanks.  I subsequently discovered this and suggested both Dropbox and Google Drive to the person with the file.  I'm still waiting for a reply.  Hopefully I'll have the file in my hot little hands before the weekend is out.

[6pairsofshoes]

Dropbox worked great.  No problems.

[smokester]

We could always have a diasfora tracker for legit files.

[brickbatz]

You can always create/email a .torrent file. Set it to [Private] but they would have to install a torrent client.

You can use these trackers: I think the bottom one works best for me.

http://tracker.openbittorrent.com/announce

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80/announce

[6pairsofshoes]

Yes, if this were a friend, I'd go with the torrent but this was more of a proper business transaction, so I felt I should go with an established service that didn't require the installation of any software.

[brickbatz]

Then Dropbox would probably be a good way to go.

Simple sharing
Shared folders allow people to work together on the same projects and documents.

    Invite friends, family or teammates to a folder. It'll be as if you saved the folder to their computers.
    See other people's changes instantly.
    Create photo galleries viewable by anyone you choose.
    Send a link to any file in your Dropbox using your Public folder.

https://www.dropbox.com/features

[6pairsofshoes]

Yes.  We used dropbox.  It worked fine and easily.

[dweez]