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I have a set of audio/video files that I want to distribute to about ten people. There will be weekly additions to these sets of files. They are about 125MB total in size. What is the best method to get these files to these people? I found a lot of sites that want users to install some sort of spyware or crapware on their system in order to get the files (eg pando). Ideally, the user would just have a link on their browser they can click. I don't necessarily need these files to be protected from public viewing/downloading. What is a good method to use?

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Dropbox or AmazonS3, 125Mb isn't a lot of data anymore and the speed is limited by the users end connection.

Dropbox is super easy and free for 2Gb, Amazon costs very little see how to use S3

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You can upload any filetype to Google Docs and share it there. It's easy to configure who you want to allow access (unlike just popping it up on a webpage).

(See the help docs)

The file size limits are:

Files that you store but don't convert can't be larger than 1 GB each. You get 1 GB of free storage for your Google Account, and you can purchase additional storage for $0.25 per GB.

Only stored files count towards the maximum limit. If you delete a file and empty trash, you get your storage back.

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Stephen
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Do you have any web space from your ISP? If this is more than 125MB (which it should be these days) then you can simply use that.

You could set up a simple page that lists the files and send that to your friends. If you call it something other than index.html or default.html it won't automatically show up on a random search.

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You could try 4shared, it allows 200 MB uploads and for video/audio and streams it right on the site for the end-user. They could also download it if you don't want it streamed.

For you, the owner, the site is pretty simple to use and manage files and folders and such, it's quite similar to the Windows explorer way of managing files.

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Microsoft Offers SkyDrive with a total space of 25 GB. The downside is that the max file size is 50 megabytes. There are ways to get around this with file compression and file splitting as described here. If you like video tutorials, this is a good one.

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Go to http://www.gigasize.com/ and just test a small file upload to experience how easy it is. They allow uploads of up to 300 MB without registration and up to 600MB/file if you are willing to give up your email. The downside of not registering is that you will need to save the download link as it can't be reached again. Their upload tool also support resume, so generally these days your biggest bottle neck is upload speed followed by download speeds of your friends. The rest are just all decent indeed.

Ravi Chhabra
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the Opera Browser, allows you to send a link to your friends with or with out a password to download the files. there is no size limitation. it also allows you to turn your computer into a server.

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Google Docs now always you to upload files to your Google Account, similar mechanics to Dropbox but if you have a Google account it is more centralized.

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