how do i send/ share files with relatives ?

sare^baw's · 10 Apr 2010 at 14:23

i have some files on my pc i want to share with my relatives, i dont want to send them by post on a disc etc so what are my options, my sister is not very savvy with pc's so is it easier to upload them to webspace or is there a more direct way to do it pc to pc ?

many thanks

sare^baw's · 10 Apr 2010 at 14:43

stulid said:
usb pen drive in a padded envelope.

i dont want to post anything

AT Orchard said:
Email?

what size of files can be sent by email ?

stulid said:
carrier pigeon.

do they do digital carrier pigeons

sare^baw's · 10 Apr 2010 at 20:57

at the moment im trying out skydrive, i was not aware that microsoft gave you 25gb with each live account. the only thing is uploads are really slow and then it will take her a while to download it at the other end, the files im sending i have rar'd into 14 rar files no bigger than 50mb as thats the limit on sky drive.

sare^baw's · 11 Apr 2010 at 14:08

guys thanks for all the suggestions, i tried sky drive, it takes along time to upload and after i tried it out by downloading as a guest from the public folder i ended up not being able to download anymore so im assuming there is a dailly download limit for public, however if i login i can still download my own files. So a couple of negatives for sky drive although its great for online storage its not so great for sharing large files with others.

i tried messenger live and i was amazed to find there is no file size limit and its really easy to use and really fast. i transferred a file to my partners mlaptop in 11min it was 755mb, the same files split into 50mb rars took ages to upload to skydrive so its a big thumbs up for using messenger.

thanks everyone who contributed