What is the best way to transmit ~20Gb of files from one PC to another across the internet?
I need a method that doesn't involve any messing around with firewalls on either end (we're both behind quite restrictive firewalls at university!) - I had thought of FTP but not sure if there is a better way?
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http://www.getdropbox.com/
It's kind of what it's made to do. I think it can handle that size file. But it might not do it all at once.
Another option is TeamViewer. http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx
It's basically remote access software that allows you to control another computer but you can also use it to move files. You can try it out for free.
It works great. It will even continue from where you left off I believe.
Good Luck!
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We are backup freaks in our house and we have both Mozy AND Apple Time Capsule. This means everything is backedup in the house and off site.
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Mozy was one candidate I'd looked at, but in the end the solution which was cheapest (free) was the best - thanks for the suggestion though
@robbrown - another good idea, but again - cost is everything!!
I've used Mozy in this exact way to solve the large file transfer problem. @jasoncalacanis is right - this works.
If speed and reliability is a concern, there is no easier way then to FedEx a 2.5" (notebook) hard drive.
If upload speed is not a constraint, you can use some of the online file storage and sharing services. To get 20Gb worth of space you may have to pay, or spread your files around between different services or accounts.
Examples of these services:
http://www.box.net/
http://www.freewebspace.net/free/Free-file-hosting
If that doesn't work for you, consider burning a set of DVDs and mailing them over.
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As mentioned, backup services can also do this sort of thing, I use SafeCopy for this, but my experience is that Dropbox is both faster and easier to use.
www.safecopybackup.com
www.getdropbox.com
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Works great for me. I'm not sure it will work for this guy it depends on how big each file is. I can't remember my limit off the top of my head but I think it's like 2 GB or something.
Dropbox looks good. Do you use it?
It even lets you get back older versions of docs which a nice feature.