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MEGA launches new large file transfer service Transfer.it with no file size limit
(alternativeto.net)
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this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2025
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There's enough front page politics right now about conservatives all being and protecting child rapists, that I missed the title as "MAGA launches file host with no limits"
I keep seeing posts about wetransfer alternatives and so far haven't seen wormhole.app mentioned. Does it have bad juju I don't know about?
We built Wormhole with end-to-end encryption. When you use Wormhole, a key is generated on your device and used to encrypt your files. In transit, your data is unreadable to Wormhole and service providers like your ISP. The key never leaves your device and you're the only one who has it – unless you decide to share it. With Wormhole, you're in control of who has access to your files.
When you share a Wormhole link, the key is automatically included in the link so it's easy to share with the exact people you want, and no one else. Wormhole never sees the key. And we don't want to see it.
Every design decision in Wormhole begins with the safety and privacy of your data in mind. We can't read your files, and no one else can either. Privacy isn’t an optional mode — it’s just the way that Wormhole works.
I think there is a place for both end-to-end encrypted file uploaders and non end-to-end encrypted file uploaders but the speed is going to be a lot slower for end-to-end encrypted file uploaders.
I think the only reason you haven't seen wormhole.app recommended much is because it's not open source (not that it matters for browser-based senders). There is also send.vis.ee witch is open source and recommend by privacyguides.org.
Glad to see more alternatives around. I have been using pairdrop.net, but it fails pretty readily on large transfers since it needs a constant connection. I've also tried transfer.sh in the past (lets you set an expiry and password if using with commandline) but I don't think that encrypts automatically and it stays on their server.
Its also worth noting that the service skips end-to-end encryption "to improve speed and compatibility across browsers", … according to MEGA, files stay encrypted while stored and are only decrypted temporarily in server memory … this model may not meet the needs of users who require strict zero-access encryption.
Oof
Also only free until next year
Encryption doesn't slow anything down anymore, CPUs have dedicated instructions for it now and it's a non-issue.
Worst honeypot ever.
It looks like the download will be limited to 100 downloads after January 1s but no file limit https://transfer.it/compare.
Don't tempt me with 10tb of /dev/urandom
1s take longer than 0s to xfer, so they must be roomier.
Yeah, do /dev/zero instead, for maximum throughput.
Is it because the 1s get stuck in the bends in the pipe, but the nice round 0s can get around the corners more easily?
Other way around. The fat 0s can jam up the series of tubes, while the narrow 1s can move through more easily.
Idk the little nub on the 1s makes me think they'll lock together and make a big clog.
"no file size limit" sounds like a challenge...
It's pointless; you can have both sides download PeaZip (which, FYI, is superior to 7-Zip because it's cross-platform instead of being Windows-only) and run part splicers; easy workaround. This only adds to the problem of yet another non-E2E service in the running.
Oh, huh. Then everything saying it's Win-only is outdated. Thanks. Is it back to being king, then?
7-zip only has a gui for windows. That might be what you're thinking about. For MacOS and Linux it is console only
Adding many GUIs are available for 7zip format on Linux, most popular is probably Ark.
p7zip has been around since early 2000’s I think, and the official version from early 2020’s, so I wonder why that kind of info has been floating around…
Can someone make a middleman program to make this into a seedbox?
Pretty sure this isn't a server you can install programs in.
That also sounds like a challenge
If I can download and it and upload it to another person, then I can be the server.