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Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

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Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

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Post by Sunset »

NoFile wrote: post #17
arekkas wrote: post #5

What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? What's your business model? How do you want to keep DMCA claims at bay? Does this work mobile?

What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? The main difference is that nearly all of these hosts specialize in a specific type of storage. As an example MEGA forces all users to client-side encrypt files before uploading which is useful for sensitive files, but it comes with the cost of incompatibilities with older browsers and devices which can't decrypt/download the files. Uplo…

Sounds awesome, now if you could integrate with Rclone, that would be great.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

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Post by NoFile »

SparkyMcUnicorn wrote: post #28

Since there's no business model, NoFile could disappear overnight. Without some sort of guarantee of availability, I wouldn't be able to recommend it to friends, coworkers, or family. I don't want to advertise something that is truly a great service but ends up shutting down few months from now after people start abusing it.

There is of course nothing other than our word that will guarantee the site being up.

But if the site does decide to shut down then we will be sure to notify users about this at least a month in advance in order to have time to make backups.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#44

Post by Sunset »

cyberferret wrote: post #21
brak1 wrote: post #18

> How long are my files kept? > As long as possible What a stupid answer to that question! (it gives more info - "You can set an expiry time by pressing the "Options"-button that's next to your uploaded file, otherwise your files will float in the clouds for as long as possible." - but it still doesn't really give any answer)

Well, in all honestly they can't really say "forever" or "indefinitely" because that is really an impossibility. How long is "forever" in your estimation? 10 years? 100 years? a thousand? In all likelihood, the internet itself might evolve into something different in that time. This service might get bought out, or shut down, or the original founders may (fate forbid) get hit by a bus next week. Setting any sort of i…

Speaking of "getting hit by a bus". What is the bus factor of this site.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#45

Post by NoFile »

saycheese wrote: post #38
NoFile wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? The main difference is that nearly all of these hosts specialize in a specific type of storage. As an example MEGA forces all users to client-side encrypt files before uploading which is useful for sensitive files, but it comes with the cost of incompatibilities with older browsers and devices which can't decrypt/download the files. Uplo…

>> "there will be a more humane premium plan" In plain-English, what does this mean?

Basic features will be available to all free users and no extreme upload/download limits (e.g 100 KB/s download speeds, 100 MB upload limits, etc.).

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#46

Post by Sunset »

NoFile wrote: post #2

"It's ridiculously difficult to share a single file online without a bunch of hassle. Most sites either riddle their pages with ads so you have to guess where the correct download button is and usually restrict useful features to their premium users. All those useful features have been added to NoFile and made available for anyone who wants to use it - all free from ads, registrations, payments and it respects your p…

Seems interesting, consider adding the option of "link to file directly", that is without a "file landing page". Enable it for paying customers if you have to.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

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Post by NoFile »

Sunset wrote: post #41
NoFile wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's different to so-called 1-click hosters (rapidshare, mega, uploaded, ...)? The main difference is that nearly all of these hosts specialize in a specific type of storage. As an example MEGA forces all users to client-side encrypt files before uploading which is useful for sensitive files, but it comes with the cost of incompatibilities with older browsers and devices which can't decrypt/download the files. Uplo…

Sounds awesome, now if you could integrate with Rclone, that would be great.

It will definitely be looked into as it seems to be compatible with lots of different platforms, thanks for the advice.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#48

Post by thewavelength »

Great design & feature set.

Feedback: the navigation bar at the top is quite unusable from an UE point of view. The positions of the icons (and therefore the hovering position) change as the mouse hovers them. It is quite annoying.

Also, in the FAQ: "How can this be a free service? Magic" This sounds to me as: "stfu, don't ask, you are not clever enough to understand" or "there is some dirty way to get money from you, better don't ask".

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#49

Post by gutnor »

cyberferret wrote: post #21
brak1 wrote: post #18

> How long are my files kept? > As long as possible What a stupid answer to that question! (it gives more info - "You can set an expiry time by pressing the "Options"-button that's next to your uploaded file, otherwise your files will float in the clouds for as long as possible." - but it still doesn't really give any answer)

Well, in all honestly they can't really say "forever" or "indefinitely" because that is really an impossibility. How long is "forever" in your estimation? 10 years? 100 years? a thousand? In all likelihood, the internet itself might evolve into something different in that time. This service might get bought out, or shut down, or the original founders may (fate forbid) get hit by a bus next week. Setting any sort of i…

You already assume that the scale of the retention will be in years.

What makes you think that ? It may be days, where "as long as possible is "we hope to keep the files a few weeks".

Without some sort of project plan you don't know if NoFile.io is aiming at snapchat for file, or S3 for everyday Joe.

Re: Show HN: NoFile.io – A simple file storage site with lots of perks

#50

Post by NoFile »

daemonk wrote: post #34

I like it. But I would like a more concrete answer to how long the files are kept. "As long as possible" is not really a great answer. I don't expect it to be there indefinitely, but something like "For at least 5 days. And no guarantee longer than that" would be fine with me.

It's a difficult question to answer exactly how long a file would be kept as the deletion is based on two factors:

- How active the file is (e.g if the file isn't downloaded in X days).

- How much space that's available on the storage servers.

As mentioned in a previous comment, the site's operating on small margins so the majority of the income will go to expanding the storage in order to make sure that your file is never deleted (unless you request).

At the current rate your file would never be deleted (again, unless you request it) and at a bare minimum your file will be stored for at least a week without downloads so you don't have to worry about your file being deleted before your downloaders get to it.

This will be updated in the FAQ section to avoid confusion as well, thanks for pointing it out.

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