Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

Post by mcdevilkiller » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 4:31 PM UTC

jumbopapa wrote: post #205

akerro wrote: post #125

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>I can't believe that there isn't a simple service to transfer data between my cellphone and my computer without going through the internet. KDE Connect, https://community.kde.org/KDEConnect#What_is_KDE_Connect.3F i've been using it for years

I've been using this, but I just switched to the Sway for my WM and I'm unsure of how to use KDEConnect with Sway. Any ideas?

Post by crusso » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 4:33 PM UTC

98codes wrote: post #289

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thanks for heads up i wont be using the service now

Parent checked the box that's default unchecked to get that email. If you're paying attention, you can avoid it completely.

Post by ernesth » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 4:35 PM UTC

TulliusCicero wrote: post #195

dTal wrote: post #166

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As mass storage, or MTP? The distinction is why I qualified with "mount a filesystem directly". MTP doesn't do that.

You said "Android phones don't do that anymore", "that" referring to "have it show up as a removable storage device". Pointing out that the protocol used is leaky or bad in some technical way doesn't change that Android phones do in fact show up as removable storage devices when connected to (at least Windows) PC's. Your original assertion was incorrect. samcday even said they just wanted to copy some files around. Y…

Post by ajsharp » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

Post by Izkata » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 4:37 PM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #56

mFixman wrote: post #12

I can't believe that there isn't a simple service to transfer data between my cellphone and my computer without going through the internet. iTunes is terribly bloated, MTP is a mess, and Bluetooth is slow and frustrating. Back in my hacker day I used to have an SSH server open on my cellphone and use it to transfer files back and forth with my computer. Why isn't there a mainstream service like that?

A number of Android File Managers these days (Amaze comes to mind) include a toggle option to turn your phone into an FTP Server. You would then just pull it up on your computer via ftp://192.168.X.X and put an optional user/pass over it. I've used that for many years if I need to quickly transfer some documents or songs between devices. Not technically inter net so much as intra net.