I expected this to end with Kermit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_(protocol), https://www.kermitproject.org/), but I guess some people might think that doesn’t pass the “It needs to be useable for a non-technical person” requirement.
How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
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Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#172It's insane to me that this is a frustration I've had back maybe 20 years now and I still feel like there isn't a particularly great solution. My current iteration is just a "transfer" SyncThing folder that is on all my devices. It's not clean or convenient but at least its incredibly fast.
If only we had something like AirDrop that reliably worked cross-platform. Proximity-based sharing just makes significantly more sense than uploading files to some server miles away, then immediately redownloading them back when the computer was two feet away from you the whole time.
Nearby share maybe. It is being merged with quick share from samsung.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#173I must be missing something, but right-click -> share already works just fine? Share with kde connect, select your windows, linux, iOS, android whatever device, done. The only restriction is that both devices are connected to the same WiFi. Why are you looking for cloud solutions for a local transfer?
does this work in reverse? I took a video on my phone and now i want to put it on my computer but my kid took my USB cable to school...
Yes. As you need kdeconnect installed on both devices to transfer your data from the one to the other, it is trivial to also transfer data back once the connection is established.
The app is available for Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS and more.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#174Any hackers left here? Why no one mentions netcat? # send cat file | nc -l -p 8888 # receive nc IP-OF-SENDER 8888 > file this works as long as both computers are connected to the same network, for example the internet
I ended up writing encrypted netcat.
What's the point? Just add encrypting filters at both ends of the pipe.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#175I must be missing something, but right-click -> share already works just fine? Share with kde connect, select your windows, linux, iOS, android whatever device, done. The only restriction is that both devices are connected to the same WiFi. Why are you looking for cloud solutions for a local transfer?
I haven't managed to get kdeconnect it to play well with firewalls though..
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#176Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#177Earlier quoted context omitted.
Nextcloud works well for this, and as the files are already on your server you don't have to upload anywhere, you just share the folder, put an expiry date on and send them the url
Note: your customers do not require an account in your Nextcloud. You can share by link, and optionally add a password too.
And as a bonus it can also be set as a drop box, where customers can send files to a folder of your choice. All the benefits of wetransfer but self hosted.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#178I keep a list of web based p2p file transfer tools here [1]
[1]: https://gist.github.com/SMUsamaShah/fd6e275e44009b72f64d0570...
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#179The best solution I have found to easily exchange files between devices so far is to use Telegram. It works perfectly for your own devices. You can have it on multiple devices at the same time (computers, phones,...), there is a special "saved messages" channel for files, it can easily accommodate small to reasonably big files (like GB files), and there is also a webclient that you can use in a few seconds if you are…
Telegram is just so well designed. It's the only messaging app that doesn't frustrate me.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#180Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe LocalSend? https://localsend.org/ Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and macOS. Seems quite cross-platform. Can confirm it works smoothly for Linux and Android at the very least.
Seconded for LocalSend. Works a treat for me.
Insane that we need a third party application for something as basic as this. This is as bad as an OS not shipping with a file browser.