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How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by PeterisP »

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #57
GMoromisato wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The OP talks about transferring from a PC to a phone (and vice versa). I have no idea how to use scp on my phone or how to move a file from my PC to my phone with scp. Honestly, if you can teach me how to do that in less than a minute, I would (no sarcasm) really appreciate it.

Android: install termux, `pkg install openssh`, and preferably run `termux-setup-storage` to give it access to storage folders. iOS: I think https://ish.app/ ? (If you're in the ~1% of smart phones not on Android or iOS, either this is trivial (postmarketos rocks) or you're on your own)

It also requires running a ssh server on the PC, and the even harder issue of having an externally accessible IP address that will allow ssh connections to the PC from the internet - I can do the former but I'm not entirely sure if the latter is even possible with my ISP.

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by julik »

aspyct wrote: post #136

I regularly have to send files to customers, from a few megabytes to a few gigs. It's incredibly hard. Mail? Goes to spam. WeTransfer? Mail clients break URL. Download from my website? Some stupid browser will display the zip data onscreen. Send the link through messenger? Messenger breaks the link. SaaS gallery? Some file managers can't open the zip file. I've been doing that for two years now. Still don't have a 10…

> WeTransfer? Mail clients break URL.

You can "Get a link" for a transfer you have uploaded and it will be very short and near-unbreakable.

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by KronisLV »

jjbinx007 wrote: post #142
aspyct wrote: post #136

I regularly have to send files to customers, from a few megabytes to a few gigs. It's incredibly hard. Mail? Goes to spam. WeTransfer? Mail clients break URL. Download from my website? Some stupid browser will display the zip data onscreen. Send the link through messenger? Messenger breaks the link. SaaS gallery? Some file managers can't open the zip file. I've been doing that for two years now. Still don't have a 10…

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

To add to this, it's reasonably easy to run, and has many different plugins, from a calendar and contacts list, to an online document editor (like Google Docs, except it can be pretty slow and/or resource intensive: https://nextcloud.com/office/), to a simple clone of Slack (https://nextcloud.com/talk/), a mail client (https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/mail) and other things.

That said, I've had updates (across major versions) break things on multiple occasions, one out of two servers running the exact same version has random crashes and in addition to that the file locking by default (if enabled, but not using Redis: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/config...) has broken and prevents me from deleting a file that just sits there and takes up a few GB of space. Oh and their Android app fails to upload files if I use the share option, instead of the file picker from within the app.

On the other hand, sure beats storing data on third party clouds and is free, so I'll still keep using it.

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by sim7c00 »

weird i can still send myself msgs on whatsapp... - i will never update again... who else is gonna send me messages :s

Oh, yeah , and that's my main way to share files too these days... and don't forget to share music as documents before whatsapp ruins it >.> - so it's still a bit tricky!

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by midasuni »

bestham wrote: post #91
greatgib wrote: post #81

The 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…

With the aforementioned Taildrop you do not have to trust Tailscale with your data.

Don’t you need to have tailscale on the machine (and thus give full access to all your machines to the company) for taildrop to work?

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by jtvjan »

kierenj wrote: post #143

I figured I'd try to solve this some years back.. registered "itcopiesfiles.com".. then promptly left it in the not-even-started side projects list ever since. What would work for that? How about: 1. One of the parties goes to the site, gets a code/link 2. Other party goes to the site, enters the code/link 3. Either party can drop a file/folder to the page 4. Data simply piped from one request to another by the serve…

That sounds like https://justbeamit.com/. I don't know if it still works.

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by zinekeller »

shiroiushi wrote: post #150
aspyct wrote: post #136

I regularly have to send files to customers, from a few megabytes to a few gigs. It's incredibly hard. Mail? Goes to spam. WeTransfer? Mail clients break URL. Download from my website? Some stupid browser will display the zip data onscreen. Send the link through messenger? Messenger breaks the link. SaaS gallery? Some file managers can't open the zip file. I've been doing that for two years now. Still don't have a 10…

>Download from my website? Some stupid browser will display the zip data onscreen. Are your customers using IE6 or something? Customers like that should be fired.

Oh no, I've seen Chrome and Firefox (with a well-conforming web server) loading zip files as if they're pages. The culprit? Intercepting HTTPS-breaking inspection. This is not just in enterprise environments, antivirus companies somehow even justified "HTTPS scanning" as a feature.

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by brnt »

winrid wrote: post #25
minebreaker wrote: post #7

KDE Connect?

KDE Connect has lots of bugs with... connecting. But when it works it's great. P2P over lan.

I never have connection issues; it's been one of those always-reliable tools for me. Can I ask what bugs you experience?

Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)

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Post by safety1st »

aspyct wrote: post #136

I regularly have to send files to customers, from a few megabytes to a few gigs. It's incredibly hard. Mail? Goes to spam. WeTransfer? Mail clients break URL. Download from my website? Some stupid browser will display the zip data onscreen. Send the link through messenger? Messenger breaks the link. SaaS gallery? Some file managers can't open the zip file. I've been doing that for two years now. Still don't have a 10…

Google Drive? Starts at $2/mo for 100GB.
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