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Richard T.21's avatar
Richard T.21
Helpful | Level 6
10 years ago

Problem Downloading Large File

I have a large file (100GB) on Dropbox for which I've sent a link for a third party to download. That party has a professional optical fiber connection (1 giga).  The party has advised that the file ...
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Alexis G.1's avatar
Alexis G.1
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10 years ago

Richard.


You are correct. There is 4 options for file download:

  1. Client. Install the client. Dropbox client will download the folders and files.
  2. Link. Like you explained: Add the file to the Public folder. Using explorer generate a link. Share the link with the recipient.
  3. Download from the Website.
  4. Share the file with another Dropbox Pro user.

I still believe this will be a nightmare if the recipient don't have Dropbox Pro. Even special big file transfer services like https://www.plustransfer.com/ allow you a max file size of 5GB.

https://transferxl.com/ allow 100Gb but similar services like yousendit.com and transferbigfiles.com have issues (I started the download and at 700Mb the connection drops).

So is not reliable. It's not a common scenario. I again believe you need to focus on best practices: split the files in smaller chunks and send links again. This is my 2 cents.

 

 

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