Best way to email bigger chunks of data?

[RuggedJay]

Sorry, I'm not tech savvy. How do I email a large(8GB) MP4 video?

[dougncrew]

I don't think you can send 8gb via e mail. Try "drop box" or "you send it". They have free trial periods but 8gb is large.

[Ricky-Ray]

the only thing I can think of is setting up your own FTP site if you want it free. "Drop Box" and "You Send It" both have a 2 gig limit if it's on the free side.

Why not just burn it onto DVD and mail it? IMO much easier way to do it than take the time for you to upload it and then for your friend to download the video.

[Dubious_Beans]

Why not just burn it onto DVD and mail it?.

^This.
8GB is a huge file to download.

I'd burn it onto a dual layer DVD (or 2 single layer) or put it on USB memory and and stick it in the mail.

[Dubious_Beans]

According to this calculator http://www.numion.com/calculators/time.html, if you have a T1 connection then 8GB is at least an 11 hour download!

If you have a 56Kbps modem then it's 320+ hours!

[SouperMan]

8GB sounds excessive...if you can take the hit in quality/resolution, use a free program called Handbrake and re-render the movie file into a smaller format...you might be able to bring it down enough and trade off between size and quality to send it via Dropbox or box or even a regular CD.

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[adrenaline]

Use a split feature of your compression program so that if you decide to place it somewhere...you can at least download it in manageable chunks and put it together later. If you need to maintain the quality that is....

[r3dn3ck]

you could ask someone with a server to allow you to host an 8GB file on it. That would eat 80% of my monthly bandwidth allotment or I'd consider it for you.

Still, you need a drop box account and for a file that big you'll probably have to pay for whatever service you use.

What you might consider is a multi-part .rar file. Use winace to archive the file and set a max chunk size of 5mb (common email limit). You'll need to send then 3200 emails to make the whole package appear. So, that'll be a no-go. Computer math is fun huh.

I'd fedex a USB stick.


What's the bandwidth of a fully laden 747.

[GuillermoAntonio]

What you might consider is a multi-part .rar file.

This..


If the material isn't too sensitive, do this:

split ur video in several chunks, probably 500mb each max.

Make sure you enter a password.


Then upload to one of the following free sites:

Deposit files.com
Rapid share.com
Uploaded.to
Hot file.com

Write down the download links and email to recipient.

Recipient can download one at a time, will take a few hours, depending on Internet speed.
Back when I had cox, I could download 4gb in 2 hours.

Other than that, dvd via media mail is better choice

P.S
Forgot to say uploading will take more than a Couple of hours...

[xtant8420]

This isn't for an email, but it is a free cloud service of 50 gigabytes that will require you to download an application for a smartphone or tablet (android based devices). Then you can use this on your computer or smartphone to upload and share data.

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/69638/box.net-free-50gb-box.net-cloud-storage-for-android-phones-tablets-hp-touchpad-blackberry-playbook

I know you said you are not tech savvy, but I thought I would help with some options.

[Cave]

http://www.mailbigfile.com/

Super simple and easy.

If you have basic cable a 8GB file shouldn't take more than an hour or two. Uploading on the other hand is a different story.

[high_revs]

split the video.. usually i see winrar used for these.

have recipient have a google account. drop in documents.google.com. have them download it from there. i can't remember what the limit is for google docs since 8gb is huge.

else setup an ftp where they can connect to you directly to get. or put on a bluray or span it across 2 dvd-r disks.

if you have a place to host it the file, torrent it?

[Jeepers]

FTP client for large files is the way to go .....

[segfault]

I'd also use FTP. It just takes a little finicking if you're using a router.
Or even bittorrent if either of your connections are not rock solid. BT works in small chunks and can also do a final integrity check.
Or something like MSN Messenger file share. Last time I used it, it basically worked like ftp w/o having to login; you share the file or folder and the other end sees it. The other options mentioned are better if either of you can't stay online for the duration of the transfer.

[Deadbolt]

when i was 16 i accidently brought down Earthlink's 805 area popservers by trying to email a .zip of Quake 1 to a friend this was back when CDburners were unheard of

Pops' was pissed when they called him because they sorted out the origin of the system "attack" lol