Unfortunately Dropbox hasn't said what type of account you'll need to have to send 100GB files, but it's safe to say that free users will have to make do with a smaller file limit.Īnother way Dropbox Transfer differentiates itself is that it includes delivery confirmation. Transfer also has the added benefit of not forcing you to re-upload things to send it - if you're storing something in Dropbox, you can send it with Transfer. That's significantly more than you can send with services like Hightail, WeTransfer and Mediafire. Dropbox's head of product Adam Nash said that he imagines people using Transfer to send content to clients, whereas shared folders are more useful in the context of collaboration.Īnother benefit Dropbox is touting is file size: you can send up to 100GB of files in one go with Transfer. And since Transfer sends a copy of the file, you can change or delete things without those changes affecting the recipient. Transfer, on the other hand, sends a copy of the file so that you can share it with someone and they can download it regardless of whether they use Dropbox or not. So if you delete the folder or replace its contents, the person you sent it to won't be able to access it anymore.

Right now, when you share a file or folder from your Dropbox with someone, any changes made to it sync.

A new feature called Dropbox Transfer (launching in private beta today) aims to remove the last bits of friction from that process by focusing specifically on sending files, not necessarily collaborating on them.

For years, the company has made it pretty easy to share any file or folder stored in your Dropbox with others, regardless of whether or not they have an account of their own. Sharing files through Dropbox is not a new concept.

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