Earlier this summer, Dropbox announced a new feature called Transfer to make file sharing easier and efficient. That time, it was available in beta, however, Dropbox is rolling out the new feature to all users starting today. Dropbox Transfer aims to resolve a few hassles of file sharing by focussing on sending files, and not specifically collaboration. Until now, we’ve been able to share files, however, changes made to the file either by the sender or the receiver would automatically sync.
With Transfer, you can send a copy of the file and changes made by either the receiver or sender won’t automatically sync, so you can send the same file to some other client or person. Put simply, you can edit the file and any changes you make won’t affect the original file. Another advantage of Transfer is that you can share the file with anyone, regardless of whether the recipient has a Dropbox account or not.
“Transfer is our answer to a common problem: Sometimes you simply want to hand off files. No giving people edit access to your originals, no links that let people download updates you make later—just, “Here are your files!” While email might work for a JPEG or two, collections of large multimedia files easily go well beyond the typical 25 MB attachment limit. And Dropbox shared links are best for when recipients need access to always up-to-date files. explained Dropbox in a blog post.
The company is also touting the file size you can share using Transfer – up to a 100GB of files in one go. However, it’ll depend on which Dropbox account you have. For instance, the basic account still offers only 100MB transfers. Though with a Plus or Business Standard account, you can transfer 2GB of files in one go. On the other hand, with an Enterprise, Professional, Business Advanced, or an Education account you can send up to 100GB of files in one shot with Transfer.
“Transfer lets you send up to 100 GB of files in just a few clicks. Just select files from your hard drive or Dropbox account to create your transfer. You can even password protect it and set an expiration date to encourage recipients to download the files. You’ll get a link you can send to anyone—even if they aren’t on Dropbox. After you send it, viewership stats let you see how many times the transfer’s been accessed,” further added Dropbox.
Dropbox says users can now make a transfer page via its desktop and iOS apps, as well as on Dropbox.com. You can also customize the background along with the logo that recipients will see when your file transfer is accepted by them.
