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I have two computers with Windows 10. Preferably the simplest option, so that at the other end people with minimal IT competence can figure it out

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[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago

USB flash drive

[–] halm@leminal.space 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] B0rax@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Syncthing is not a good solution for a one time transfer. It is likely slower as the other solutions here.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

if they have minimal capacity for installing/configuring/using software, then sending a USB drive via the postal service should be a strong contender

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago

The easiest I've ever used is https://localsend.org/

Very simple, just open it on both computers, select the file and click the other computer.

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Syncthing? Never used it on Windows but they do have a client so it should work. That's the simplest I can think of.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Works fine on windows, I keep many phones and desktops /laptops syncing with about 100gb of data.

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, you want SyncTrayzor for Windows - it installs Syncthing and gives you a tray tool to manage it.

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Cool, very useful program

[–] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Sneakernet was made for this exact situation.

[–] brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Syncthing, Resilio Sync, or one of those browser based p2p file sends e.g. https://file.pizza or similar.

If both p2p ends know how to use torrents then creating a simple torrent to share to the other peer would work fine. But that requires slightly more IT competence especially if someone needs to open a port forward (ideally you would make sure you have your own port forwarded so the other party doesn't have to worry about this).

If you're doing this more than once it might be worth setting up a simple server e.g. HFS is a nice open source/free HTTP file server, been a while since I used it but it still seems to be active https://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

[–] beeng@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

File Pizza looks fun!

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

https://file.pizza thanks this is really the easiest way, I still found https://justbeamit.com

[–] HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Per rule #3, this seems to be a general home computing question and not centered around self-hosting. Please consider adding details to clarify how this involves self-hosting.

[–] mfat@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago
[–] kn33@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What about a torrent? You'll have to encrypt with 7zip or something to keep it secure, but that and qbitorrent will do the trick.

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

through the public BitTorrent tracker, I'll try it too, thanks

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[–] JASN_DE@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

To peer, or not to peer. That is the question.

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks, I corrected it

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Check out QuickDAV. I think it’s exactly what you’re looking for. If you’re going across the internet, you’d have to forward a port from your router. Otherwise, if you’re on the same network, it’s really simple.

[–] HarriPotero@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I recommend https://wormhole.app for the purpose. Drag, drop, leave the tab open.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haven't used it but it says right on the page you linked only up to 10 GB. Op wants 30 GB, I guess its not possible to split.

[–] HarriPotero@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I think that limit (previously 5GB) is for files that they'll store for you. Larger transfers are P2P only.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a long-time user, not at all simple.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah it's like the least intuitive software ever honestly.

Might as well just use rsync at that point haha.

[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If all computers are on local network you can use warpinator.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s too big for email, and likely too big for Dropbox or Gdrive unless you have a paid account with them.

That means you’re going to have to get slightly technical. Find a freeware SFTP program that can spawn a server on the host, and connect to it from the client to download the file.

Good luck!

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I'll get tired of explaining how to connect to FTP and what it is

[–] RHOPKINS13@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

file.pizza if this is a one off or rare occurrence. If you're doing this regularly, there are better options, provided the person at the "source" computer is competent. A significant question is whether or not these computers are on the same network. I would recommend running a HTTP server if you don't care about privacy, HTTPS if you do. There's no need to buy an SSL certificate, self-signed is more than adequate for this purpose.

It's more complicated to set up, but the advantage is that when you're done you can send the receiving party a link they can open in any web browser, no hassle.

[–] Link@rentadrunk.org 2 points 2 years ago

Or use LetsEncrypt it’s free to get an SSL certificate.

[–] metaballism@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago
[–] wyrmroot@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Can we talk about how utterly absurd it is that there isn’t an obvious answer to this question yet? Feels like we’ve gone backwards from the AIM Direct Connect of old.

[–] EpicVision@monero.town 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the machines are on the same network, try LocalSend

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the machines are in the same building a USB stick is the simplest option :D

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not always if you have a gigabit connection

[–] tabular@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's better, but is it simpler?

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[–] Trincapinones@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

For this things i use Simple Web Server

It's just one executable and you have a fully running website with your files ready to download

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago
[–] rdyoung@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Sync by resilio. I use it between my computers and nas and between my computer and my vps and my nas and my vps, I also use it between my work and personal phone.

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[–] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Open the file in a text editor and email the results

[–] halm@leminal.space 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It'll still be 30Gb though...

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[–] n3m37h@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

KDE Connect should do the trick

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

It looks optimal, thanks

[–] leobakameo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I looked, it’s only suitable if the PС is on the same network. In my case these are different cities

[–] BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

If you can RDP, just copy and paste the file from one computer to the other.

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