Comments on: MobileMe (Finally!) Unleashes Large File Sharing!

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:15:32 +0000

But it takes an hour to uploade 175MB?? what could I be doing wrong! I can’t even macMail a 35Mb powerpoint file!!

By: Huc

Huc — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:13:47 +0000

I was doing the first month after dot.mac gave me an iDisk with a Public folder You can bypass any email file size limit by simply putting a link in an email message. That has always been the case, Apple just made it easier with their little web app.

The beauty of the linking method is there is no log in required. The link simply downloads the file : I always *.zip or *.sit to force that download vs opening in a browser window. I also don’t have to use the Mobile.me web interface to do the job.

I regularly setup a draft email with the desired link and keep that on the mail server. I can then send that message from my laptop or my iPhone when the time is right.

I posted an article on my site a year or so ago on how to do it as I was getting a lot of questions from clients. Here’s the link: http://www.caddpower.com/cms/idiskfilelinking.htm

Is the linking method secure? Well – it doesn’t have a password associated with it unless you password protect the linked *.zip or *.sit file. However, I don’t see a need for a password since I wouldn’t be sending the email with the link to someone who’s not supposed to have it. For security reasons I obviously password protect the Public folder but once I’m sending a link to a file in that folder, that security is bypassed and I’m fine with that given I know where I’m sending the content

Is apple’s current mobile.me method better? I don’t think so — it’s just different and possibly easier for the casual user. But the fundamental ability to do this has been in place since the first days of dot.mac and those fundamentals haven’t changed.

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:43:25 +0000

Can you send a large file via the iphone?

By: Pater

Pater — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:46:41 +0000

I used it already and it is very easy to use. Is 1 Gb really the limit? Can this limit be enhanced?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:11:35 +0000

I only wish it would record the email in the Sent folder. There doesn’t seem to be a way to later reference whom I’ve sent links to.

By: keith bohanna

keith bohanna — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:58:07 +0000

@llofte - 1Gb was the limit I saw when I used this today

keith

By: llofte

llofte — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:36:09 +0000

What is a “large file” defined as? 1GB? 5 GB? …

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:28:24 +0000

This is fantastic. I’m tired of sending people URLs and passwords and having to walk some of them through the download process. I’ll be using this everyday. Thanks, Rene.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:17:01 +0000

It was worth it before. Now just even better. Wished calander was a little better

By: dloveprod

dloveprod — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:11:35 +0000

Now all they have to do is drop mobile me price to 59.99 a year and it’s on

By: barstep

barstep — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:12:48 +0000

So I have to upload the file to my iDisk, log on to MobileMe through my web browser, find the file again and click a button, fill in a form and send.

Have you seen FileChute from YellowMug? Much simpler, faster and no need to logon through a browser - just send an email.

I think Apple have more work to do on this to gain the "it just works" award.