I currently have a tangle of external drives hooked to my HTPC. Serving that stuff via UPnP is
okay, but I'd like to move my files to a separate device that would then be able to make them available to a motley assortment of devices. Thing is, I'm woefully ignorant about networking and file sharing, having never so much as set up a shared Windows folder. I need help coming up with a game plan.
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posted by DirtyOldTown
on Mar 31, 2013 -
12 answers
Looking for suggestions and recommendations for a way to share files with customers, contractors and satellite offices.
I inherited an old website from 2007 that is used to post creative assets such as AI and PSD files for download. Posting new items is a manual process, requiring us to make thumbnails and manually adding links to the files.
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posted by nedpwolf
on Mar 12, 2013 -
3 answers
What's a quality Bittorrent site in 2013? Demonoid is down, and TPB has no focus on quality. My interests are in film and music, with an experimental bent.
posted by dunkadunc
on Jan 19, 2013 -
22 answers
Is there any way to disable the "Windows cannot access \\machine\share" messages that pop up when a network connection disappears?
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posted by deo rei
on Sep 25, 2012 -
7 answers
Please explain modern file sharing (do I even mean that?) "in the cloud" to me as if I were 6 (or 86)! But first, let me tell you what I need. I'm sure it's very simple…
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posted by dpcoffin
on Apr 4, 2012 -
16 answers
There are all types of ways to collaborate on files at work. Our school has the typical networked file share, but it seems that sort of thing is going the way of the dodo. We can't support something like Dropbox since our internet pipe is too small. And something like Google Docs only works for a subset of what we do. What sort of file sharing/collaborating/check in systems do you like? What could you see working for a business or school?
posted by parallax7d
on Mar 8, 2012 -
5 answers
I have an old MacBook (purchased in 2007) running OS X 10.4.11. I have a new Verizon iPhone running 4.2.10. Is there a way I can share/send a PDF from my MacBook to my iPhone without Internet?
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posted by bluedaisy
on Aug 23, 2011 -
11 answers
I use file sharing to trade info between a couple of computers in my home and I'm not confident that I had it configured correctly. Is there any way kind of "log" in OS X that will tell if some sneak has been accessing my files?
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posted by bonobothegreat
on Jul 1, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm a college student looking for a way for to pool essays with 20-30 of my classmates in preparation for finals. We've tried emailing, but it got unwieldy very quickly. Are there any good sites/easy to use cloud-based services out there which might fit the bill? I've looked at Dropbox but would prefer a method where we don't have to download specific software.
posted by emergent
on May 18, 2011 -
12 answers
Realistically, how risky is downloading movies, music, tv shows, software, etc from bit torrent?
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posted by AceRock
on Jan 21, 2011 -
31 answers
I am a somewhat tech-literate adult wishing to share some video of my son with my non tech-literate mom. I've looked at vimeo and dropbox and had no success with either. Vimeo had a "problem" uploading my 3 minute video, and dropbox adds it to my desktop folder, but when I go to dropbox.com it says the folder is empty. Should I keep trying with one of these programs, or is there an easier way for me to upload and for her to watch?
Thank you, all.
posted by aimeedee
on Nov 21, 2010 -
12 answers
I need to send an MP3 music file to a number of email addresses. I want to do this by directing people to a download on a web link, rather than emailing the (large) file direct.
I also want to be able to password-protect the file in that link (either the file or the link), so the music doesn't get passed around beyond the list of recipients.
Does anyone know of any good resources for this?
Thanks, oh wise ones.
posted by Conductor71
on Aug 17, 2010 -
10 answers
Is there an open source / free version of something like Box.net or DropBox? My needs are simple: the ability to password protect folders, and a web interface to download it. Is this something that "comes with" OpenFiler or similar product?
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posted by geoff.
on Aug 13, 2010 -
18 answers
I'm looking for a good way to share files with my clients that average about 20-25 MB each. While I've seen a number of (excellent) recommendations, like
drop.io, I haven't been able to find one with this feature:
Tracking which people download the file. I'd be okay if users had to create accounts, or if it was tracked by click-through from email links. But it must be private and allow user tracking.
posted by scottso17
on Jul 19, 2010 -
7 answers
Is it possible with Windows server in a domain setting to restrict file shares by IP of the clients?
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posted by splice
on Jul 19, 2010 -
23 answers
Where can I post a file online so that I can link to it in a way that others can click that link, then view the file? Similar to photobucket, except with a Word or PDF document...
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posted by Salvatorparadise
on Jun 28, 2010 -
7 answers
I need various people to send me largish files (wav files). I have a web site (hosted with Dreamhost) and Expression Engine if either of those helps. More inside the more inside.
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posted by You Should See the Other Guy
on Mar 8, 2010 -
13 answers
Do you think
this is a good overview of the changes in the music business in the last 10 years (for someone like me, who could
charitably be called a non-musician)? Do you recommend other sources?
posted by manos_frias
on Dec 8, 2009 -
3 answers
How to privately share a large set of files with a large club? Having trouble getting bittorrent to work.
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posted by vegetableagony
on Oct 13, 2009 -
6 answers
Do you know of any attempts to monetize peer-to-peer file sharing? That is to say if a user is sharing a file, she gets compensated for uploading bits of the file? I'm interested in knowing who's looking in to it and what kind of success they may have had.
posted by storybored
on Aug 20, 2009 -
14 answers
I'm looking at an efficient way to distribute large files to multiple computers over my lan, I need to know how to do this and whats involved. I was thinking that since I have a dedicated server in my home that hosting the files via private lan'd bit torrent would be the weapon of choice as the file transfer speed increases exponentially.
My server is running a version of ubuntu so whatever software I will need must run in ubuntu. The clients downloading the files will probably be running windows boxes so Utorrent can be used and would be preferred. Are there any specific things that I need to turn on in Utorrent to do this via lan or will it essentially be seamless as long as the tracker is my server?
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posted by Chamunks
on Jun 17, 2009 -
11 answers
I'm sharing files by dropping them into a folder in my public_html folder. Is there an easy way to generate a tasteful, simple front-end that's more appealing than the standard web-browser's text list?
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posted by huron
on Mar 28, 2009 -
9 answers
Which is the better way to share Linux folders with Vista and OS X: SMB or NFS?
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posted by fatbird
on Mar 25, 2009 -
12 answers
How worried should I be about the recent rash of stories in the mainstream media about P2P software being used to commit identity theft?
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posted by The Ardship of Cambry
on Mar 2, 2009 -
9 answers
My friend runs a small company that is growing. They're starting to run into file-sharing problems (versioning, archiving, etc.). Laboring under the bizarre belief that I know something about this stuff, my friend has asked for my help.
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posted by grumblebee
on Jan 14, 2009 -
15 answers
I need to create a website for a fake invite-only torrent community to feature in a short movie centering around said community. What's the easiest way to set up a customizable tracker?
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posted by JMB1138
on Sep 29, 2008 -
2 answers
Computer 1 (XP SP2) and Computer 2 (XP) are connected to a router. I want to transfer and manipulate files from one on the other. I don't want to use File and Print Sharing. Any solutions?
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posted by daksya
on Aug 2, 2008 -
12 answers
External hard showing "weird". Better known as, sharing an external/portable hard drive between osx and winxp.
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posted by jadepearl
on Jun 23, 2008 -
10 answers
Can anyone help me figure out how to resume file sharing capabilities between my MacBook Pro and my Windows Vista PC after my 'Book has been in Sleep mode?
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posted by newfers
on May 2, 2008 -
2 answers
Issue with Samba (on Ubuntu) file sharing and ownership of files. How do I set it so the ordinary user will not take ownership when saving over a file? (more details inside)
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posted by ijoyner
on Feb 13, 2008 -
1 answer
Looking for data on alternative causes for the mainstream music industry's declining fortunes.
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posted by nanojath
on Jan 29, 2008 -
21 answers
Serverfilter: My office is in the process of migrating to Windows Server 2003 for Fileserving. We constantly have issues with newly created files. Whenever they are placed on the server by a user, the immediately lose rights to do anything with the file. All other users attempting to access the files are also denied. This is just beyond frustrating. Any ideas what is happening and how to fix it?
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posted by ijoyner
on Aug 30, 2007 -
11 answers
Digital Asset Management. I'm looking for a web based solution that archives and stores files, but I don't need full on project management.
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posted by Salmonberry
on Jul 31, 2007 -
5 answers
My home network isn't cooperating. It worked fine for months, and then, unexpectedly (after a day of bad electricity (I hate my power company)), it isn't.
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posted by TrueVox
on Jul 17, 2007 -
15 answers
Can I transfer a quicktime vid from an iBook to my windoze machine using USB? (Her iBook is very old but does have connectivity to USB.)
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posted by snsranch
on Jul 15, 2007 -
6 answers
Can you explain peer-to-peer filesharing to me in really simple terms? Particularly, I want to know about the similarities and differences between two programs.
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posted by CrazyLemonade
on Jun 26, 2007 -
16 answers
Is there a simple, secure (open source preferably) application I can set-up on my server (dreamhost) to allow my parents a simple password protected webpage they can download (simple right click) the pictures and kids' films I make?
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posted by thedoctorpants
on May 15, 2007 -
8 answers
Can a Mac open a file that is hosted on a windows 2003 network file server using a UNC path?
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posted by kaefer
on May 10, 2007 -
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