HiDrive Share

HiDrive Share lets you send large files quickly and for free online. You can share files via a download link as long as they don’t exceed a total size of 2 GB. To do this, you upload photos, videos, documents, or other files to HiDrive Share and then exchange these files with others by sending a download link.

No, neither the sender nor the recipient needs to register to use HiDrive Share, meaning you can send large files for free without registration. As the sender, you access the HiDrive Share website and simply upload the files there. You can then share the unique link created afterwards so that others can download your files. The recipients simply have to click on the link to download them.

Many people use email to send files around the world. But most email services only allow you to send small files – often with an upper limit of between 2 MB and 10 MB. Even if your own provider allows large files, the recipient's provider may not. That’s why it’s better to consider external services such as HiDrive Share for large data packages, if you’re not already using HiDrive cloud storage.

As an example, let’s say you want to share a lot of photos. To send large files online, simply go to the HiDrive Share website. Click on the upload button and select the photos you want to share. You can select multiple files. Confirm the upload and create a link. Your photos will now be uploaded. You can then share the unique link that was just generated with friends, acquaintances, or colleagues.

Recipients click on the link to download the photos. The download link is valid for 7 days. After this period of time has elapsed, all files will be automatically deleted from the server.

With HiDrive Share, only you decide who receives the generated download link and access to the data. If you prefer to further protect the data by adding a password, this can be done quickly. Place the desired files in a folder and create a ZIP file out of it. When creating the file, you have the option to encrypt the ZIP file with a password. You can then easily share ZIP files via HiDrive Share.

You then share the password to open the file with the recipients that you have also sent the download link to via email or chat.

ZIP files have the additional advantage that your files are compressed. This reduces the file size and therefore also the upload and download time.

When you share files via HiDrive Share, they are uploaded to a highly secure server and are available for download for 7 days. After this period the data is automatically and irrevocably deleted. Only people who were sent the download link have access to the data during this timeframe.

The servers used for HiDrive Share are all located in Europe – and therefore also comply with high data protection standards including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

There is no limit to how often you can use HiDrive Share. There is also no limit to the number of people you can share the download link with. You can also make as many files as you like available for download. You just have to make sure that you don’t exceed the maximum upload size of 2 GB.

No, you don’t need to install any apps or desktop programs to send large files for free via HiDrive Share. You simply access the service via your web browser. It doesn’t matter whether you use a PC, Mac, notebook, smartphone, or tablet. The only important thing is that you have a stable internet connection.