September 1, 2026 · 4 min read
How to send large files for free
Free has a ceiling. Anyone who says otherwise is describing a queue, a daily cap, or a file that is not that large.
David KrugManila · @realDavidKrug
Free has a ceiling. Anyone who says otherwise is describing a queue, a daily cap, or a file that is not that large.
Stop using the letter slot
Email will pretend to help and then bounce. A shared drive will succeed and then never leave. A transfer is the third thing: a link with a clock.
A link with a clock beats a folder with no ending.
Do this
SwissTransfer will carry up to 50 GB without an account. Smash will accept more and make the big ones wait. Pink Jeepney’s free ride is 2 GB. If your free file is bigger than that, use the Swiss booth or pay someone. Paying two dollars once is sometimes more honest than a “free” product that bills you in waiting.
On Pink Jeepney: open the site, drop the files, write one sentence on the ticket if they need it, copy the link. Several files can come back down as one zip. Send the link in whatever thread you already have. The transfer does not need to become the relationship.
What fits
| Plan | Per transfer | The link lasts | Password |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 2 GB | 7 days | No |
| Personal, $9 | 25 GB | 30 days | Yes |
| Professional, $24 | 100 GB | 90 days | Yes |
| Business, $59 | 250 GB | Up to a year | Yes, and your logo |
When this is the wrong tool
If the file must be unreadable to the host, use Wormhole or Tresorit Send. Pink Jeepney will expire, and it will burn after download if you ask. It will not hide the bytes from the machine that stored them. Know which problem you have.
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David Krug
Twenty-plus years of building cute little websites, and big ones, with an independent footprint. In the Philippines since 2016. Based in Manila, with two children and one amazing partner.
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