"It's practically stupid to start another File Transfer Service in 2019". That was what almost all my friends said when I told them about MiDrive Transfer.
I decided to build it because I was frustrated with using other services. I felt a little more latitude should be given to the basic users.
2 months after the thought, I launched MiDrive Transfer (https://transfer.midrive.io). Transfer large files for free. Full featured include
Free for all to use.
Doesn't require you to sign-up
No ads
Up to 10GB file size for free (compared to 2GB for other platforms)
30 days expiry date (compared to 7 days for other platforms)
Simple and responsive
Everything that added up as a premium feature on other platforms was simply free. e.g. Password Protection.
Lol.. well, we have some monetisation ideas. If you tested the platform, you will notice a gif when your upload is complete, we are considering using that space for brand advertisment. We have other ideas too and like I said, they are all still skechy but our focus right now is to see that this is a valuable platform for everyone
I miss the option to share via link instead of by mail. I'd even argue that a link to copy and a few share-buttons of which email is just one might work best today (though heavy files might be more desktop focused after all, so I'm not 100% sure. Easy to track once built though.).
I really don't understand why I have to sign up on a service to transfer a file in 2019. Users will be more motivated to do any other thing after they have done what they came to the platform to do. This is one of the selling points for MiDrive Transfer.
Also, you can actually send via a link to others. So when you send a file via email, there is also a link you can send outside the email to another party to download the files
It probably means different things to different people. Perhaps useful on a website where you upload funny images of yourself and friends. But not a good idea for anything else.