Free Online File Storage / File Uploads

We’ve all been there at one time or another: You have a large file that cannot be practically e-mailed to everyone who needs it but you want it to be available online.

Or you have a good little solution for something (say, a MS Excel macro that converts a list of links into a Google Sitemap) and want to make it available to others without running into bandwidth debt with your web hosting service.

Whatever the reason, online file storage has become fairly popular. It is convenient and takes the hassle out of carrying CDs, USB memory sticks and perhaps even floppies around at all times to make files available to clients, co-workers, friends and family.

To help you get started with some free online file storage possibilities, here are a few links (they were all 1) working and 2) offered free accounts — not time-limited trials — at the time of this writing):

www.rapidshare.de
“RapidShare is an absolutely free web-hosting service for providing webspace on our servers without the need to sign-up. Just select a file and upload it. You will get your download-link and a secret delete-link immediately.” Check out their FAQ for more details.

www.filefront.com
They offer unlimited file uploads, unlimited file downloads, unlimited bandwidth, unlimited space, public access, no file size restrictions. Oh, and they say they’re free.

www.megaupload.com
Here’s what they say: “There is no registration and no fees. There is nothing to install and no special software required. All you need is the browser you are using right now. A file can be up to for 500MB (wow that's half a gigabyte). We will host your file forever for free, until it is unused for 30 days. If nobody downloads your file for 30 days, it is automatically deleted. Your file is available for download here at Megaupload.com 24 hours a day and seven days a week.”

http://www.znail.com/
Free online file and bookmarks storage. They appreciate donations via PayPal and will award you points for each donation. Accounts with points “will receive better service in the future.”

http://www.sendthisfile.com/index.jsp
Actually an e-mail-related service that enables you to send a large file to anyone, anywhere.

If anyone else knows of any reliable and free online file storage sites, please send me a brief message with the link. Thanks much. 

http://www.swiftdesk.com/
Free 30MB file storage, bookmarks, e-mail, planner (calendar, reminders, to-do lists, notes and a calculator) and web site space. CHECK TO SEE IF THIS IS WORKING AGAIN. When I tried to register today, I got a server error.