# Help needed - File sending **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-file-sending/477702 "2008-12-18T04:10:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-file-sending/477702/1 "2008-12-18T04:10:59Z")
Tis the season in which I have to send some sizable PDF files to various folks. In the past, I used ‘Dropload’, but it appears to’ve gone on indefinate hiaatus. Anyone have any (free) alternatives that won’t make a technophobe like me want to pull out their hair? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-file-sending/477702/2 "2008-12-18T14:38:11Z")
> **[Secure file sharing & creative collaboration | Hightail](https://www.hightail.com/)** > > Simple and secure file sharing with Hightail. Send large files, preview visual assets, collect precise feedback and keep creative projects moving in one easy and secure cloud-based software. Try Hightail for free. ---
**Author:** ![happ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@happ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-needed-file-sending/477702/3 "2008-12-18T14:40:12Z")
> **[DROP Web App](https://drop.io/)** > > Chandler Systems, Inc. DROP Application You can specify how long the files will remain there and just email the link to whomever you want to share the files with.