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Hey folks, when files are too heavy to upload directly or the site uploader (<100mb) keeps timing out, offloading them to external hosts is usually the easiest workaround. Here is a quick breakdown on prepping your files and picking the right host.
* For files over 200MB: MediaFire or TeraBox work best. MediaFire offers clean, recognizable download links, while TeraBox handles (4GB/file, 1024GB total) much larger archives if you need extra headroom.
1. Clean and compress your files first
Before uploading anywhere, strip out the dead weight:- Delete any .jar files: People often flag them for potential backdoors or malware, so leaving them out avoids unnecessary suspicion.
- Sweep out leftover .log files, _old copies, and redundant text files, for e.g: https://nulledvault.com/threads/tool-mcmodels-buildbybit-models-credit-remover-–-remove-account-ids-multi-site-support.17186/
- Pack everything into a .7z using Ultra compression in 7-Zip, PeaZip or WinRAR to squeeze out every megabyte.
2. Where to host them
* For files under 200MB: Catbox.moe is the best go-to. No signup required, zero bloat, and files stay up permanently.* For files over 200MB: MediaFire or TeraBox work best. MediaFire offers clean, recognizable download links, while TeraBox handles (4GB/file, 1024GB total) much larger archives if you need extra headroom.
If you want to browse even more solid alternatives, check out this curated list on GitHub:
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Awesome list of free file hosting sites, organized by features.| Site | Bandwidth | Max Upload Size | File Expiry | Login Info | Allowed File Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catbox | Unlimited | 200 MB per file | Permanent (Can't be Deleted) | Not required (Keep IP), via username, email & password | Most types, except .exe, .scr, .cpl, .doc*, .jar. |
| Litterbox | Unlimited | 1 GB | Choose 1h, 12h, 1d or 3d | Can't login | Most types, except .exe, .scr, .cpl, .doc*, .jar |
| Pillowcase | Unlimited | 200 (guest),500 (regist) MB | Permanent | Not required, via username, email & password | .mp3, .m4a, .wav, .ogg, .flac, .aif, .aiff, for registered .zip |
| Gofile | Unlimited | Unlimited | 10 days (inactive links) | Not required, via email | All file types |
| Pixeldrain | 6 GB/day | 20gb per file | 120 days (inactive links) | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | Images, videos, audio, PDFs, text |
| Drime | Unlimited | 20gb per account | 12 months (inactive free account) | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | Images, videos, audio, PDFs, text |
| 1fichier | Unlimited | 300 GB | 15 days (guests), 30 days (registered) | Not required, via email & password | All file types |
| Wormhole | Unlimited | 10 GB | 24 hours | Can't login | All file types |
| UploadNow | Unlimited per File, 100gb max per Acc/Anon | Not Specified | 10 days (inactive links) | Not required, via email | All file types |
| Buzzheavier | Unlimited | Unlimited | 8 days (inactive links, each download adds 2 days till 60 days), Never with 30+ downloads every 60 days | Not required, via Id | All file types |
| Filebin | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1 week (inactive) | Can't login | All file types |
| Fileditch | Unlimited | 5 GB | 30 days (inactive links) | Can't login | All file types |
| FileDitch (New) | Unlimited | 25 GB | Indefinite (Storage dependent) | Not required | Most types (except .exe, .msi, .apk, .php, .js, etc.) |
| FileGarden | Unlimited | Unlimited, 100 MiB per file (Anon currently not working?) | Permanent (Can be Deleted, Anon currently not working?) | Not required (Upload, but Anon currently not working?), via username, email & password or Google or Discord | All file types |
| File Kiwi | Unlimited | Unlimited | 90 hours (then deleted) | Not required | All file types |
| FileQ | Unlimited | Unlimited, 5210 Mb per file (Anon) or 20480 Mb per file (Registered) | 3 days (Anon) or 20 days (Registered) after last download | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | All file types |
| File-upload | Unlimited | 200 MB (Anon), 5 GB (Registered) | 60 days (Anon) or 180 days (Registered) after last download | Not required, via email & password | All file types |
| DataNodes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Permanent | Required for upload & be a site owner ticket discord | All file types |
| Rootz | Unlimited | 25 GB per file (Anon), Unlimited (Registered) | 7 days (Anon), Permanent (Registered) | Not required for upload & be a site owner | All file types |
| ANONYMFILE | Unlimited | 5 GB | Choose 1d, 7d, 31d, never(14d inactive) | Can't login | All file types |
| ViKiNG FiLE | Unlimited | Unlimited | 15d after last download | Not required, via hash | All file types |
| /TMP/FILES | Unlimited | 100 MB | 60m | Can't login | All file types |
| Send | Unlimited but 10 GB/day (Anon), 30gb/day (Registered) Download Limit | 100 GB/day (Anon), Unlimited (Registered) | 15 days (guests), 30 days (registered) | Not required, via username & password | All file types |
| ShareFile | Unlimited | 5 GB | Choose 1d, 7d, 31d, never(7d inactive) | Can't login | All file types |
| Lufi | Unlimited | 2 GB | Choose 1d, 3, 7d, 15, 30d | Can't login | All file types |
| File.io | Unlimited | 2 GB, hourly upload limit of 4GB | 14 days & Auto-delete after 1 download | Required (Upload), via email & password | All file types |
| Easyupload.io | Unlimited | 10 GB, max 50 files per upload | Choose 1d, 7d, 30d & (Optional) Auto-delete after 1 download | Not required, via email | All file types |
| Filespayout | Unlimited | 10 GB, unlimited per file | Permanent | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | Most types, except .png, .webp, .wav. |
| Akira Box | Unlimited | Unlimited, 5 GB per file (Anon) or 20 GB per file (Registered) | 7 days (Anon) or 30 days (Registered) after last download | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | All file types |
| pCloud (Storage) | 50 GB/month | 2 GB | 12 months (inactive free account) | Required, via email & password | All file types |
| pCloud Transfer | Unlimited | 5 GB | 7 days | Not required (Email verification) | All file types |
| Fireload | Unlimited | 2 GB per file | 60 days (inactive links) | Not required (Guest), via Work Email for account | All file types |
| vgy.me | Unlimited | 20 MB per Image | 6 months (Anon, currently not working?) or 1 year (Registered) after last view | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif |
| Stashr | Unlimited | 500 MB | Choose 1h, 6h, 12h, 1d, 7d, 30d, forever | Not required, via display name, username & password | Most types, except .exe, .msi, .bat |
| FileCat | 50 kb/sec, 1 File per hoour, 2 files per day | 2 GB per file | Deletes files after contract term expires | Required (Upload), via username, email & password | All file types |
| Uguu | Unlimited | 128 MB | 3 hours | Can't login | All file types |
| Linx Server | Unlimited | 256 MB | Choose 1m, 5m, 1h, 1d, 1w, 2w | Can't login | All file types, except .exe |
| Ex Mozilla's Send Community Instances | Varies | Varies | Varies | Can't login | All file types |
Definitions
- Bandwidth: The amount of data that can be downloaded before the speed is reduced.
- Max Upload Size: The largest file size allowed per upload.
- File Expiry: How long files are stored before being deleted, for example 'inactive links' mean that your links aren't regularly viewed/downloaded your links.
- Login Info: If you need to create an account to upload/download files + How the login is done (Id, only username with password, etc).
- Allowed File Types: The kinds of files supported by the hosting service.
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