Sharing a big file over email is never fun and it doesn’t always work. So I’d like to share to you what I use whenever it calls for that kind of situation. Here are my top 5 best free online file storage and sharing services:

1) Dropbox (2GB Free)

The free Dropbox account comes with 2GB of space and if you need more than 2GB of space, dropbox offers Pro plans for up to 100GB.

Visit https://www.dropbox.com

2) drop.io (100MB Free per drop)

drop.io’s free “file drop” is 100MB each. drop.io offers upgrades to 10GB and 20GB drops.

Visit http://drop.io/

3) YouSendIt (100 MB Free)

YouSendIt offers users a way to send and receive files up to 100MB each on-demand. YouSendIt also offers pro and business accounts.

Visit http://www.yousendit.com

4) Pando (1GB Free)

Pando offers easy download and share top quality video and other large files/folders via email, IM and the Web. It’s 1GB Free. They also offer an upgrade to increase the download speed and share bigger files (3GB).

Visit http://www.pando.com

5) Box (1GB Free)

Box.net offers 1GB Free to share content with direct links to files and folders and turn any folder into a public webpage in one click. The upgrade increases disk space to 10GB/15GB.

Visit http://www.box.net

Now that you’ve seen what I use, what do you use when you need to send/share large files? Do you have other file sharing service that you like that isn’t in this list? Share them and comment below.

Have a great weekend!

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