![]() You can see why you want to set limits on the number of times the file can be downloaded and the number of days the link is alive – that way you won’t have a link escape and get the world downloading that file from your computer. The LogMeIn server puts the recipient directly in touch with the file on your computer, and does it in a way that is completely secure.īecause the transfer goes directly from your computer to the recipient, there is no limit whatsoever on the size of the file. It’s not being uploaded in an email message it’s not being transferred to some online server. It’s being downloaded directly from your computer. The file never leaves your computer until the recipient downloads it. The recipient will click on the “Download Your File” button and get a standard Save/Cancel dialog. When the recipient gets the message and clicks on the link, they’ll see this screen: Click Paste to paste the URL into the message. Click Copy to transfer it to the clipboard. When you click OK, you’ll get a window with a lengthy URL. When you click on LogMeIn – Sharing, you’ll be able to type a description (the file name, by default), and set limits on the number of downloads and how long this sharing will be active. ![]() Follow the menus to Send To / LogMeIn – Sharing. Open the folder with the large file and right-click on it. If you need to transfer a large file to someone and you’re a LogMeIn Pro subscriber, you have an elegant, unexpected way to send that file without clogging up your email pipes. (Vista is loaded with them.) Here’s an example from LogMeIn Pro. If you’re lucky, you’ll find something wonderful and change some deep part of your computer routine for the better. ![]() Let me encourage you to look around a little bit just in case you can discover one or two more things that you didn’t know about. One is the obvious part – learning the basic functions of how something works. When I talk about the “learning curve” associated with new software, I have two things in mind.
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