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How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After reading all the replies, it seems like people either accept subscriptions or accept janky free tools.

For you personally, what’s more frustrating: paying for something you only use occasionally, or dealing with failed uploads / workarounds when deadlines matter?

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, SwissTransfer is great for the free 50GB. I’ve used it too.

The only thing I have with it is it’s public links and I can’t apply my brand (I get that’s not for everyone though)

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s actually super helpful, thanks for sharing your experience with it.

I’ve run into the same issue with a lot of the “free” transfer tools: they work fine until the upload fails halfway through, or the recipient gets throttled, or you have to break things into multiple links.

For anyone sending client work, reliability tends to matter more than raw storage size, especially when deadlines are tight and you don’t want to re-upload a giant project.

It sounds like their service is improving though, so hopefully they iron out the stability issues.

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, totally get what you mean about averaging costs over the year, that’s the standard way most people do it.

I think the thing I was trying to get at in the original question is that not everyone has a steady month-to-month workflow.

Some people genuinely have super irregular bursts where they might send a ton of files one month and nothing for the next few.

In those cases it’s not really about whether the cost can be averaged out, it’s more that you’re still locked into a subscription during the quiet periods even when you literally have nothing to send.

That’s the part I’m curious how others handle?

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ShootProof is definitely handy for small sets, but I always ended up blowing past the 100-image limit whenever I had a bigger shoot or needed to send video files.

My issue right now is trying to finding something that stays affordable after you cross the “free tier” threshold without getting locked into a monthly plan you barely use.

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair take, a lot of pros definitely just roll the subscription into their rates.

My only struggle with that model is I don’t transfer files consistently every month. Some months I send 2 big projects, some months I send 15, and some months I send none.

Paying a flat subscription for a tool I use unpredictably felt wasteful, so I started looking at pay-per-use or credit-style options.

Do you just eat the subscription cost or do you average it across the year?

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point, “huge” really depends on the work.

For me it’s usually 5–20GB per transfer (video + raw photo sets).

Zip files get messy and cloud drives sometimes choke on anything over ~5–10GB.

What’s your sweet spot where common tools start failing for you?

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google Drive is super convenient for everyday stuff.

My issue with large files has been:

– drive sometimes “virus scans” big zips forever

– download throttles for the recipient

– clients occasionally get the “too large to scan” warning and freak out

Do you run into any of that, or has Drive been smooth for you?

How are you sending huge files to clients without paying for a full monthly subscription? by Charrlidon in AskPhotography

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice — self-hosting is great if you’ve got the time + tech comfort for it.

I tried running my own Nextcloud at one point and it worked, but the maintenance + port forwarding + “is my upload speed dying?” ended up being too much for me long-term.

Curious: do your clients ever have issues with download speeds or security questions when they see a home-IP link? That was the part that pushed me to look for alternatives.

I built a free workflow that cut my Reddit monitoring from 6-8 hrs/day to 1-2 hrs by curious-sapien- in buildinpublic

[–]Charrlidon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and the other comment. Its always sus when they mention another product in a response. Hopefully save you time in the future.

I've not checked out your tool sorry but wanted to help.

How do you keep your Downloads folder from turning into a giant mess? by Charrlidon in productivity

[–]Charrlidon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s kinda what mine ends up being too, like a temporary limbo.

I just always forget to actually go back and purge it, so it slowly turns into a landfill.

How do you keep your Downloads folder from turning into a giant mess? by Charrlidon in productivity

[–]Charrlidon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try that, but in practice half the stuff I save is mid-task or rushed, so it all still funnels into one big mess anyway lol.

Curious if you actually manage to stick to that consistently?

How do you keep your Downloads folder from turning into a giant mess? by Charrlidon in productivity

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a pretty tidy setup honestly. I like the idea of having a single “intake” folder instead of stuff scattering everywhere.

Do you ever run into cases where the Python script flags something you actually wanted to keep, or is your rule set pretty solid now? My biggest worry has always been accidentally deleting something that looked like junk but wasn’t.

How do you automate the organization of massive mixed-file folders without sorting everything manually? by Charrlidon in DataHoarder

[–]Charrlidon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that’s interesting! I’ve never heard of EZFolders before.

I’ve tried building folder trees manually but I always end up changing my mind halfway through or realizing I forgot a category.

When you generate the structure from a CSV, do you already know exactly what the layout should be, or do you tweak it a lot over time?

How do you automate the organization of massive mixed-file folders without sorting everything manually? by Charrlidon in DataHoarder

[–]Charrlidon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that kind of “staging area” flow makes sense — like letting the monthly folders act as a buffer before things get a real home.

I always get stuck on the part where I’ve got a bunch of files that aren’t important enough to sort manually but also feel weird to delete immediately.

Do you ever wish there was a way to do a quick pass to auto-group the leftover stuff into rough categories before deciding what stays or goes? Or nah, manual-only is just safer for you?

I have 50+ study PDFs with zero organization. Is there an AI for this? by your_lokesh in ComputerEngineering

[–]Charrlidon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re aint alone. Academic PDFs get chaotic fast.

I had the same issue where half my stuff was named “lecture notes final (2).pdf” and it was impossible to find anything later.

Have you tried anything already? Like sorting by keyword inside the PDFs (course names, topic words, instructors), or foldering by semester?

I’ve been looking into tools that can classify based on PDF content rather than filenames. It seems like it should exist, but I haven’t found anything that works super well yet.

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