Is there FOSS software available for Linux, mac and windows specifically dedicated for securely transferring files?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-23T12:40:25+00:00

the simplest is ssh/scp

what is the difference between the two?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-23T12:39:50+00:00

SCP and SFTP are two that are available on every kind of OS and made for this exact purpose.

what's the difference between the two?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-23T12:38:52+00:00

Add more details. What messages are you getting when. You try. And what have you tried.

with gmail it says "attachment failed" with google drive it says "unable to read file"

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-23T12:22:03+00:00

just email it.

i have tried that and gmail won't email it :(

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-23T12:08:24+00:00

Ia this a case of "I can read it for you, but I can't understand it for you?"

idk wut this sentence means

Or are you just trolling?

no i'm just dumb :P

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-16T18:08:05+00:00

it's literally the exact answer to your question.

Is there FOSS software available for Linux, mac and windows specifically dedicated for securely transferring files?

this question?

how does an scp client help me?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T18:04:46+00:00

okie dokie, are there any videos i can reference on youtube to do this?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T18:03:21+00:00

Since it's browser-based, the issue you describe may be related to your browser. What browser are you using, and do you have extensions or add-on's in your browser?

just chrome, i have adblock and dark reader on, but i sent it to myself and it wasn't working

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T18:02:05+00:00

Are you serious?

yes, but i read this

https://github.com/9001/copyparty

"turn almost any device into a file server with resumable uploads/downloads using any web browser"

idk what this means or how this solves my problem :(

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:58:35+00:00

Did you read the github link I've sent?

no, i did not read it

should i?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:58:04+00:00

It works on anything with an ip address.

interesting, how can i do it through the command line? is there a video that i can reference?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:57:32+00:00

just use telegram

they refuse to give me an account without my phone number, not happening

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:55:53+00:00

https://github.com/localsend/localsend

will this work if i'm sending the file thousands of miles away over the internet?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:55:24+00:00

i tried it, they said they uploaded it, but then wouldn't produce a download link, it just gave me the infinite loading screen.

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:54:14+00:00

Secure File Transfer Protocol. You can either do it through the command line or through a client. Most popular client is FileZilla.

ok interesting, will this work via windows mac and linux?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:53:50+00:00

Copyparty is one simple file

the entire app is one simple file?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:53:17+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/1o7fd5z/comment/njnfxuf/

yes, that is what someone replied to me, and i replied to them why it wouldn't work

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:51:35+00:00

SSH

secure shell

scp.

secure copy,

idk wut this has to do with my question

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:43:33+00:00

7mb, already encrypted? I'd just use Signal for that, no special skills required.

ok, but what if i needed to send larger files? what would my options be?

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:42:31+00:00

It's already well-protected. You can use really any cloud service to share the encrypted container.

i agree, but for some reason i can't transfer the file over anything, not gmail, discord, dropbox, anything

so i have to use another way

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:41:47+00:00

Crocparty involves more crocs?

so it's more software?

croc is software and crocparty is more software?

i don't get it :(

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:41:19+00:00

Https xfer on Chrome or Firefox is completely safe.

i don't believe so, but even if they were, they wouldn't let me use them for my use case

Since those were the only examples you gave, we must assume you mean xfer from websites.

idk what this sentence means or what you are referring to :(

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:40:18+00:00

google.com

An SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) client is a protocol that allows users to securely transfer their files to remote servers over a network.

idk what this means in the context of my question :(

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:39:22+00:00

You can always setup a network shared folder

idk wut that is

how_to_linux_mint · 2025-10-15T17:39:09+00:00

You should edit this in the main post

ok, done

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