Top 10 Largest File Sharing Websites On The Net Right Now
Here are the top 10 file sharing sites on the web, in descending order according to data from Google for July 2011.
Officially the most popular site here, 4Shared offers a decent free option for those who are
reluctant to reach for a credit card.
A free account provides 10GB of free storage space which can be used to
upload files below 2GB. Interestingly there are also apps available for
the iPhone, Android devices and BlackBerry phones as well as an
outdated Symbian version too.
Premium accounts provide 100GB of
space and vastly improved download speeds, and the cheapest I could find
started at $6.50 a month based on a year’s subscription.
Another
massively popular site, MegaUpload provides two free options –
non-members and members. Registering a free account is worth it in order
to net 200GB of free storage and a maximum upload file size of 2GB.
Free membership delivers “limited” download speeds (as opposed to “very
limited” for non-members) and an average load of adverts.
MediaFire’s
free accounts are supported with adverts and pleasantly provide no
limits to your total storage or number of files. The drawback? A maximum
file size of 200MB.
The cheapest premium option costs only $9 a
month and removes all those adverts plus allows for files up to 10GB in
size. You also get 100GB worth of direct/hotlinking to your uploads,
which you can share with anyone for instant download goodness.
Not
a cyberlocker, but a search engine which scours other cyberlockers and
returns the results in one easy to find place. Not a bad solution if
you’re looking for something elusive, although the lack of an upload
option makes this a bit of a one-trick-pony.
A
free membership allows you to upload all you want, with no
restrictions. That’s right – unlimited file size and unlimited storage
for free! However, if a file is not downloaded within 30 days it is
earmarked for deletion – so be warned.
Premium accounts start at
around €10 for a month’s access and removes this 30 day limit, as well
as the usual download speed restrictions.
A
public torrent tracker currently indexing over 3.5 million torrents in a
variety of categories. Be sure to take care if you do use public
trackers – you never know who might be watching.
Check out our article for further advice!
Another
cyberlocker for all your uploading needs, FileServe provides free
accounts that are good for files under 1GB. The site says that split
archives are allowed too, so with some
clever archiving you should be able to overcome the size limit.
Premium accounts are competetively priced and remove download/speed limits and increase the size cap to 2GB.
A
relatively average site, only allowing for files up to 400MB to be
uploaded for free. Split archives are fine, and the free option is
supported with the usual advertising. A premium account will cost about
$9 and for that you get 100GB of direct/hotlinking, unlimited
downloading and an
advert-free browsing experience.
Torrentz
is a torrent search engine which queries a lot of other trackers and
returns all relevant results on one page. Clean, quick and minimalistic,
Torrentz is a no-fuss search engine designed to check elsewhere so you
don’t have to.
Deposit
Files is the least popular of all the file sharing websites on this
list, yet has an incredible free option. With maximum file sizes of 2GB,
unlimited storage and no deletion policy, this host is a beast. The
site’s layout is clean and not littered with distracting adverts and
there are a variety of ways to upload including queuing up multiple
files.
Granted, as a free user your download speeds will be limited, but for around €9 a month, you can lift those limits.
