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If you are looking for a way to share files with your artists, band members, producers, clients, friends and / or family I have a few options for you. In no particular order these are the services that I would use based on what you need. Check them out and sign up since they are all free. Obviously there are limitations using their free services as opposed to the paid ones but you can still benefit. I hope you find this information useful.

Drop.io

Drop.io Has been a very useful site for me while collaborating with artists, sharing files, or just using it as a place for 100MB file storage which is much but it’s more for easy access when I am not near my computer but want to share work that I am doing. I also use Drop.io to collaborate with some of my clients which makes life easy because it is simple to use. Basically it is four easy steps:

1. Create your drop URL, for example: http://drop.io/exampleURL.
2. Add the files that you want to the drop. These files can be various formats such as: MP3, Video, Photos, ZIP files, Word Documents, Excel Documents and PDF files.
3. Create an administrator password and recovery email. Important for gaining access to your drop if you forget the password.
4. Drop the files to your new drop page. This will create the page that you can share with your artists, clients, friends and / or family. More Information, visit: http://drop.io

You Send It

YouSendIt works on the same concept as Drop.io but instead of creating a personal web page with your files it works like an email system. The free version only allows you to send up to 100MB files at a time. Which should be enough for smaller projects by the normal end user. YouSendIt is great for sharing files with artists, clients, friends and / or family for any reason. Here’s how it works:

1. Input your recipients email address.
2. Input your email address to receive a copy of the files to be sent.
3. Type a subject to identify the send.
4. Enter a short message to the recipient.
5. Attach the file to be send. If you have multiple files you can always ZIP them making sure they are under 100MB per send.

More Information, visit: http://www.yousendit.com

Drop Send

DropSend is actually a service that I just discovered thanks to an artist that I am currently working with. This service will most likely be my service of choice to use when sending large files to and artist. The catch is that with the free service you can only send 5 DropSends per month, unless you sign up for their service. There are ways around this. You can create an email address that you and the artist will know and a common password and then just use the storage space to upload and download files. Here is how DropSend works:

1. Signup for the free service, or any other plan that suits your needs.
2. Once you sign up and log in you will be on a page that looks like an general email inbox. On the right hand side you will see: Send a File or Upload to Online Storage. Click “Upload to Online Storage” and follow the steps.
3. Browse for your files to upload and give each file a description.
4. Near the bottom of the page, type in a name for the folder you want to group all the files in.
5. Click, start upload and be patient while the file(s) uploads.
6. From there, your artist can sign in and download the files.

More Information, visit: http://www.dropsend.com

Live Mesh

With LiveMesh by Microsoft, you can sync, share and access your work computer, your home laptop, your Mac, your mobile phone and other devices live in multiple places.

With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Access your files from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.

Working on one computer, but need a program from another? No problem. Use Live Mesh to connect to your other computer and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it. Here’s out it works:

1. Create a LiveMesh account. If you already have a WindowsLive ID or hotmail you are set to go. Signup here: Click to Signup
2. Login to your LiveMesh account and you will be on your devices screen. Click “Add Device” to install the application on your computer. Select your Operating System and click install.
3. Once installed you can simply right click and folder on your computer and you will see an option that says, “Add Folder to LiveMesh…” Click that and the file will add to LiveMesh and start upload the files that are inside of it. Keep in mind you only get 1 gig of storage.
4. From there you can access those files or add to them from any computer with an Internet connection. You can also share certain folders with certain people. This is great for wanted to share files with clients, artists, friend and / or family.

More Information, visit: http://www.livemesh.com

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