Sharing files over FTP is never an easy prospect. You're likely to encounter issues surrounding firewalls, slow downloads, software incompatibilities and co-workers and clients that just can't seem to wrap their hands around the technical side of things. The Egnyte Cloud File Server is optimized for the hassle-free upload and storage of any file type, regardless of size. Even the largest files – such as CAD drawings and Photoshop® images – can be easily stored, secured and shared across a wide-range of Internet connection speeds using Egnyte.

Think of Egnyte as a virtually limitless repository for all your files. Your service comes standard with 20 GB, 150 GB or 1 TB of online storage and additional storage can be purchased and added to your account as needed. Once you have created your private and public file folders with various degrees of access control (read-only, read/write, read/write/delete), you can delegate employee and client access rights, then upload your files.

Egnyte provides a variety of ways to upload files and folders. The table below is a summary of the methods available and when and how to best use them.

Upload Method	How to use	Use For
Single-File Uploader	Built into Egnyte interface. Access through Web browser	Uploading individual files. Designed for smaller files (< 10 MB)
Multi-File and Folder Uploader	Built into Egnyte interface Access through Web browser	Upload multiple files or folders. Designed for larger files and folders (<500 MB)
Mapped Drive	Your Windows or Mac computer desktop	Upload individual or multiple files and folders. Designed for small to moderate sized files (<100MB)
FTP	FTP client (e.g. Filezilla)	Upload multiple files or folders. Designed for larger files and folders (up to 10-15GB)
Egnyte Data Migration Service	Ship Egnyte a disk drive with your data	Migrate your existing drive or server to Egnyte. Designed for 15 + GB of data

Once you have uploaded your critical business files, you can share them from your desktop or on-the-go from a remote computer or smartphone without using email or a dedicated, expensive FTP solution. Instead of emailing around large, bandwidth hogging attachments or providing your co-workers, colleagues and clients with difficult-to-remember logins for a difficult-to-use FTP site, you simply send out a link. Links can be shared internally with members of your team via email, or made publically available over your blog, Website, even your Twitter or Facebook account! There's no software required for file download and you control how long the file is available for access. So go ahead and share that one file or that big overstuffed folder; all you have to do is make an easy-to-click, easy-to-understand link available to your team.

It's not just easy to upload and distribute large files with Egnyte, it's also easy to protect them from unauthorized access. You control viewing and editing privileges, including expiration dates for your links, limiting how long they remain accessible (or "clickable"). You can choose to receive an automatic notification when a new file is posted or modified, and a complete file access and revision history is always available to you.

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