Mediafire is one of those websites where everyone, sooner or later, happens to download a file from the internet. Sites like Mediafire are called " Cyberlockers " in jargon, also known as ' file hosting ' services.
These cyberlockers provide users with a disk space accessible via the internet and password protected .
Thanks to this space it is possible to share files with friends, who can privately download any content you put in these folders.
Some Cyberlockers are known to be used for piracy purposes, others are considered "good", are controlled and reliable.
Among these, the best is undoubtedly the new MediaFire Cloud Storage because it is similar to Dropbox, but with 50GB of free space right away.
The service is particularly appreciated as it does not force users to take out a subscription, does not ask to wait a few minutes before a download, does not limit the bandwidth and does not prohibit downloading only one file at a time as it happens with other websites. this type.
By registering a MediaFire account you get some privileges which, for some, can be really interesting.
You can upload 50 GB of files online to the free space of your Mediafire account.
The files therefore remain available and can be re-downloaded without bandwidth limits, when they are needed, without waiting.
Mediafire is controlled, therefore copyright protected content cannot be shared.
The maximum size of a single file is 200 Megabytes, which should be a fairly large limit for almost any need.
With a free account you can also open the documents online (without download) to modify them and you can generate (maximum 15 times a day) a disposable link to send to another person to transfer the file to him.
The link expires when it is used to download the file.
As mentioned above, MediaFire is different than other online storage services such as Onedrive, Google Drive or Dropbox because it doesn't sync .
This means that a file must be uploaded to the internet manually using the site or via the Mediafire app for Android and iPhone.
Each file uploaded online is, by default, public.
However, you can group all the files in a folder that can be made private from the menu that appears by clicking on it with the right button.
Note however that file transfer is not secure, therefore, refer to this guide to encrypt files uploaded to cloud storage.
Every file uploaded to Mediafire is scanned by the Bitdefender antivirus service, so malicious or suspicious files cannot be placed online.
Files such as PDFs, images and photos can be previewed.
Files such as Office documents written with Word and Excel can also be edited online through an internal editor.
For images, a unique link (from the Share menu) can be generated which can be used on websites and blogs.
The other files can only be downloaded and cannot be previewed.
You can also use a Mediafire sync client such as Dropbox called Mediafire Desktop available for Windows and Mac PCs (removed for now)
The files uploaded to Mediafire can be synchronized with all the computers where the client is installed, automatically.
The only limitation of Mediafire is that data can be deleted after a certain period of account inactivity.
So, if you don't log in to your account for a period between 150 and 300 days, it is marked as inactive and the files deleted.
However, we are notified of this possibility 5 days before, with an email message.
In practice, you must remember to log in once every 5 months at least to keep the files on the internet.
Those who pay a $ 9 per month account instead get 250 gigabytes of online storage space, a maximum file size limit of 4 GB, no account expiration (if paid), no advertising, statistics and other benefits.
The biggest flaw in Mediafire, perfect when used by a computer, is the absolute lack of support for mobile phones and tablets.
Mediafire mobile for iPad, iPhone and Android should however be ready soon.
