How to copy a file between devices?

Re:How to copy a file between devices? by DaSHacka on Thursday February 15, 2024 @01:49AM (#39379835)

If only we had something like AirDrop that reliably worked cross-platform.

Proximity-based sharing just makes significantly more sense than uploading files to some server miles away, then immediately redownloading them back when the computer was two feet away from you the whole time.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by mkotowski on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:16AM (#39379955)

Maybe LocalSend? https://localsend.org/

Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and macOS. Seems quite cross-platform. Can confirm it works smoothly for Linux and Android at the very least.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by happymellon on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:55AM (#39380497)

Seconded for LocalSend.

Works a treat for me.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by ryandrake on Thursday February 15, 2024 @05:21AM (#39381011)

Insane that we need a third party application for something as basic as this. This is as bad as an OS not shipping with a file browser.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by lifestyleguru on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:10AM (#39380254)

Most people will happily install entire ad package from Meta and Google, but not some unknown "LocalSend app".

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by Eisenstein on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:18AM (#39383683)

I know that Meta and Google make money from data, but they are also competent, so they can be trusted to at least not get breeched or sell the data to the an aggregator.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by ogurechny on Thursday February 15, 2024 @04:49PM (#39389503)

“But they feed us for free in our competent concentration camp!”

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by Eisenstein on Thursday February 15, 2024 @06:04PM (#39390515)

If the choice was between 'the competent concentration camp' and 'the concentration camp run by one dude in his spare time', then if the question is 'which one is more likely to feed me', then yes, that is apt.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by mrpotato on Thursday February 15, 2024 @08:22AM (#39382363)

I just tried it and it works as expected for Windows <--> Android.

I was using syncthing but this will replace it for one offs.

EDIT: I checked out another app in the comments and their website mentioned that it didn't work with a VPN. I can also confirm that LocalSend works when connected to VPN.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by geophile on Thursday February 15, 2024 @09:12AM (#39382916)

Never heard of it. Just tried it. Easy to install and run, copied one file in each direction (Linux/iOS).

Seems to good to be true. Are we sure this isn't malware?

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by XorNot on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:17AM (#39379961)

Pairdrop was posted on HN a little while back and I setup an instance on my home network. Doesn't work everywhere obviously but it does seem to effectively solve this problem within my household.

https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by esafak on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:45AM (#39380123)

It dropped files midstream for me. Name checks out, I guess.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by Jolter on Thursday February 15, 2024 @03:23AM (#39380316)

Does it require self-hosting a service?

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by fimdomeio on Thursday February 15, 2024 @07:43AM (#39381992)

no, you can use https://pairdrop.net/

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by akshayt on Thursday February 15, 2024 @05:05AM (#39380913)

Nearby share maybe. It is being merged with quick share from samsung.

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Re:How to copy a file between devices? by NotPractical on Thursday February 15, 2024 @08:52AM (#39382678)

Syncthing tries to send over the LAN if it's available, and only uses Internet relay servers if it can't establish LAN connectivity. This is why it's (usually) blazing fast. Not sure why the OP thinks this is a misuse of the tool. In fact, it's probably one of the intended purposes of it.

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