Get a link or send by email: which should I choose?
Get a link gives you one link to paste anywhere, with no account. Send by email emails a personal link to each recipient, tells you when they download, and reminds them until they do; you confirm your email with a 6-digit code first.
Once your files are chosen, Pandafile asks how you want to share them. There are two options, and both send exactly the same files. The difference is in how the link reaches people and what happens afterwards.
Get a link
- You get one link to copy and paste anywhere: WhatsApp, Slack, a text message, a document.
- No account and no email address needed.
- Anyone who has the link can download until it expires.
- Best for quick sharing, group chats, or when you don't know everyone's email address.
Send by email
- Type one or more email addresses in Send to, separated by commas. You can add an optional title and message.
- Each recipient gets their own personal link.
- You get an email each time a recipient downloads, so you know it arrived.
- Anyone who hasn't downloaded yet gets one reminder a day until they download or the transfer expires. Every reminder has a one-click link to stop reminders.
Why do I need to confirm my email?
So nobody can use Pandafile to send spam in someone else's name. The first time you send by email, enter your own address under Your email and click Send code. We email you a 6-digit code. Type it in and click Confirm, then press Send. If you are already signed in, you skip this step.
- Choose Send by email.
- Enter your recipients in Send to.
- Enter your own address and click Send code.
- Type the 6-digit code from your inbox and click Confirm.
- Add a title or message if you like, then click Send.
Which one should I pick?
If you just want the file to get there, Get a link is fastest. If it matters that you know when it was downloaded, for example sending work to a client, Send by email does the chasing for you. Both use the same weekly allowance on Free, and both expire at the same time.
