Can I use Pandafile instead of a USB stick?
Short answer
For handing files to someone else, yes. A Pandafile link replaces posting or handing over a USB stick. It is not a replacement for a USB stick as a backup, because files are deleted when the link expires.
USB sticks are still used to hand over photos, documents and project files, but they get lost, break, carry malware from one computer to another and rarely come back. If the goal is to get files from you to someone else, a link is usually quicker and tidier.
Swap the stick for a link
- Open pandafile.co on the computer that has the files.
- Use Choose a folder to keep things organised exactly as they would have been on the stick.
- Press Get a link and share it, or Send by email to get notified when they download.
- The recipient opens the link and downloads single files or everything as a ZIP.
Where a link is better
- Nothing physical to post, lose or return.
- Several people can download from one upload.
- Files are removed automatically when the link expires: 3 days on Free, 30 days on Pro.
- No need to plug an unknown device into a work computer.
Where a USB stick or drive is still right
- Backups: Pandafile is not storage. Keep your own copies on a drive or backup service.
- No internet at all, or a very slow connection, at either end.
- Very large archives over 1 TB, which is the Pro limit per transfer.
