500 GB per transfer
The highest ceiling in our range
Up to 500 GB in a single transfer — beyond nearly every delivery need, heavy production included.
Send a file larger than 100 GB
100 GB and beyond: heavy production, yearly archives, studio deliveries. TransferNow goes up to 500 GB per transfer — in one link, with no hard drive to ship around and no FTP to maintain.
- Heavy production
- Up to 500 GB per transfer
- In one link
Average rating after at least one transfer:
4.8750,000 votes
4.9 / 5 on Trustpilot and Google (20k+ reviews)
The problem
The territory where almost everyone gives up
At 100 GB, most services stop: ceilings blown, uploads that never finish, saturated drives. What’s traditionally left is the drive by courier and the corporate FTP — two solutions that work, and that cost you in delay, hardware and maintenance.
High-capacity online transfer changes that math: 500 GB per transfer, multi-hour uploads handled by the desktop app, a single link on the recipient’s side. The logistics disappear, the traceability appears.
- Outlook attachment20 MB
- Gmail attachment25 MB
- TransferNow — free, no sign-up5 GB
- TransferNow — with an account500 GB
Logarithmic scale — the exact values are what counts.
The solutions
Three schools of thought for 100 GB and more — and our pick
At this scale there are only three real options left. Here are their true costs.
| Method | Max size | Quality | For the recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TransferNow + desktop appRecommended | Up to 500 GB per transfer | Intact, background upload | One link, selective download |
| Hard drive by courier | Unlimited | Intact | 24-72 hrs of delay, hardware tied up |
| FTP / dedicated infrastructure | Unlimited | Intact | Credentials, client, server to maintain |
| Consumer drives | Quota exceeded | — | Out of their league at this volume |
High-capacity transfer: the logistics removed
500 GB in one link: the whole season, the project archive, the photo library. The desktop app handles the long upload; the recipient clicks, picks, downloads — and every pickup is tracked.
The courier: reliable, slow, expensive in friction
Buy the drive, fill it, ship it, track it, get it back: the reliability of physical media is paid for in days and back-and-forth. Justified beyond a terabyte, not below.
FTP: the infrastructure you have to earn
Server, security, accounts, recipient support: FTP carries everything, provided you have a team to keep it alive. Our dedicated comparison details the alternative.
Consumer drives: simply beside the point
100 GB exceeds free quotas six times over and misses the intended use: drives store and sync, they don’t deliver.
Guide
How to send a file larger than 100 GB?
- 1
Hand the overnight upload to the app
100 GB uploads while the studio sleeps: the desktop app strings the hours together with no intervention.
- 2
A link replaces the courier drive
Where physical delivery takes 24 to 72 hours, the link reaches the recipient the moment the upload ends.
- 3
Proof of delivery included
A named notification for every download: the master’s delivery is documented, no confirmation call needed.
With TransferNow
Built for your transfers over 100 GB
Desktop apps
Multi-hour uploads, managed
The app keeps the upload going in the background for the duration — it’s the tool built for this volume, not a tab.
Selective download
115 GB sent, 3 GB picked up if needed
The recipient previews and chooses: episode 2 only, or the whole folder.
SSL/TLS · password
Security across the whole journey
Encrypted transfer, optional password, link lifetime under control and tracked downloads.
5 GB free, in equivalents
- 100 GB
- a season of a series in broadcast quality
- 500 GB
- the TransferNow per-transfer ceiling
- 24-72 hrs
- the courier drive delay — avoided
- 1 link
- replaces drive, FTP and logistics
Frequently asked questions
Can you really send 100 GB online?
Yes: TransferNow plans go up to 500 GB per transfer. With fiber and the desktop app, count about 4 hours of upload in the background.
What is the maximum limit per transfer?
500 GB per transfer with the Team plan. The full per-plan ceilings are on the pricing page.
And beyond 500 GB?
Split into several transfers (retention up to 365 days leaves plenty of time), or contact us for recurring enterprise needs at very large scale.
Does the recipient need any particular tool?
No: a browser is enough, even for 100 GB — full download or file by file, no account needed.
Which professional formats fill 100 GB?
About 18 minutes of ProRes 422 HQ UHD (737 Mbps ≈ 332 GB/h, Apple white paper), 2 h 13 min of XAVC S 4K (Sony) — or a feature-film DCP, the DCI standard capping its image bitrate at 250 Mbit/s (≈ 112 GB/h).
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