MediaFire

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MediaFire


URL	www.MediaFire.com
Slogan	Free File Hosting Made Simple
Type of site	File Hosting/Sharing Service
Available language(s)	English
Current status	online

A banner for MediaFire

MediaFire is a free and unlimited file and image hosting web site located in Harris County, Texas, USA. Every feature of the service is available to users whether they choose to create a cost-free account or not.

The domain mediafire.com attracted at least 8.7 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.^[1]

Currently (as of May, 2008) it has an Alexa ranking of 99 [1]

1 Usage
2 Features
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Usage

The service is available for free and allows users to upload files of up to 100 MB. The user is then supplied with a unique URL, which locates the file and enables anyone with whom the uploader shares it to download the file. Currently there is no time limit on how long uploaded files will be stored.^[2] Furthermore, images can be uploaded and displayed in galleries.

[edit] Features

[edit] Current

No signup required
No waiting to access files
No need to enter CAPTCHAs to access files
Unlimited storage time
Unlimited number of simultaneous downloads ^[3]
Interrupted downloads can be resumed using a download manager ^[4]
Upload of files up to 100 MB
Ability to delete files
No discrimination against people based on their location

[edit] Planned for the future

An uploading tool that lets the user upload files directly from his/her computer
A Flash uploader on the main page of MediaFire that lets you select and upload more than 10 files at a time
The ability to embed .png images
The ability to rename files
The ability to upload files directly to a folder
The ability to update a file without changing its sharing URL
The ability to change a file's sharing URL without re-uploading the file
The ability to send a personal note when using the "e-mail this file" feature
The ability to map a sub-domain of your choosing (e.g. yourname.mediafire.com) to one of your shared folders
The ability to set the default sort order on your My Files page (i.e. so you can sort files by date uploaded instead of alphabetically)
RSS feeds so people can subscribe to the latest files uploaded to shared folders^[5]