| URL | MediaFire.com |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Free File Hosting Made Simple |
| Commercial? | Yes[1] |
| Type of site | File Hosting/Sharing Service |
| Registration | Optional |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Reliance Entertainment |
| Alexa rank | 68 (January 2012[update])[2] |
| Current status | Active |
MediaFire is a free file and image hosting web site that started in 2006 and is located in Harris County, Texas, United States. The domain mediafire.com attracted almost 60 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.[3]
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Features of MediaFire include unlimited storage and a limit of 200 MB per file (4GB for Pro users and 10GB for Business users).[4] MediaFire does not enforce waiting times for downloads, limit simultaneous downloading, or set bandwidth limits. However, it requires cookies to be enabled and a CAPTCHA if you download a file then re-download it.
In August 2008, the service began offering a MediaFire Pro ("MediaPro") service that added more features and removes some limitations. Pro users can upload encrypted ZIP or RAR archives,[5] remove upload files, and browse the website without ads. MediaPro users are also given access to download or upload files or folders in bulk. It was also made possible to browse personally uploaded files or the files of anyone, including non-Media Pro users' files without ads.[6] Media Pro members are allotted a 2 GB maximum file sized, comparable to the 200 MB maximum offered by the free membership. Media Pro members are given the ability to customize logos and color schemes.
PC Magazine named MediaFire both one of the "Top 100 Undiscovered websites" and a "Top Website of 2008".[7][8] It has also been reviewed favorably by CNET[9] and Lifehacker. Lifehacker praised the site not only for the usefulness of the service but also for its use of an unlimited upload size for users.[10]
Mediafire claims no responsibility for the use of its site for online piracy, and cooperating with lawful action when necessary. The site's privacy policy claims they may: "may disclose your personal information or any of its log file information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such actions are necessary to: conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on us; protect and defend the rights or property of MediaFire, or visitors of MediaFire; identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties; co-operate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.".[11] Mediafire is now banned in India by some ISP such as Reliance entertainment for violating copyright act.