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Hello people,

I wonder if there are free web space that can be used. Basically I need storage (ftp) if possible to place materials and worksheets. For example I participate on sci groups and I do math proof of something and want to show this to others. Do you know such web sites that can offer a couple of MB free storage to place my pdf and excel files?

Thank you

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A short, practical follow‑up for : the goal (a few MB to host PDFs/worksheets so colleagues can download proofs) can be solved two ways depending on priorities — easiest sharing with stable links, or a small FTP/host if you need direct directory access. Several members already pointed to free hosting and email as shortcuts (, , , ); those work for one‑offs but often have attachment, retention or bandwidth quirks.

For the simplest, most reliable experience use a mainstream cloud drive and share a public link — they give predictable links, permissions, previews and built‑in download controls. Common free tiers (useful for documents) include Google Drive (15 GB shared storage on free accounts), Dropbox Basic (2 GB free), Microsoft OneDrive (5 GB free), and Box (individual free plan around 10 GB); pick whichever you already have an account with for easiest uploads. (one.google.com)

Prep the files for web delivery to avoid hitting limits: save spreadsheets as PDF when you don’t need editable workbooks (Excel’s “Save As → PDF” preserves layout and has “Minimum size” vs “Standard” options). Use a quick PDF optimizer when images make the file fat. A small, reliable CLI trick using Ghostscript (good for batch jobs) is: 

gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=out.pdf in.pdf

Also compress or split archives with 7‑Zip if you must chunk files for older hosts. (support.microsoft.com)

If you actually need FTP/SFTP (not just a public link) consider a low‑cost shared host or a small VPS — many modern “free” cloud drives do not expose FTP. For larger or more permanent distribution, GitHub Releases allow per‑asset uploads up to 2 GiB, and the Internet Archive accepts uploads for long‑term preservation (useful for public educational material). Always keep an offsite backup, check the host’s bandwidth/retention rules, and avoid uploading copyrighted material without permission. (docs.github.com)

Summary: convert to PDF, optimize, choose a cloud drive (or Releases/Archive for special cases), and share the public link — that’s the simplest path for distributing math proofs and worksheets reliably.

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www.diino.com
The free version is quite good, but you have to install some exe's.

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you can use MySQL db's, ftp, ect
it's all free

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Yes, but most emails have a limit per email, usually between 1 and 10 meg's. Could you imagine split archiving a large file, say 100 mb? I'm serious, try zymic.

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I've stored movies up there

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Did you have to split archive them for every email? If not, i stand corrected.

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I simply uploaded the file through the software provided. never was interested as to what that software actually does with the file, as long as I can as easily pull that file out

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