Monday, June 3, 2019

How to share a ton of stuff with someone else


If you have the stuff to share:

  1. Download and install Resilio Sync
  2. After opening the app, click the plus sign in the top left corner and select "Standard Folder"
  3. Browse to the folder you want to share with someone else and click "Open"
  4. A new entry will appear in your list of folders. At the right end of this entry will appear three dots (when you mouseover the row). Click the three dots and select "Copy Read Only key" or "Copy Read & Write key" depending on whether or not you want the sharer to be able to change what's in the shared folder. They key is now in your clipboard.
  5. Send the key to the person you want to share with.

If you have received a key:


  1. Download and install Resilio Sync
  2. After opening the app, click the plus sign in the top left corner and select "Enter key or link"
  3. Paste in the key that was sent to you
  4. Browse to the folder you want to synchronize and select Open.
  5. Go grab a coffee and chips and wait until the synchronization finishes.


Disclaimer: using any protocol to transmit/receive data that you are not legally allowed to transmit/receive is obviously illegal. I'm not responsible if you use this to do something illegal.