Progress Bar Inaccuracy in Shup

[Xichael]

I'm currently attempting to upload a (258MB) zip full of wav files exported from a Reaper project to Stashbox for a friend. Shup's status bar is filling in fully within a few seconds, not giving any indication of the actual progress of the upload (or whether it's really uploading at all).

What to do?

[Dan]

258mb is way too big, Stashbox won't allow you to upload it. The maximum filesize for Stashbox is 64mb, although 20mb seems to usually be more feasible.

[Xichael]

That's a shame. I'll try making a muti-part rar...

Out of curiosity, why the file size limit when there's no storage limit? I mean, what would be the difference between uploading ten 10mb files, and a single 100mb file?

[Dan]

To discourage abuse, we don't have unlimited storage.

[Xichael]

I suppose there's no such thing as "unlimited storage", but do you have a stated limit?

[Jason Brian Merrill]

I suppose there's no such thing as "unlimited storage", but do you have a stated limit?

i think for larger files you should setup a server on your pc, or get webspace --

or better yet, use a service like yousendit.com

stashbox is a wonderful service, dont abuse it :D

hopefully they have measures in place that will prevent abuse, and automatically delete unused files after a certain period of time.

[Xichael]

stashbox is a wonderful service, dont abuse it :D
Not planing on it. This is indeed an amazing service.

I hope it manages to stay afloat financially as it grows. I'll do my part and use it frugally.

I managed to compress those wav files down to under 200 MB in a multi-part rar (impressive, considering they were 540 MB to begin with), and as soon as my friend grabs them, I'll be deleting them from the server.

I was going to use a yousendit/mailbigfile type service, but most of them delete the data after a few days, and I'm not sure my friend would get to it in time.

I thought about running an FTP server with a FreeDNS URL on my laptop, but then I'd have to leave it on all the time.

Stashbox + Shup certainly fills a gap no other free service does, and it's much appreciated!

Keep up the great work guys!