Connectify now lets users transfer files to computers and other devices. Transfer can take place within a Connectify hotspot or between your PC and any other Peer connected via any network. This feature makes it very easy to send files between PCs using the built-in Wi-Fi connection you already have, no need for USB sticks or other "sneakernet" methods. And no need to let people mess around in your PC- they only receive the files you send them.

Peer to Peer File Transfer

To send a file to another PC that shows up in your Peers List is as easy as drag and drop. For example, to send a file "Einstein-2012-Feb-17-004.mp4" to a PC called "Old Acer", simply left-click on the file, drag it over to the Connectify user interface, and drop it on Old Acer. The PC is already on the hotspot, and since it's running Connectify, it can do the same peer-to-peer transfer as any of the Peers. Here's what happens:

When a file transfer request comes from one Peer on a network to another, that other Peer has a chance to accept or reject the file. Connectify will pop up a message like the one that appeared during the transfer to Old Acer:

There are three quick buttons to decline the transfer, save the file to a specific directory, or save directly to the Windows desktop. By clicking "Save to Desktop" on the Old Acer PC, the following dialog box pops up:

The file transfer in this case went too fast to catch a screen shot in the middle. But now the 7MB video file is happily on the Old Acer PC, just waiting to be viewed.

What About Devices?

File transfers are not always PC to PC, of course. But devices do not run Connectify, and some (in particular, iOS devices) do not even treat files same the way PCs do -- there is no file browser, for example. Not to worry, Connectify can also handle this issue. Using the example file above, rather than dragging it to Old Acer, instead drag it to "Dave's Galaxy Nexus", an Android 4.0 Smartphone. Connectify pops up the following message:

In other words, for any device not running Connectify, just go to the given web address (type it exactly as shown on the mobile device). Here is what displays on the Galaxy Nexus:

Connectify delivers a web page to the device, along with a link to the file(s) being sent. Click on the link, the file downloads to the smartphone, and shows up immediately in the phone's video collection. Each device will treat this link a little differently, but every modern connected device knows what to do with web downloads.

There is also a link to click to learn more about Connectify. If the connected device had been a Windows PC rather than an Android phone, there would also be a link displayed to let the client immediately download Connectify. Attempting to view this web page on a connected PC would not work- the file link would not be there. Connectify file transfers only go to the intended Client or Peer.

More Information

Transferring files to PCs and mobile devices has never been easier. With Connectify PRO, users can drag-and-drop an unlimited number of files of any size, right onto almost any device on their hotspot, and even to another Connectify user on the same network.

• Pro users have unlimited send/receive limits. Lite users can send one transfer per day.
• No limitation on file size. Transfer huge files wirelessly, without a USB flash drive, even without access to the Internet.
• Install Connectify PRO on all of your computers to send and receive files directly onto your desktop.