How ShareIt.onl Works
No magic, no fine print - Here is exactly what happens to your files from upload to deletion.
- Upload up to 10 files (200 MB total) over an encrypted connection - no account.
- Get a short link and QR code instantly; add a password or one-time limit if you want.
- Links expire on your schedule (24 hours by default), and every download keeps a link alive another 24 hours.
- When a link expires, the files are permanently deleted - Nothing lingers.
1. You upload your files
Drop up to 10 files (200 MB total) into the uploader. The files travel to our server over an encrypted HTTPS connection - The same protection your bank's website uses. You pick a lifetime for the share: 1 hour, 12 hours, 24 hours, 3 days or 7 days.
2. We create a private share link
Your share gets a random 8-character address like shareit.onl/s/k3vq8xat. It isn't listed anywhere, isn't guessable in practice, and we tell search engines not to index share pages at all. We also generate a QR code that points at the same link, so a phone can grab the files with a camera scan.
3. Your recipient downloads
Anyone who has the link sees a simple download page with the file names and sizes - No account, no app, no "create a free trial to continue". One click and the original, untouched file lands on their device.
4. The link expires and files are deleted
By default a link expires after 24 hours (you can choose up to 7 days). When the timer runs out, the link stops working and the files are permanently deleted from our servers - Not archived, not soft-deleted, gone.
Used links stay alive. Every time someone downloads from a link, we keep it alive for another 24 hours. So a share people are actively using never disappears out from under them, while forgotten links clean themselves up on schedule. Turn on "Delete after first download" if you want the link to burn out the instant it's used once.