SHARIK
Network-share files quickly and easily
Nick Peers reveals how to share files over your local network without getting bogged down in networking protocols.
Credit: https://github.com/marchellodev/sharik
OUR EXPERT
Nick Peers is reluctantly accepting the mantle of ‘veteran’, given his relationship with computers stretches back nearly four decades. You may not, however, call him an ‘old git’. Not just yet.
QUIKE TIP
If you want to quickly share a file with a mobile device outside your network, Sharik will work with your phone’s mobile hotspot. Set up the hotspot, connect your other device to that network and you should be able to send and receive files between them.
S haring files between two devices on the same network should be straightforward, right? However, anyone who’s wanted to quickly shunt a file to or from their mobile device, but struggled getting shared folders set up that all the machines on their network can see or access, might have something to say about that.
You could try setting up a pair of synced folders using a tool like the wonderful Syncthing, or make use of cloud storage such as Google Drive or Dropbox, but these all come with their own pitfalls. Synced folders can result in data loss if used incorrectly, while cloud storage has question marks over its security.