Resources
How large file transfer actually works.
Short, sourced explainers and guides. Each answers one question, names its author and reviewer, and links to the numbers it uses.
Explainer · 8 min
Why file transfers slow down over distance, and what actually fixes it
Latency and packet loss, not bandwidth, decide how fast a large file moves over a long link. How TCP's congestion control turns a gigabit into a trickle, what parallel streams and tuning can and cannot do, and where UDP-based transfer changes the arithmetic.
Read →Explainer · 7 min
What is UDP-accelerated file transfer?
How accelerated transfer protocols use UDP with their own rate control, block retransmission and encryption to move large files over long, lossy links, what they are not, and what to ask a vendor before believing a speed claim.
Read →Explainer · 5 min
Checkpoint restart and resume: why a 90% transfer should never start from zero
What checkpoint restart means in file transfer, how block-level resume differs from file-level resume, why browser uploads usually restart, and what RIPTON CLOUD does on an interruption.
Read →Explainer · 7 min
Managed file transfer vs file sharing vs accelerated transfer: which do you actually need?
The three product categories people mean when they say 'file transfer', what each is for, where they overlap, and how to tell which one your problem belongs to before you evaluate anything.
Read →Guide · 5 min
Email and cloud file size limits in 2026, and what to do when you hit them
The current attachment and transfer limits for Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox Transfer and WeTransfer, retrieved from the vendors' own help pages on 2026-09-13, and the options when your file is bigger.
Read →Guide · 6 min
How to send a 100 GB file to someone: the options, honestly ranked
A practical guide to sending a 100 GB file or folder: what fails, what works on a short link, what works across a continent, what each option costs, and how long it will take on your connection.
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