Box.com bulk transfer: Difference between revisions
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== Warning: size limitations == | == Warning: size limitations == | ||
Box.com claims to have a 5G max filesize limit | Box.com claims to have a '''''5G max filesize''''' limit. | ||
There was a rumor this would be increased in early 2016. | |||
Offically, this is all we know: https://community.box.com/t5/Managing-Your-Content/What-s-the-maximum-file-size-I-can-upload/ta-p/307 | |||
If you need to work around this, you can use the Linux "[http://ss64.com/bash/split.html split]" utility | If you need to work around this, you can use the Linux "[http://ss64.com/bash/split.html split]" utility | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 15 December 2015
UAB has an Enterprise contract with Box.com, which is currently in BETA.
This page describes what we have learned about doing bulk-transfers of data.
Warning: size limitations
Box.com claims to have a 5G max filesize limit.
There was a rumor this would be increased in early 2016. Offically, this is all we know: https://community.box.com/t5/Managing-Your-Content/What-s-the-maximum-file-size-I-can-upload/ta-p/307
If you need to work around this, you can use the Linux "split" utility
| # chop file into 4G pieces split \ |
| # record checksums of original and chunks md5sum \ |
Warning: time stamps
When using an FTP client to transfer data up, it is easy to lose both modification and creation timestamps. In particular, many clients will (optionally) preserve modification time, but few will (optionally) preserve creation date.
| FTP client | platform | modification | creation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmartFTP | GUI/Win Only/$$ | yes | can be enabled |
| lftp | cmd_line/linux/free | yes | no |
| fileZilla | GUI/linux+win/free | can be enabled | no |
| ftp_ssl | cmd_line/linux/free | yes | no |