Transfer files from mobile to PC online

How to transfer files from your phone to a PC, step by step

On your phone (Android or iPhone)

1. Open sharequik.com in your phone’s browser. You can use this page.
2. In the Share panel, tap Select Files and pick your files. You can add several, up to 100 MB in total.
3. Tap Generate Code and keep the page open until the upload finishes and the code appears, for example BX678095.
4. Won’t get to the PC within 3 days? Add your email under the code and tap Extend to 15 Days. This is only offered on that screen, right after the code is generated, so do it before you leave it.

On your PC or laptop

1. Open sharequik.com in any browser.
2. Type the code into Find and press Find. Capital letters aren’t needed; the code is upper-cased for you.
3. Check the files listed, enter your email address and click Download & Access.
4. Each file downloads separately (there is no ZIP). If the browser asks whether ShareQuik may download multiple files, choose Allow. If a file is still missing, select Search again, enter the code and download again.

Files land in your browser’s download folder, usually Downloads. Press Ctrl + J in Chrome or Edge on Windows to open the download list and click Show in folder.

What to know before you send

• Size: up to 100 MB per share, across all the files in it. Split bigger batches into several shares.
• How long it stays: 3 days, or 15 if extended on the screen shown right after the code is generated. Then the share and its files are deleted automatically and can’t be recovered.
• Who can open it: anyone who has the code, until it expires. Don’t post the code publicly.
• Email at download: an email address is required to download. ShareQuik keeps it permanently for its own marketing; see the Privacy Policy.
• Data: both devices need internet. On mobile data, the upload counts against your plan.

Other ways to transfer files from mobile to PC

Every method has a job it does best. The table compares them; details follow.

With a USB cable

• Android: unlock the phone, connect it, tap the “Charging this device via USB” notification and choose File Transfer. The phone opens in File Explorer; photos are in DCIM > Camera and saved files in Download.
• iPhone: install Apple’s Apple Devices app from the Microsoft Store, connect the iPhone and tap Trust if asked, then import photos and videos with the Windows Photos app.

A cable is the fastest way to move a whole photo library or long 4K videos, and it doesn’t use your data. It needs a data cable (some cheap cables only charge) and, for an iPhone, Apple’s app on the PC.

Phone Link, Quick Share, Bluetooth, cloud and email

• Phone Link (Windows): links an Android phone to your PC so you can move files between them. Worth setting up if you do this daily on your own PC.
• Quick Share for Windows: Google’s app sends files from an Android phone to a nearby Windows 10 or 11 PC. It needs the app installed on the PC, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on and the devices within about 5 metres.
• Bluetooth: works for one small file between an Android phone and a PC once they’re paired, but it is slow, and iPhones can’t send files to a PC this way.
• Cloud storage (Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud): good for files you also want backed up, if the same account is signed in on both devices and you have storage space.
• Email or a chat app to yourself: fine for one small PDF, but email attachments are often capped at 20–25 MB (see email attachment size limits) and chat apps usually compress photos and videos.

When ShareQuik is the better choice, and when it isn’t

Use ShareQuik for a handful of files under 100 MB, an iPhone and a Windows PC, a computer you can’t install anything on, or when there’s no working cable. Use a cable or cloud sync for an entire camera roll, videos well over 100 MB, or anything you want stored long term: ShareQuik deletes every share after at most 15 days and is not a backup.

Troubleshooting

• The code isn’t found: check all 8 characters (two letters, then six digits). The share may have expired or been removed, or the phone may have been closed before the upload finished and the code appeared.
• “Too many attempts”: after several wrong codes from the same network, lookups pause for up to 15 minutes to stop people guessing codes. Wait, then enter the correct code.
• Generate Code is greyed out: add at least one file. If the counter shows more than 100 MB, remove files and send the rest as a second share.
• The upload stalls on the phone: stay on the ShareQuik tab with the screen on until the code appears; phones can pause background tabs. Stronger Wi-Fi helps with videos.
• Only one of several files downloaded: each file downloads on its own, and browsers ask before letting a site download several. Allow it (or allow automatic downloads for ShareQuik in the browser’s site settings), then select Search again, enter the code and download again.
• You can’t find the file on the PC: open the browser’s download list (Ctrl + J in Chrome or Edge) and choose Show in folder.
• “This share is no longer available”: it has expired or been removed and can’t be recovered. Upload the files again for a new code.

Privacy and safety

• The code is the key. Anyone with it can open the share until it expires, so give it only to the person or device that needs it. More on how share codes work.
• Files are deleted automatically when the share expires, so keep your originals.
• Uploads are not scanned for malware. Only open files from people you trust.
• For confidential files, encrypt them or put them in a password-protected archive before uploading.
• No accounts. The email entered to download is kept for ShareQuik’s internal marketing, as the Privacy Policy explains. About ShareQuik covers how the service works and its limits.

Going the other way: from PC to mobile

Swap the sides: upload on the PC or laptop, then type the code on your phone and download. It suits the files people need on the go, such as a ticket, a boarding pass, a PDF to sign or a song for the drive.