There are two methods of transferring with WeTransfer. This article is going to list the main differences between them.

Email Transfers

Up first, we’ve got email transfers. Type in your email address, and the address of your recipient(s), add your files or folders, customize your preferences, and, when you're ready, click ‘Transfer’.

Once your transfer has safely reached our upload servers, you’ll get a confirmation email to let you know, and your recipient will get a download email with a link to your transfer.

Once your email recipients have downloaded your transfer, you’ll also receive an email confirming this. 

Link Transfers

With link transfers, you’ll still upload your files to our upload servers, but instead of us sending emails to your recipients, you’ll be presented with a unique, shareable link, which you can copy from our website and pass it along to your recipient(s) in whatever way you’d like. However, since you don't enter any email addresses with a link transfer, it's up to you to make sure you correctly share the link after we've uploaded it. 

To switch between transfer options, click on the ellipsis icon (...) in the bottom-left corner of your transfer window, and select the transferring option you want to use.