Everything you need to know about BioTransfer.
Yes! BioTransfer offers a robust free tier for researchers. You can share files up to 2 GB with no account required. For higher limits (up to 20 GB) and permanent storage options, we offer a Pro plan.
By default, files are deleted automatically after 7 days to ensure data hygiene and security. If you use our **Secure Transfer** (E2EE) mode, the data is stored in an encrypted state and can never be recovered by us once deleted.
Yes, but we strongly recommend enabling **Secure Transfer** (End-to-End Encryption). This ensures that only the person with the specific share link (containing the decryption key fragment) can access the data. This architecture is designed to exceed HIPAA and GDPR standards for data in transit.
Recipients don't need to install any software or even have an account. When they open your link, the browser automatically uses the key in the URL fragment to decrypt the file in real-time as it downloads. It's seamless and works on all modern browsers.
We support all file types. BioTransfer is optimized for common biological data formats including `.fastq`, `.bam`, `.rds`, `.pml`, `.pdb`, and large microscopy image stacks.
We use Cloudflare's global edge network (R2) to ensure that your data is uploaded to and downloaded from the server closest to you, minimizing latency and maximizing throughput.
Our team of computational biologists and engineers is here to help.
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