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== What's it? ==
[[HFS Documentation (English) | HFS Documentation (English)]] → Introduction


HFS is [[software]] designed for file sharing. You can send and receive files. You can limit this sharing with a friend or two, or just be open to the world.
== What is it? ==


HFS is quite different from classic file sharing. First of all, there is no network. An HFS is a web server that uses web technology,
HFS (Http File Server) is file sharing software which allows you to send and receive files over HTTP. You can limit this sharing to just a few friends, or be open to the whole world.
which makes it more compatible.


Secondly, since it is actually a web server, your friends will download files as if they were downloading from a website.
HFS is different from classic file sharing because there is no network. HFS is a web server which uses web technology to be more compatible with today's Internet.
They can use a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox.  
 
Most web servers are designed to publish a website.  Just keep in mind it is not designed to do that. HFS is designed to share your files, but you are free to use it in any other way - at your own risk.
Since it is actually a web server, your friends can download files as if they were downloading from a website using a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Your users don't have to install any new software.
 
HFS is designed to let you easily share files.
Most web servers are used to publish a website.  While HFS is fully capable of this, it is not designed to do so. You are free to use HFS in any way you wish, but at your own risk.


== Installation ==
== Installation ==


HFS needs '''''no''''' installation. The only file you need to use this program is the ''hfs.exe''.
HFS needs no installation. Just put the "hfs.exe" file  in a folder of your choice (perhaps named HFS), and run it.  
Just put it in a folder of your choice and run it.
At first run it will ask you to integrate it in the explorer contextual file menu.
Reply '''yes''' unless you have a good reason not to.
If you didn't reply '''yes''', you can still do the job by clicking '''''menu → other options → shell context menu '''''.


== Uninstallation ==
The first time it runs, you are prompted to see if you wish to integrate it into the context menu. If you pick "yes", then in Window's Explorer you can simply right-click on a file to add it to HFS (and make it downloadable).
(This option can also be accessed after installation in ''Menu→Other options→Shell context menu''.)
 
== Basic instructions==
HFS really is very easy to use.
 
    * Run "HFS.exe".
    * In the window (left-pane), drag&drop all the elements to share.
    * Communicate to your friends the address of the items to download.
 
After you drag&drop the files, the address (ie. the URL) is automatically copied to your Windows clipboard. If you then use, say, a chat window, just PASTE to send the address.
 
Alternatively, if you chose to enable the context menu, just right-click on the file/folder to share, and select "Add to HFS". HFS then automatically runs, shares the item, and copies the URL to your clipboard, ready to be pasted.
 
Notice that at first, "You are in Easy mode". It is recommended that you stay in this mode until you have used HFS a few times. Simply click the message to change to Expert mode.


In the main menu you will find an ''uninstall'' command.
See [[First time configuration]] for more detailed setup information.


== How to use it ==
== Uninstallation ==
Basic directions:
* run the program,
* drag&drop, in the window, the elements you want to share,
* then communicate to your mate the address of the item s/he wants to download.
After you drag&drop the files, the address is already copied in your clipboard, therefore if you use the ''paste'' command in a (lets say) chat window, you will get to send the address. ''The address is also called URL''.


Keep in mind this is one of the many ways to do the work. If you followed my previous advice, you will not need to run the program before.  Just right-click on the file/folder you want to share, and select ''Add to HFS''. This way HFS will run, automatically share the item, and copy the URL in your clipboard, ready to be pasted.
Use the Uninstall command from the HFS Main menu.

Latest revision as of 14:39, 2 September 2022

HFS Documentation (English) → Introduction

What is it?

HFS (Http File Server) is file sharing software which allows you to send and receive files over HTTP. You can limit this sharing to just a few friends, or be open to the whole world.

HFS is different from classic file sharing because there is no network. HFS is a web server which uses web technology to be more compatible with today's Internet.

Since it is actually a web server, your friends can download files as if they were downloading from a website using a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Your users don't have to install any new software.

HFS is designed to let you easily share files. Most web servers are used to publish a website. While HFS is fully capable of this, it is not designed to do so. You are free to use HFS in any way you wish, but at your own risk.

Installation

HFS needs no installation. Just put the "hfs.exe" file in a folder of your choice (perhaps named HFS), and run it.

The first time it runs, you are prompted to see if you wish to integrate it into the context menu. If you pick "yes", then in Window's Explorer you can simply right-click on a file to add it to HFS (and make it downloadable). (This option can also be accessed after installation in Menu→Other options→Shell context menu.)

Basic instructions

HFS really is very easy to use. 

   * Run "HFS.exe".
   * In the window (left-pane), drag&drop all the elements to share.
   * Communicate to your friends the address of the items to download.

After you drag&drop the files, the address (ie. the URL) is automatically copied to your Windows clipboard. If you then use, say, a chat window, just PASTE to send the address.

Alternatively, if you chose to enable the context menu, just right-click on the file/folder to share, and select "Add to HFS". HFS then automatically runs, shares the item, and copies the URL to your clipboard, ready to be pasted.

Notice that at first, "You are in Easy mode". It is recommended that you stay in this mode until you have used HFS a few times. Simply click the message to change to Expert mode.

See First time configuration for more detailed setup information.

Uninstallation

Use the Uninstall command from the HFS Main menu.

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