Support for sending entire folders / directories
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#41 Support for sending entire folders / directories
Originally created by: JoshGaviola
Problem
AlterSend currently only supports selecting and sending individual files. When users want to share multiple files that belong together (e.g., a project directory, photo album, documents folder, or game save files), they are forced to manually select each file individually or compress the folder into a ZIP archive before sending.
Proposed solution
A simpler implementation could automatically ZIP the selected folder on the sender's side (streaming to avoid double storage), send the ZIP as a single file, and automatically extract it on the receiver's side. The user experience would be seamless — the sender selects a folder, the receiver gets the extracted folder.
Alternatives considered
Compressing manually before sending — This is the current workaround, but it adds extra steps, requires user knowledge, and wastes time and temporary storage.
Sending files individually — Impractical for folders with dozens or hundreds of files.
Originally posted by: denislupookov
Hey @JoshGaviola , thanks for raising this issue !
I am working on adding folder selection, but I would skip the ZIP compression for now, unless there's another benefit to it I am missing?