National University of Ireland, Maynooth

National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Students in one of the Public Access Computer Rooms at NUI Maynooth
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Computer Centre

Using LEFT (Large Electronic File Transfer)

http://left.nuim.ie

Follow this link to the LEFT web pages and you will see this page:

LEFT Login

Log in using your NUIM domain username and password that you use to log on to your pc every day.

You will then be taken to this page:

LEFT Upload

To Upload A File:

  • Click on the ‘Browse’ button to search your computer for the file you wish to upload.
  • When you have located your file, click the ‘Upload File’ button.
  • This can be done repeatedly if you wish to upload more than one file.
  • You will then see this screen with instructions on how to email the uploaded files.

LEFT Sendfile


This window also lets you know how much space the uploaded files have taken from your 600MB quota.

To email the files:

  • Select the files you wish to send by ticking the box beside the file name.
  • Click ‘Mail Selected Files’
  • Check your NUIM email account, you will receive an email with a link to the files.
  • You can then forward that email to whomever you wish.
  • When they receive the email they will see a link which they click to open the files.
  • It is important to note that uploaded files will be automatically deleted from the server after 30 days, the expiry date is listed beside each file.


Last edited: Friday, 07-Nov-2008 11:15:20 GMT

Computer Centre, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Tel: +353 1 708 3830 | Fax: +353 1 628 6249 | helpdesk@nuim.ie