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Anonymous temporary uploads accept up to 1 TB per file and self-delete after 7 days.","unit":"TB","metered_on":"stored-bytes","source_url":"https://patrins.com/docs","read_on":"2026-10-21","notes":null},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"1 TB per file","bytes":1000000000000,"source_url":"https://patrins.com/docs","notes":"not stated"},"retention":{"stated":"Anonymous downloads expire 7 hours after link generation; temp files auto-delete at 7 days.","days":0,"source_url":"https://patrins.com/docs","notes":"not stated"},"egress":{"terms":"Unlimited bandwidth on all plans, stated on the pricing table and repeated in docs. No egress product.","metered":false},"interface":["rest","webdav","rclone","cli"],"interface_detail":"webdav","tooling":"Documented rclone: `rclone config create patrins webdav url=https://patrins.com/dav user=[address removed] pass=YOUR_DAV_TOKEN`. Also REST + tus 1.0 resumable upload, webhooks, CLI, a Telegram bot and a Windows `net use` drive mapping.","chaining":"rclone WebDAV mount + N free accounts x 8 GB permanent, or the anonymous 1 TB-per-file path for transit. The 8 GB cap is the binding number for storage; 1 TB/file only helps if something downstream holds the bytes.","limits":[{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"1 TB per file","source":"https://patrins.com/docs"},{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"1 TB/file","source":"https://patrins.com/docs"},{"kind":"retention-clamped","value":"delete after 7 days","source":"https://patrins.com/docs"},{"kind":"retention-clamped","value":"expire 7 hours","source":"https://patrins.com/docs"}],"limits_note":"Free 8 GB storage, unlimited file size, unlimited bandwidth. Rate limits: public upload init 500/hour (files <1 GB) and 30/hour (>=1 GB) per IP; chunks 500/hour; finalize 30/hour; bulk zip 10/hour per user. Anonymous downloads expire 7 hours after link generation; temp files auto-delete at 7 days.","identity_cost":{"kind":"institution","detail":"derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: means the big-file capability is unusable without paying. API init returns 401 'Authentication required' without a bearer token, so 'no account needed' only holds for the temp flow.","country":null},"reliability_note":"Per-file cap without matching storage is the classic trap: 1 TB/file x 8 GB total means the big-file capability is unusable without paying. API init returns 401 'Authentication required' without a bearer token, so 'no account needed' only holds for the temp flow.","confidence":"reported","confidence_note":"One page read moves it to documented.","evidence":[{"url":"https://patrins.com/docs","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"table: 'Free | 8 GB | Unlimited | Unlimited' (storage | max file size | bandwidth), and rate-limit table 500/hr and 30/hr per IP"},{"url":"https://patrins.com/upload","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'Free uploads up to 1 TB. No account required for temporary files.', 'Temporary files auto-delete after 7 days'"},{"url":"https://patrins.com/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'1 TB max file size', '8 GB free forever storage', rclone webdav config snippet"},{"url":null,"date":"2026-10-21","proved":"probe: POST /api/upload-init -> 401 {\"error\":\"Authentication required\"}; GET /api/public/upload/init -> 404"}],"verdict":"qualifies-with-caveat","verified_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"Two separate numbers, and the split matters: free plan storage is 8 GB, but the per-file ceiling is unlimited (marketing says 1 TB) on every plan including free, with unlimited bandwidth. Anonymous temporary uploads accept up to 1 TB per file and self-delete after 7 days.","extras":{},"binding":"per-object-cap","binding_note":"the per-object cap sets the shard size and therefore the object count; it bounds the total more tightly than any headline quota"},"claims":[{"path":"$.free_tier.stated","kind":"free-quota","num":8,"unit":"GB","per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.limits[0].value","kind":"limit:per-object-cap","num":1,"unit":"TB","per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.limits[1].value","kind":"limit:per-object-cap","num":1,"unit":"TB","per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"},{"path":"$.limits[2].value","kind":"limit:retention-clamped","num":null,"unit":null,"per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"unparsed"},{"path":"$.limits[3].value","kind":"limit:retention-clamped","num":7,"unit":"hours","per":null,"currency":null,"usd":null,"fx_date":null,"parse":"ok"}],"unknown":[["$.evidence[3].url","private-url"],["$.free_tier.notes","process"],["$.per_object_cap.notes","not-extracted"],["$.retention.notes","not-extracted"]],"history":[],"drift":[]}