The problem with anonymous uploads
FileGoat is intentionally account-free. No login, no email, no tracking. That has always been the point.
But it created a real inconvenience: once you closed the tab, the only way back to your upload was if you had saved the link. Miss that window and the bucket was effectively gone, still alive on the server, just unreachable.
My Buckets
The new My Buckets page fixes this without compromising the no-account model.
When you upload, FileGoat generates a random ID and stores it in your browser’s local storage. That ID is linked to every bucket you create from that browser. Visit filego.at/my-buckets and you’ll see the full list: each bucket, how many files it contains, when it was created, and when it expires.
From there you can open any bucket directly, or delete it if you no longer need it. Deleting removes the bucket and all its files from storage immediately.
What this means in practice
- Browser-local. The list only exists on the device you uploaded from. A different browser or incognito session will show an empty list.
- Not a login. There is no account behind this. If you clear your browser’s site data, the local ID is gone and the link between you and your buckets is broken on your end. The buckets themselves continue to exist until they expire.
- Delete anytime. You now have a way to proactively remove files you no longer want to share, rather than waiting for the expiry timer.
FileGoat remains account-free. My Buckets is just a practical quality-of-life addition for people who upload regularly and need to find their links later.
Coming next
The current limitation is that your bucket list is tied to a single browser. Moving to a new device or reinstalling means starting fresh.
The next step is an import/export for the client ID, a simple way to copy your ID out and paste it into another browser, so your upload history travels with you without requiring an account.