![]() That often ended up with some confusing naming conventions and poor choices for saving locations.īut Bob’s journey isn’t over yet. Before version 1.4 it was up to Bob to figure out where to save the folder. Sync 1.4 automatically suggests where you should save folders others want to share with you.Įven better for Bob, Sync now automatically offers a default location to save the folder that Jane wants to share with him. Hover over a folder and select the three vertical dots on the far right to access this menu. The new Sync also adds more per-folder controls including a variety of syncing preferences, a list of peers sharing your files, a disconnect button, and access to each folder’s archive. Most users probably won’t bother with these settings, but the security conscious among you will want to take note. ![]() All three pieces of information are meant to help others identify you (more on that later). You should also note at the top of the general preferences window there are three key bits of information you should know about: your user name, the device name, and the device’s fingerprint. Click on the settings cog in the upper right corner and select Preferences to add other columns with additional information such as receiving, sending, progress, path, size, date added, date synced, and peers. The utilitarian, rudimentary tabbed interface is gone and replaced with a non-tabbed flat design in line with the Windows 8.1 design aesthetic.īy default, the new Sync window shows two columns: folder names and sync status. Uses bittorrent as the transfer mechanism so the more peers/devices you have, the faster speeds you can achieve.Īll strategies come preconfigured and can be disabled individually or customized to use custom tracker or relay servers.Ī torrent file is a file used by BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing program, for downloading a file (often from multiple locations at one time).The first thing you notice when you fire up Sync 1.4 on Windows is how much better it looks than previous versions.A trust system based on secret keys instead of passwords and accounts. ![]() NAT-PMP/UPnP For automatic port forwarding.DHT (distributed hash table) peer discovery for trackerless peer discovery.A relay server for peers that cannot make a direct connection.A bootstrapping server for finding peers (known as a tracker).There are a read only keys and read/write keys as well as one time only keys of both flavors for transmitting to someone over an insecure connection.īecause there are no central servers, uncommon connection strategies are required for reliable peer connections: Shared folders are connected using secret keys. Files are synchronized between devices directly or through a public relay server. ![]() It is different than most dropbox/box services in that it is distributed and central servers are optional, but are used to speed up peer discovery. You can help the IndieWeb wiki by expanding it.īittorrent Sync is a proprietary Dropbox replacement/alternative.
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