You make a folder on Computer A, and set it up as a BTSync shared folder. Your own computers all basically become peer-to-peer “servers” (even if that is an oxymoron, you get the point).īasically, here’s how it works. You can’t just have 2 or 3 machines on your LAN syncing up between them, and bypassing the DropBox servers. EVERYTHING has to go up to their servers. See, that’s one of the problems with DropBox. My search eventually led me over to the BitTorrent Sync website, and what appeared to be a too-good-to-be-true piece of software to create your own “cloud” over either a local network or the internet. I needed something a bit more “local”, but just as reliable. I have far too many files here to be practical for online storage.Įven if I could get everything uploaded as I create it over the course of however months or years there are between now and my next crash (it will eventually happen, don’t kid yourselves!), it will take days, if not weeks, to download it all again on a fresh system – and my ISP would probably be screaming at me for it. While the internal drives (including the one that died) were backed up to external USB drives, I’d still like to find better alternatives to my current way of doing things (which is using Microsoft SyncToy).ĭropBox was never going to be a solution, nor was any other online backup solution. I don’t need masses and masses of space for that, but I’ve still never really been all that keen on the idea of keeping things online in “the cloud” (which is basically just a fancy new term for the same old servers we’ve always had) as a form of file backup.Īfter recently having had a pretty major crash on one of my machines (motherboard died, taking the processor, RAM and a 2TB hard drive along with it), I’ve rebuilt and started looking into other potential backup solutions. It’s reliable, fairly quick (bandwidth permitting), and fantastic for delivering work to clients and models.ĭelivery of final work to clients and models I’ve shot with has been pretty much my sole reason for using DropBox, and it will probably remain that way, at least for the foreseeable future. BitTorrent Sync can be downloaded from the App Store for free.I’ve been using DropBox for probably about 3 years now, and it’s rather good. Prior to its release on iOS, the app started as an Android-only project released in beta last month. BitTorrent Sync for iOS gives you access to all of your synced folders when you’re on the go, and introduces a new mobile-to-mobile sharing feature for easily sending your photos and videos to your friends. The app allows for syncing of photos and videos with Camera Roll backup integration, and also offers encrypted file transfers and QR code support for peer transfers.īitTorrent Sync is a brand new product from BitTorrent that lets you sync an unlimited number of files and folders of any size across all of your trusted devices. Popular peer-to-peer service BitTorrent has launched BitTorrent Sync for iOS, an app that allows users to sync and backup an unlimited number of files across their devices as well as the ability to share files with other devices. Written by Richard Padilla / Courtesy of MacRumors BitTorrent Sync Launches for iOS, Brings Unlimited File Backup and Encrypted File Transfers
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