You might want to click Copy key to copy the key to the clipboard, then save it on a USB stick or email it to get it on the second device, or perhaps just write it down and type it manually on the second device. You will be given a key which you can enter on the second device. To get this key you must go to the first device, click on the tool at the far right of the header (the sprocket) then select My Devices You will be asked to paste a key to link another device. The scan code is used for linking to mobile devices and we will not be using that here. The next screen will show a SCAN CODE and an option to Link a desktop device manually. Installation for the second device is the same as the first except you will click on Link a device already running Sync 2.0 instead of This is my first Sync 2.0 device. Step 4: Install BitTorrent Sync on a second device From the pop-up folder browser I selected the new folder. I then clicked the folder icon at the top left of the BitTorrent Sync app. I created the folder D:\BtSync\MySync1 using Explorer. Step 3: Add a folder for syncingĬlick on the folder icon in the top left corner of the app and select a folder on your computer. To get at the preferences, click the sprocket tool in the top right corner followed by Preferences in the dropdown. Any folders that you want to sync will be created under here. Next you will want to set the default root folder for the sync folders. By default it is your Windows logon username. This is just a name to identify your device for when you send and receive folders. Next you will be given the option of linking to an existing BitTorrent Sync device or setting up the initial device. Apparently there is no way to continue without clicking the Try Pro free for 30 days so click it to continue. Next you will be shown the differences between the free and Pro versions. Next you will be asked to agree to the usual terms and EULA. I'm going to deselect the last one for now but you would typically want syncing to be always on. You will be presented with four options at the start. Private device to device communication yes yesĬhange folder access permissions at any time no yes The differences between the two versions are Feature Free Pro In this tutorial I am going to show you how to set up BitTorrent Sync to synchronize files between two computers.īitTorrent Sync comes in two versions, Free and Pro. When peers are online they check with each other every 5 minutes for changes. File segments are always AES-128 encrypted before transmission so your data is always secure. Only differing segments need to be transmitted so that when small changes are made to large files, the entire file need not be transmitted. BitTorrent Sync always uses the shortest path available which means that for computers on the same network (for example, in your house connected to the same router), internet access is not required.Īs with traditional BitTorrent, files are logically broken up into segments. And, like traditional BitTorrent, sync speed is actually improved as the number of computers in the cluster increases. With BitTorrent Sync, no third party server is required. Traditionally, BitTorrent required a server to manage the sources and connections. BitTorrent, however, has also gotten wide use for distribution of Linux packages. You are likely familiar with BitTorrent which received more than its share of bad press because of its abuse in piracy of music and videos as well as cracked software (and the viruses that tagged along). In all cases, you are dependent on the availability of a server over which you have no control. SpiderOak encryption is done at the client which is more secure, but again, storage space is limited. As well, DropBox suffers from security issues in that encryption is done at the server meaning that any files you upload can be made available to the authorities by court order. The free versions come with limitations on file size. There are a number of services that offer file sharing/syncing via the "cloud". How to set up file synchronization using BitTorrent Sync (part 1)
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