For Mac users this WebUI means a slightly less familiar visual experience that is becoming more common these days, and it did not cause the testers any problems.ĭespite its superficially technical profile, BTSync is intended for ordinary users who want to share files—music, photographs, spreadsheets, word processor documents, you name it—between friends, family, and colleagues. The software functioned correctly throughout the test, albeit with some minor reporting issues in the control panel, which is implemented as a WebUI (web user interface) rather than a native GUI (graphical user interface). We tested Version 1.4.99 Beta, so some rough edges were to be anticipated. Existing BitTorrent clients require the creation of a torrent file (a separate file containing information about the original files and specifying how they are to be distributed) BTSync works transparently with the original files at the user level. Software products from many vendors use the BitTorrent protocol, but BTSync is BitTorrent’s own software application. BitTorrent may be a familiar name: the eponymous protocol powers file sharing on a vast scale across the Internet. Wikipedia is your helpmate if you want a deeper understanding of how this works. This means each computer doing the sharing can act as a server for the others, allowing shared access to files without the need for a cloud computing central server. Caption: All images and graphics are courtesy of the BitTorrent GetSync website.īitTorrent Sync: a first look at an alternative to file sharing in the cloudĬommonly abbreviated to BTSync, BitTorrent Sync is software that implements file sharing across computer networks using the peer-to-peer protocol.
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