BitTorrent Sync has already transferred 1 petabyte of files

Just a couple of weeks after the public launch of the BitTorrent Sync alpha version, users synchronized over 1 petabyte of files . Every day, users transfer between their computers more than 70 terabytes.

BitTorrent does not have access to encrypted files, does not host files and does not control the process, but collects anonymous statistics . From here and these figures became known.


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As you know, in the BitTorrent Sync client, the user himself selects the devices that will synchronize the files. All traffic between nodes is encrypted with a 256-bit AES key, which is created on the basis of a random string unique to each folder. Synchronization is possible between devices on different desktop operating systems, mobile devices are not yet supported.

Judging by the statistics of the first weeks, the service turned out to be very popular. The developers say that Sync works “not only in the way we imagined”, because users come up with new creative ways to use it. For example, one group of hackers created the Sync-based private blogging hosting Bit Blog . Many ideas are expressed on the forums , so P2P synchronization via torrents can be very useful and popular technology, despite the closed source code.