v2.0 [Mar 3, 2015]
Sync 2.0: Skip The Cloud, Share Direct
by Erik Pounds on March 3, 2015
When Sync was first conceived in a Palooza, it was a simple idea: create a tool for people to move files directly between devices. It was a little piece of magic that leveraged great technology.
Through the extensive alpha and beta stages, users found countless uses for Sync and their feedback has helped to guide how we evolved the product. Sync grew into a platform, one that gave you full control over managing your data; it was highly versatile, being used by everyone from creative teams working together on shared assets, to software developers replicating and backing up code. It delivered true privacy in the absence of a third party, and transferred the biggest files with ease and speed.
We’re now ready to take the beta tag off and deliver a final product.
Introducing Sync 2.0
All of the core functionality we introduced in version 1.4 last August still exist in 2.0, letting you securely share folders across all platforms, with visibility into who has access.
A bunch of new functionality has been added, from enhanced user interfaces across desktop and mobile platforms to a new certificates-based security model with even greater control and ease-of-use. Go here to check out all the many new features in Sync 2.0.
Sync Pro For Teams and Individuals
With 2.0, we’re rolling out a Pro tier that adds additional functionality for business workgroups and individuals that need more capabilities and control from Sync.
For Pro users:
(1) Once all your personal devices (from laptops and phones to storage devices like a NAS device) are linked together – via a private identity – all of your shared folders are available to you, wherever you need them.
(2) Folders can now be set up to access on-demand, letting you view the contents of a folder and only consume the files you need. It allows you to preserve the storage capacity of your devices, while having access to all your folders on all your devices.
(3) Control folder ownership and permissions anytime, via a simple dropdown menu in the Peer List. This allows you to change access levels (Read-Only or Read & Write), make others owners of a folder, or revoke a user’s access. As the dynamics of the team or individuals you’re sharing with changes, this lets you act in real-time.
v1.4 [Oct 23, 2014]
Simplified UI
- UI was fully revised and now looks similar on all platforms. Also, UI was simplified significantly to make Sync use faster, convenient, and easy to use.
HTTPS links support
- HTTPS links are generated by Sync and shared with a remote peer to exchange Keys securely, using X.509 certificates
Proxy server support added
- Direct connection between peers is possible as long as one of the two peers is not behind a proxy
Finder / Explorer integration added
- Right-clicking on the folder in Explorer / Finder exposes "Share with BitTorrent Sync" item, which ads the folder to Sync and automatically generates a Key (Secret).
Moved folder support
- Sync tracks if synced folders move and automatically adjusts paths to keep the folder synced.
Sync performance optimization
- Improves data transfer speed, CPU consumption, peer discovery.
- Numerous bug fixes reported by users in 1.3
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