btsyncid

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  1. I am unable to locate a pause button/option in Linux web-gui. Windows build has a pause option on right click on system tray.

     

    It would be very useful to have pause as an option, especially when one is running some data-processing in a synced folder and wants to pause the syncing process while data-processing is going on.

  2. I am interested in generating my own secrets, however it is not clear (at least to me) that what are the set of rules for a valid secret which would be accepted by the software. Some discussions (links below) give some insight but still there are confusions about valid set of character, length etc. For an example, I have never seen a secret generated by the software which has + or / or a lower case character (but base64 can have these characters).

     

    Are the set of rules documented anywhere? Also, is full-access secret related to read-only secret in any logical way (i.e. given a valid full-access secret, can one generate corresponding read-only secret)?

     

    http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/24640-crude-python-script-to-create-your-own-key/

    http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/21806-what-is-the-max-character-limit-for-the-secret-key/

    http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/21802-generate-very-secure-and-random-btsync-secrete-in-linux/

    http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/9506-a-thought-it-was-secure/page-2

    http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/26509-security-big-bug/

     

  3. Here is my own experience with similar setup, which seems to be working perfectly. 

     

    I have an unrooted Nexus 4 and I have synced the camera roll to my laptop and desktop using bittorrent sync. The phone is using version 1.3.19.0 and the desktops are using version 1.2.92. It is a 2-way sync and so when I delete photos from synced folder on desktop those are also deleted from phone. Very convenient B). The camera roll directory on phone is:

    /sdcard/DCIM

    Note that even though the directory is called sdcard, there is no SD card slot in Nexus 4. And I know for sure that non-root users has write permission in /sdcard/DCIM on my phone.

  4. In the android app go to the settings menu and under Backup click the backup button. Put the backup somewhere that will be easy to find(I would make a new folder). Download a file manager like OI File Manager, then navigate to where you put the backup. Extract the files in the .zip. Then go into the new btsync directory and rename sync.dat to sync.txt and open sync.txt. In there you will be able to see all your settings.

    Find the key you want and copy it down(ignore the 15: the key will always end with, ex if the key was AAAAAAAA the file would have :AAAAAAAA15:)

     

    Wow! Thats insane! The suggested workaround may work (I have not tried it yet), but I feel that it should be an option to see those settings/secret in an easier way. Can this be a part of requested features?

     

     

    [update]

    OK. I just tried it and it works... well sort of. It not a very "user-friendly" method.  Following is an example of what one would after opening that txt file (for obvious reason, I have replaced sensitive information by some characters). Notice the text "HERE_GOES_THE_SECRET" in the line below.

    d10:.fileguard40:##$$@@##$$%%##$$%%#@@##$$@@##$$$$7:version6:1.2.736:device18:Nexus 47:foldersld4:path31:/storage/emulated/0/DCIM/Camera6:secret33:HERE_GOES_THE_SECRET15:stopped_by_useri0e7:use_dhti0e17:use_lan_broadcasti1e9:use_relayi1e11:use_trackeri1e15:use_known_hostsi0e11:known_hostsle5:peersld2:id20:\##\##\##\##;]\##\##\##\##\##%\##\##	\######:last_sync_completedi##########eee7:invitesle7:fc_typei0e15:delete_to_trashi0e14:selective_synci0e9:overwritei0e22:mutex_file_initializedi1eed4: