jgpennypacker Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 I need to sync files between two remote offices. They are files that would normally take at least 12 hours to sync based on our top speeds. Currently, we have a computer in each remote office and they all sync together, then we use usb drives to transfer the files to the other local systems. If we install btsync on all of the systems, when a file is dropped in to be synced, will all 12 systems on the remote network try to sync the file at once, causing a redundant transfer of data? Or will they all try to sync different parts and then share amongst themselves for the other parts? Or will they patiently wait in line for the first computer to get it synced before then syncing to the rest of the computers on the local network? Has anyone tried this? Obviously, if all 12 computers try to sync from the other office at once, it's going to take 6 days to get a file synced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatMarko Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 If we install btsync on all of the systems, when a file is dropped in to be synced, will all 12 systems on the remote network try to sync the file at once, causing a redundant transfer of data? Or will they all try to sync different parts and then share amongst themselves for the other parts? Or will they patiently wait in line for the first computer to get it synced before then syncing to the rest of the computers on the local network? The second! - They will they all try to sync different parts and then share amongst themselves for the other parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgpennypacker Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Color me impressed! So they must all be communicating with each other on which parts are being downloaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1v Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yes,This is fundamentally how the bit torrent network works.The more piers there are the easier the bandwidth is on the offices and in theory, the faster the downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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