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BitTorrent Launches Dropbox Alternative

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-now-have-a-67th-way-to-sync-your-files dept.

redletterdave writes "On Friday morning, BitTorrent launched the alpha test of a new, free public service called BitTorrent Sync, which allows users to securely back up and sync files over the Web using BitTorrent's platform. Unlike competing services such as Box or Dropbox, BitTorrent Sync doesn't store files on remote servers (which means that no third party has access to one's files), and also has no storage limits other than what your devices can hold."

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  1. When will it end? by tom229 · · Score: 1, Troll

    If you've ever used P2P services for, well... anything, you know they are slow and unreliable. Whether it's DNS, VPN, file transfers, or a form of currency. Yet they keep coming out with new useless ways to implement this technology into a service no one will use. I don't get it.

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