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can IPFS split large files across multiple nodes? #52

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pocketmax opened this issue Sep 29, 2015 · 2 comments

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pocketmax commented Sep 29, 2015

If so, can it download the pieces of the file simultaneously like bittorrent?

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jbenet commented Sep 29, 2015

Q: Are files split into pieces?
Yes, files are chunked when they are imported to IPFS. There are many chunking algorithms for different purposes.
Q: do IPFS nodes download pieces of files simultaneously like BitTorrent?
Yes. See the IPFS Paper (currently, draft 3) or the talks for more details.

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flyingzumwalt commented May 23, 2017

This issue was moved to https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/can-ipfs-split-large-files-across-multiple-nodes/455

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