Storage Breakdown
Could we add a storage breakdown dashboard for ProtonDrive and ProtonMail? This would help users better manage their storage and understand what's consuming it.
Also, on ProtonDrive would be great to show the size of the folders...somehow you only show file size but not folder size.
Thanks!
Rene
shared this idea
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Ivan A. commented
Amazing that we even need to ask for that :(
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tale80
commented
it can be good to see storage usage, group by app, by folders for proton mail, by category in proton drive, by vault in proton pass, etc...
maybe take some inspiration from https://apps.kde.org/fr/filelight/ or another tools dedicated to storage management
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David Garcia commented
Currently, Proton shows a general storage usage (example: "7.51 MB / 1.00 GB"), which means I know how much disk space I am using, but I have no idea how much each service uses. So, if I am running out of space, what service should I check to clean up or delete old data?
Having a total usage counter works well for an overall idea, but it's inefficient when users need additional space, so having this storage breakdown feature seems necessary to help users decide where to look.
Additional storage for a monthly cost is only a temporary solution, as it might be helpful to store more data, but it doesn't solve the real problem: what data takes "so much" disk space.
This request was initially posted as a Proton Mail feature (https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/284483-proton-mail/suggestions/42899862-storage-breakdown), but it is a feature for your account and not only the mail service.