Linux Client
Proton Drive really needs the ability to sync desktop files automatically. This post focuses on a Linux client for Proton Drive.

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Joop commented
I have been a long-time fan and paying custumor of the Proton initiative and I understand that choices have to be made in development, but I don't understand that the Linux community is being completely ignored here. Proton Drive is useless if it can only be used through a browser.
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Jorge commented
A desktop client for Linux is sorely needed, I use Proton mail and Proton pass, but I used Proton Drive for a while and then I stopped using it, due to the lack of a desktop client for Linux and I switched to Dropbox for the ease of the desktop client, I hope the Proton people make one soon so I can stop using Dropbox.
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Jason commented
I have been a proton user for several months now, and I am very impressed with their suite of services. That being said, as a Linux user Proton Drive is largely useless to me due to the lack of a native Linux client. Proton, please prioritize this! The Linux community NEEDS this! As soon as this is available, I will happily upgrade my account to Proton Unlimited and take full advantage of Proton's services.
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Nathan Carson (Trip) commented
I'll throw my vote in for a Linux client. Even a CLI version would be great! Seems to have been an ask for a very long time. Proton?
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Patrick commented
A Linux client would make it possible for me to actually use Proton Drive. I recently paid for a subscription and was excited to have 500 GB at my disposal, but the only computers I have are a desktop running Linux Mint, and a very old netbook that runs Windows 10 but apparently a version that can't run the Proton Drive Windows client. Otherwise, my only access to Drive is through a browser, which is really not ideal. I'm very disappointed.
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EM commented
My subscription renewed in December 2024. I have been waiting for this feature since I signed up in like 2021 or whenever. if there is no client by 2026 I will cancel my subscription. This is the second most upvoted issue. What the ****, Proton?
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Ian! D. Allen commented
rclone is working for me, but the first use after a long interval does give warnings:
$ rclone lsl pd:
2025/02/03 09:37:08.967956 WARN RESTY 401 GET https://mail.proton.me/api/core/v4/users: Invalid access token (Code=401, Status=401), Attempt 1
2025/02/03 09:37:08.968066 ERROR RESTY 401 GET https://mail.proton.me/api/core/v4/users: Invalid access token (Code=401, Status=401)
14 1998-07-28 08:44:02.000000000 .name
299 2021-12-24 00:03:07.530000000 .signature
$ rclone lsl pd:
14 1998-07-28 08:44:02.000000000 .name
299 2021-12-24 00:03:07.530000000 .signature
$ rclone copy .plan pd:
$ rclone lsl pd:
14 1998-07-28 08:44:02.000000000 .name
46 2003-06-09 06:41:48.000000000 .plan
299 2021-12-24 00:03:07.530000000 .signature
$ rclone --version
rclone v1.68.1
- os/version: ubuntu 20.04 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 5.15.0-132-generic (x86_64)
- os/type: linux
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.23.1
- go/linking: static
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Troy commented
FYI - As of 2/2/25 ProtonDrive DOES NOT WORK with rclone. I have tested it on three different linux distributions and Proton blocks the "malicious traffic" every time.
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Troy commented
The most frustrating part about this is that the open source solution (rclone) is no longer supported by Proton. When using rclone Proton generates error messages and blocks traffic. The web version does not work well with large files.
As a company that's stated mission is to enable privacy, it is critical to support linux distributions that do not collect telemetry data like Apple or Windows based machines. This feature is incredibly important to me.
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Jan Cam commented
it's been a disappointment for years to wait for a native linux client when every other platform are supported
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Logan commented
Proton, I understand your staff has limited Linux developers but just...hire more staff to work on Proton VPN and Proton Drive simultaneously. This has been a bleeding hole in the side of the Proton suite for YEARS. You're supposed to be the champions of privacy but don't support a main component of your suite on a rapidly growing segment of the desktop user market.
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Edyr commented
We need a Linux client urgently
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Fredrik Ax commented
Well it's NOT working especially well with rclone @pace44
I tested it thoroughly October - November 2024 and could get it working decently stable for one account but not at all for two other accounts, and there has been no new commits to the code since September 2024: https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commits/master/backend/protondrive/protondrive.go
In the documentation ( https://rclone.org/protondrive/ + https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/master/docs/content/protondrive.md ) it also clearly states that ProtonDrive has evolved since the code was written ... it's just not working well enough right now to be fully trusted and not even well enough that you can use it at all for all accounts.
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pace44 commented
It is working now with rclone: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/18s211d/proton_drive_for_linux/
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Sam Sepiol commented
A Proton Drive client for Linux is as must.
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M commented
While there's an unstable support for protondrive in rclone, an official Proton Drive client is a MUST, please!
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Proton Anonymo commented
My wife and I have both permanently migrated to Linux....we are sad that we have no Proton Drive apps to manage syncing our files.
Please get this worked on so that we can have some trustworthy offsite backup.
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Bruno commented
One more vote for Linux Proton drive client! Pleeaaaase !!
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ocelotl commented
Possible duplicates of this:
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/45615451-to-sync-proton-drive-in-linux-debian-ubuntu
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/48724529-proton-dri-ve
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/48623333-linux-client-for-debianBTW Proton team: any updates?
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Arkamas commented
A bit disappointing every other platform has had this for some time but not Linux. Linux users understand more about the actual need for security and privacy, hence the reason they're using it. Linux needs to stop being treated like the redheaded step child when it comes to getting in on the same benefits and I would expect a release for platform support to be close together for all platforms, yet others have had it for some time.