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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nichu42 commented
3625 votes, 900 comments, and not even a 'planned' tag is disturbing.
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Matthew Bulfinch commented
I'm considering either NextCloud or another linux-friendly option. Proton Drive works great for backing up things from my OnePlus 9 phone, but for my linux desktop and two laptops, I'm using local USB drives for backup. This needs to happen! I may switch my plan back to just Mail Plus at the end of the current cycle. Please, Proton - make a Drive Client for Linux!!
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Last time I heard about any update was on this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp7ght2fMR4&t=2756sAnd after 1 year still no info, timeline or roadmap...
This is a big deal and if, by the end of my current subscription in 2026, there's still nothing, I won't renew and switch to Linux friendly alternatives.
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Terry Orzechowski commented
This is getting to be a deal breaker for me. I already switched back to BitWarden because ProtonPass does not come up on the keyboard in Iphone when I need it to, The servers in the USA are way too full, and this is the most expensive VPN service on the internet. Not I lost my disk partition and nothing was backed up.
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C commented
Wow. No. 2 most voted ask from the Proton team and nothing for years. But we are releasing widgets for iOS?
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Hunter G commented
Any word on if this is being worked on? I would love to use a raspberry pi to automatically backup files from my nas to proton drive. Doing this with 3rd party apps on windows is janky, requires the files to be installed on the PC, and I don't wanna buy a mini pc with 500 GB just for this.
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Lukas Mayer commented
I am a Proton Family user. Due to the lack of proper Linux Desktop integration (which should happen through official flatpak and snap packages) neither me nor my family members use Proton Drive at it's full potential.
While I can bear the workaround going through the browser, my less Linux-adept family members can not. -
syd commented
Very important to us. This Linux client is the last thing to get to fully quit Dropbox or other GAFAM drive.
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Jason commented
I've just bought a Mail Plus subscription and the only thing stopping me from making it Unlimited is the lack of a client for Linux.
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Keith Kempke commented
An application like they have on windows needs to happen. The singular biggest disappointment of my pretty expensive subscription. The native Linux tools just aren't as slick. For a company that focuses on privacy, why is this OS the last one out the door.
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Dennis commented
Either that or let us use an FTP client. Filezilla will work for me.
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KeesM commented
As several other users have indicated, I am also working on moving everything around email and files to a European service provider. I also opted for the advertised privacy. Not being able to have a Linux client for Proton Drive is quite disappointing.
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Jeroen Jonk commented
Very important to me personally to get this functionality. I tried using rclone, but that does not seem to be working great, sending more requests than your API is configured to handle. Not great. I hope work is ongoing to finally deliver Proton Drive for Linux.
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MJ Kaldenberg commented
There is an inherent completeness with Google Drive. Aside from the fact Google owns it (and ALL the data in it), it otherwise is what we all hope Proton Drive will become. Hope keeps me paying my subscription.
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Romain commented
We, Linux users, need a proper Proton Drive client ! We already have a VPN one and Bridge for emails, so let's go Proton team, do it for Drive !
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denisbizzotto commented
This is absolutely critical! I don't use neither Windows nor Mac, the only reason that keeps me from replacing Dropbox with Protondrive is sync.
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Bob J commented
Ditto what Chuck Biscuits just said. Proton, help your US customers out. Things are getting too weird here. I want to move completely away from all US tech as I'm sure many more also want to do. We need a Linux client for Proton Drive. This may be a very good opportunity for Proton.
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Chuck Biscuits commented
Just repeating what everyone else is saying here.
I started moving from Gmail/OneDrive to Proton for general privacy but that has now accelerated to getting away from US tech - especially with Musk poking his nose into everything.
For that reason, I'm also moving to Linux because Windows is basically spyware now.
2x PC's migrated already, just my laptop to go - which will be done in the next few days.
Even with OneDrive, I could get automatic sync on Linux with rclone, but that's only at beta just now for ProtonDrive and I don't want to risk using it.I believe a privacy focused company should provide at least a basic client for Linux.
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Antonio Hernández Sánchez commented
Good afternoon, I am a user and I have not been able to connect with my proton address (???).
GNU/Linux users also deserve a file/folder synchronization program.
It has been many years of waiting. But as soon as possible.
If it is not done promptly, I will have to cancel part of my services with Proton, because the cost is high without having the same features as other users at the same cost.Thanks
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Suikoden commented
It’s been so long that we’ve been waiting for this, and yet despite 3 years and 3600 votes, it still hasn’t happened. Sometimes, or rather, all the time, I feel like companies don’t want Linux. By the way, did you know that Voicemod has been doing the same to us for a while now...?