Programming: No spaces in Proton Drive Desktop sync path ("My files" folder cannot be renamed)
The root "My files" sync directory where all files reside under contains a space which is problematic for development reasons.
Currently I have "D:\ProtonDrive\My files\Coding..." and this isn't ideal because it makes dealing with development files tedious in some cases. If "My files" could be renamed to without spaces, this would resolve the issue. The folder cannot be renamed due to Windows permissions (and doing so would probably break things anyway).
A symbolic link with a spaceless name (e.g. "MyFiles") cannot be created to work around this, again due to permissions (access denied).
Please allow us to rename the "My files" folder.
Thanks!
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amstelodami
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Having a silly path like this not only takes up space, it's a privacy issue because anyone who receives a drawing from us knows that we use Proton for backup.
(We place a filename and path at the bottom of every drawing we print. This allows us to find it, sometimes years later when everything about it is forgotten)
I have simplified it as much as I can to c:\d\My Files\ but please can we get rid of the My Files folder - it's a completely redundant part of the path. Or at least allow us to rename it.
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Anonymous
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ADD YOUR VOTE HERE INSTEAD as it has more votes and it would solve the same problem: https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/46963492-folder-structure
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Shaylynn Nicole commented
The "My files" is annoying and a nightmare for file structures. Please change this to be installed at root, or at the very least MyFiles (caps on the F).