Syncing delay for desktop client
I often temporariliy work with files on my PC. For example I want to unzip a zip file, copy the contents to another drive and then delete the unzipped folder. Now with automatic syncing enabled I have to wait until the unzipped folder has been synced with Proton Drive before I can deleted (because the folder is in use by the proton desktop client).
My suggestion is to add a "sync delay" option so that it waits for x minutes before syncing to Proton Drive. This allows me to delete files and folders right away, and probably will also reduce internet traffic and battery usage.
Or maybe it is possible to detect when I try to delete a folder or file that is currently being synced, and then cancel the syncing right away.
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Jakub commented
I believe it would be even more useful with mobile app and photos sync feature. Sometimes I do more than one photo of the same thing and then I choose which one looks the best. I don't want my phone to already encrypt all of them and start sending right away. Let me first delete some of them.
Another scenario: I'm recording a video to share it via some messaging app. I post it to a chat, but the upload is very slow. Why? Because I have 2 concurrent uploads at the same time: Proton Drive and messaging app. And in reality I don't even want to upload it to Proton, I want to delete it after I already sent it.