I cannot agree more. Don't know why it's not upvoted more. It's a must have feature.

I use Proton Drive to store my files and there are some folders that I don't want to download to my machine. Would it be nice to have settings in the sync app to choose folders not to download.

I use proton drive to store my files and to make it easier to manage them I download using the sync feature, but there are some specific folders that I don't want to be available on my machine. Would be nice to have this option on the sync software.

A solution could be to ask users when they delete a photo if they want to delete it in both the device and the drive or just one the device. Currently it is not possible to manage both and prevent me from using Proton photo

You can already delete photos from within the iOS Proton Drive app. Tap and hold on any photo to enter Select mode, then select the photo(s) you wish to delete and tap the trash bin icon to delete them.

Recently I discovered that when uninstalling Proton Drive (Windows) all of the files that had been synced to the local machine remained accessible. Changes to these files of course wouldn't be synced back to the server but would be accessible from the local machine.

I propose that when uninstalling Proton Drive from a computer there's either:

a) an option to remove local copies of the files

b) The files are automatically removed after a warning stating that by uninstalling Proton Drive locally stored copies WILL be deleted

c) at a minimum a warning that locally stored files will NOT be deleted when performing an uninstall and that manual deletion is required.

This would be very helpful, as I often take several photos in case one doesn't turn out well for whatever reason, then go back and delete the extra ones later. Currently I'd have to do that twice, once on the phone itself, and once in Proton Drive. Not the end of the world, but it would be much more convenient if photo deletion was synced.

Photos is meant to be a backup service, not a sync service. So if you delete something from your phone accidentally, you have a backup in place.

However, it is actually very hard to find a particular photo and also delete it from Proton Drive, because the functionallity is bare bones at best.

I actually didn't realize deleting from cloud doesn't mean the local copy is deleted. WHAT?!

I currently use PCloud which mount a dedicated Cloud Drive in Windows and Mac.
My files are not stored on my local computer (no sync, no space used) and I can access them directly as if a mounted an usb drive.

This is a must have feature to switch to Proton Drive.

I agree it should be a toggle.

Currently, the (Android) Proton Drive App only supports automatic photo back up (i.e. no sync for deleted photos). An additional option for photo sync or toggle between automatic back-up and automatic sync would be very useful for the two distinct use cases.

The Proton Drive application on Windows already allows sync for selected folders.

Also, the promotional text on the proton.me website "Back up files automatically" and "Your photos and videos automatically sync to your secure drive at regular intervals" is very misleading by mixing back up and sync at some points.

+1

To be able to save space locally, and still have the last updated version of it backed up in cloud when the file is not needed anymore is a huge QoL feature.

Often, with automatic upload, photos are uploaded from my iPhone to the Proton Drive Photos app that really have no need to be saved but that consume precious drive space. To delete these photos from the app, it is needed to open PD in a web browser to then delete them. It would be wonderful to be able to delete these expendable images directly in the app on the iPhone.

The ability to turn off the auto delete on proton when the file is locally deleted would be very helpful.

I disagree. Proton, if you add this, please allow it to be a toggle as I have backed up photos from my iPhone to Proton Drive and then deleted them on my iPhone as I do not have much storage. I would still want these photos to remain in Proton Drive.

A feature that allows it after the photos & videos are uploaded to Proton Drive that they will be deleted in my local device store (mobile phone).

I am writing to suggest an enhancement to the recently added photo synchronization feature on the Proton Drive iOS app. While the current feature allowing photo sync from the iOS Photos app is a significant addition, I believe it could be further improved to enhance user experience and functionality.

Currently, if a photo is deleted from the iOS Photos app, it is not automatically removed from Proton Drive. This can lead to inconsistencies between the two libraries and requires manual management to ensure both are in sync.

I would like to propose that Proton Drive implement an automatic deletion feature that mirrors the iOS Photos app. Specifically, when a photo is deleted from the iOS Photos app, it should also be automatically deleted from Proton Drive. This synchronization would greatly improve the seamless integration between the two platforms and provide a more intuitive and efficient user experience.

Thank you for considering this suggestion. I believe it would be a valuable addition to an already excellent service.

Best regards,

As soon as they add this feature, I’m going to start using photo backup.

This is something I desperately need. Rigt now dragging and dropping files to my drive because else if i remove them locally they would be gone from the cloud, this is really horrible for me, and not really user friendly. We save a backup to a cloud drive because if we lose the local one, we have the backup. Whoever came to the idea to on default remove the cloud version of the file when the local one is removed, blows my mind to be honest. What is the use then of the copy online, only to share with others? :D