Sync file deletion between local and cloud storage
In the proton drive app, you choose folders to sync to the cloud. But when you delete a file from Proton Drive, its local copy is not deleted from your computer. However, when delete a local file, its cloud copy is automatically deleted.
This can cause problems, for example if you rename or otherwise edit a local file that is in a synced folder but whose cloud copy you have deleted, it's going to create a new cloud copy of it.
My suggestion: Adding two new toggles in the settings. One that would make it so that when you delete a file from your cloud, its local copy would be deleted too. And another one that would allow the user to choose whether the cloud copy of a file should be removed when the local version of this file is deleted.
This feature would improve the user experience by avoiding confusion and duplication of files, as well as saving storage space and bandwidth. It would also enhance the security and privacy of the users by ensuring that their files are deleted from both locations when they want to. Users would have the option to enable or disable this feature according to their preferences and needs.
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Carlos
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I have a Proton Drive folder that syncs. And we can also add folders in "My Computer". I'd like to have a toggle in the "My Computer" folders, so that I can choose if those folders are for sync (bidirectional) or just for backup (unidirectional, from the computer to the cloud). This way I can use Drive for syncing some folders, while also using it for backing up my computer without the risk of accidentally deleting a folder from the web interface
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J.A
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It would be desirable that a part of your Proton Drive that should only be in the cloud and not visible to the app.
Currently the Windows app syncs everything:
* Everything in the directories that you select is uploaded
* Everything in the "My Files" can be accessed from desktop by cloud stubs that the app creates.It would desirable to be able to select what you want from Proton Drive storage to be visible to your Win desktop. This could be done several ways:
* The app have a button with the options of syncing/not syncing your Proton Drive "My Files" with your windows desktop.
* Proton Drive to have another storage area like "My Files called "My Vault" which is always ignored by all syncing operations.-----------------------
This download syncing of "My Files" can be prevented by giving the app a "Proton Drive Folder" that has one file it. The app complains and will not create the cloud stubs on the local Windows desktop, the directory must be empty. The upload syncing of the windows folders to Proton Drive is unaffected.(cloud stubs same idea as windows cloud files)
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Chris
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A "vault" in the cloud for ProtonDrive where you can transfer files that won't sync to your desktop or other devices. Best example I can find is what sync.com already does.
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Peter
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I want to use ProtonDrive on Windows for backing up my data.
In order not to loose my local data I would suggest additional options to improve the synchronization process.1. One direction sync (send files to Proton servers only) vs two-way sync.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------Now local files cannot be deleted when data from the Proton servers is removed (by accident or intentionally)
This also would enable to link the synchronization to an already existing backed up computer on the Proton Servers. In my case I got a duplication of saved data after I re-installed the Proton Drive Windows app.2. Propagate deletions (or do not do so)
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This would make it safer and easier to restore files which are deleted locally (by accident...)As a good synchronisation example have a look at the synchronization possibilities of the Windows program "GoodSync".