Sync Photos folder with desktop app
With the Android app we can now backup our photos to the Photos category/folder in Proton Drive and we can view these in the web app.
Please add the option to sync these photos to a computer folder with the
desktop app as well.
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Ruan du Plessis commented
I would die to understand why they made this design choice. It's impossible to find photos in the ****** web UI photo viewer. That thing only works if you have very little photos, which is not the case for anybody in the year 2024.
PLEASE make the photos available as files in a folder for Desktop clients. Maybe take a look at OneDrive to get a feel for the baseline level of quality.
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Robert Roose
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Having a local desktop folder which syncs all the photos on Proton Drive (just like the other Drive files) would give me a reassuring feeling when the photos are backed up on two places.
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John
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This would be a game changer for storing my photos on mobile
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Row Dyer
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Emailed them about it already, this was the response
"2) It would be nice if there is a dedicated folder on the windows sync to directly view photos, or some other integration so that you can view them locally without having to use the webapp
Kindly note that at the moment, the Photos section is not available on the Proton Drive desktop apps, however, this was already requested from our developers and we will add your vote towards this request." -
SueB
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Adding my vote for this.
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Micheal Williams commented
Deal breaker
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Daniel Hall
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I would really like a way to get my photos synced to my computer because at the moment the files are getting uploaded at full resolution with no option for compression. This consumes a significant amount of drive space. If i can sync the photos to my computer I can choose if i want to compress them or leave them at full resolution.
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Nova Marlowe
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Would love the ability to automatically upload from certain folders. For example, if I take a screenshot in Firefox and it saves to downloads, proton photos auto uploads that and I can show someone on my phone if I'm away from my computer.
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Rick
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And if possible, sync the date modified to the date that the images were taken, rather than the date of the sync.
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MK
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This would be greatly appreciated. I think it could simply appear as another folder in the Proton Drive root folder which currently only has the "My Files" folder. That way you could also easily add photos from your computer by dragging them in. Although, I'm sure many people would rather choose the Photos folder location themselves.