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Add light theme for Proton Drive desktop app
The Proton Drive desktop app currently only supports a dark theme. Other Proton apps (Mail, Calendar, Drive web) already allow theme selection, so it would be great to have the same here.
I realize dark themes are more trendy, but for me they have a negative effect - I feel more tired and even sleepy when using them. In bright rooms the reflections also make it harder on the eyes. A light theme helps me stay more productive and matches the rest of my system.
5 votes -
Please show storage information for Files (GB), Photos (GB) and Trash (GB) on the webpage so that we can better manage
Please show storage information for Files (GB), Photos (GB) and Trash (GB) on the webpage so that we can better manage
3 votes -
The ability to preview content inside archives. (zip, rar, etc.)
As the title says. I find this feature to be of great use to those of us who clutter lots of files inside archives. I find it a bit annoying that proton drive doesn't support said feature when competitors like Mega and Dropbox do.
3 votes -
Support .tiff (Tagged Image File Format) preview in Photos
Currently there is no support for .tiff files in Proton Drive photos, adding a support for that seems important because it is very popular amongst graphic artists, the publishing industry, and photographers.
3 votes -
Map display for Photos (same as in IOS)
I know, metadata is deleted. But i would find it very cool, to leave the Place of the Photo and make some sort of Maps for Photos (where the Photo has been taken). Same like on IOS. Would appreciate that, since its a cool feature and the only purpose, i leave my Photos on IOS
7 votes -
Longer expiration data period when sharing a Proton Drive file
Maybe there is some technical obstacle that You do not offer longer link expiry date when sharing a file? It seems to be just a few months maximum, while I would like to set the expiry like 2 years from now. Ideally also ticking option to also delete the file once the period is over.
8 votes -
grammar
Grammarchecker/Languagetool which one can use on Proton Drive ("LanguageTool" is blocked due to privacy, which is cool but I need an alternative on Proton Drive)
6 votes -
Recent files list in browser interface
Like in Google Drive
My case: Accidental mass changes and reversion, wanted to find the files whose changes I want to keep based on time synced. I can't get them back since I don't remember all of which files they were.
6 votes -
Download and Upload speed limiter
In EU most of the countries has bad internet over ASDL, so limiting upload and download speed while syncing files is important, because to big upload can kill whole home network download and vice versa. For example on speed asdl like I have I can upload 2000Kb/s but without limit it can go up to 2300kb/s which kills my internet connection. So I can only use cloud disks which had these limiters build in. For example, Mega, Dropbox, OneDrive and Tresorit has it, but not proton.
3 votes -
File tags, tag views, and at-rest encryption
I'm currently a user of both Proton Drive and Standard Notes (SN). Both products serve different needs, but I can envision a world in which the best aspects of SN are merged into Proton Drive.
A big weakness of Proton Drive's local file sync functionality comes from the fact that all files must be sync'd and that there is no opportunity to keep them encrypted at-rest. While users can certainly introduce a separate encryption/decryption step to the process of manipulating files, this opens up a window of vulnerability in which any locally running application with shell access can read the file; this is clearly unacceptable for sensitive data.
Secondly, Proton Drive's reliance on a strict hierarchical file structure fails to leverage its cloud-based architecture to deliver a flexible user experience in which files can be organized and accessed via multiple contexts (i.e. just as you can add the same photo to multiple albums, you should be able to access the same file via different contexts). While users can introduce a separate file tagging step to the process and construct views using links, this is cumbersome, the implementation is platform-specific, and it introduces multiple additional points of failure for the user.
I propose a multi-stage solution to address these shortcomings (these would be implemented in sequence until we have the final solution):
1. Introduce the ability to exclude some files from the sync process, keeping them remotely encrypted and only accessible via the web client (this protects sensitive data from being accessible locally by bad actors)
2. Introduce the ability to define tags, apply those tags to files, and define tag views (logical combinations of tags) that can be sync'd as a virtual view (e.g. "/My 2025 Documents/" is a view that captures the combination of tags "format/document" and "year/2025")
3. Introduce the ability to specify a secondary encryption key to keep files encrypted at-rest even if they are sync'd; this then leads into...
4. Introduce a native client that offers both local and remote file browsing, file management, and document editing and also supports tags, tag views, and secondary encryption/decryption for local files (i.e. the singular "Proton Drive" app in which you manage and access all of your files, tags, and views)If these features are implemented, they would neatly bridge the gap between Proton Drive and Standard Notes:
- the low-level sync mechanism would continue to operate as expected
- files could be part of multiple views / contexts (or not be part of any)
- security would be maintained at-rest for sensitive data
- document creation and editing could be managed from a native application that has access to both local and remote filesI know this proposal encompasses multiple features, but I felt it was important to present them all at once in order to portray a complete and functional end-state.
Thank you for reading.
I'm currently a user of both Proton Drive and Standard Notes (SN). Both products serve different needs, but I can envision a world in which the best aspects of SN are merged into Proton Drive.
A big weakness of Proton Drive's local file sync functionality comes from the fact that all files must be sync'd and that there is no opportunity to keep them encrypted at-rest. While users can certainly introduce a separate encryption/decryption step to the process of manipulating files, this opens up a window of vulnerability in which any locally running application with shell access can read the…
4 votes -
The file viewer adjustable width to fit the window to make the text more readable
When you view a .txt file in a ProtonDrive (meaning when for example someone access it via public sharing link), it is better readable if the lines are not too wide (as it is currently), but when the .txt file contains for example a code or a log entries, then the too narrow viewer makes the file very hard to read, so you end up sharing such files using different service than Proton (which is bad).
I think that the width should be adjustable and by default made wider to fit/fill whole window. I am using Firefox browser.
5 votes -
Improve preview speed of document
I find that Proton Drive is the best in the market in my preference. But I'm using it to deliver project to my client. The slow speed to preview, especially video and photos, makes it almost impossible to make my client happy.
Please do something, we need Proton.
3 votes -
Download notifications
Would be great to get a notification when someone downloads your file.
3 votes -
I'd like to share a photoalbum.
I'm a hobby-photographer and i mainly bought proton drive to share pictures.
The problem is, when uploading pictures as files, i can share them, but i can not view a prewiev on my phone, without having to download them. On the other side, when i upload them as pictures, i can not share them easily with friends. I want to share a link, from which they can view and download the pictures, without having to create an account on proton.This is just stupid and should not be that hard.
4 votes -
Ensure I can select and upload multiple files and folders at once, without having to upload files one by one (mobile)
Currently the mobile app on IpadOS and Android doesn’t support the upload and of an entire folder of files or photos. It also doesn’t support an easy way to multi-select files via a swipe, like the Os prescribes.
Use case: When I export photos from Lightroom I want to upload them in bulk. Currently, on the web, I can use the OS-Level multi-select behavior to launch an upload of an entire folder. On the apps this is not possible, especially on IpadOS this functionality is very rudimentary. Without this feature, the apps are useless for me.
5 votes -
Integrate folder sharing with Proton Contacts on mobile
Current Behavior: When sharing folders or albums in Proton Drive with family members, I must manually type each email address. There's no integration with Proton Contacts, making the sharing process time-consuming and prone to errors.
Would be great to have more seamless integration between Proton Contacts and Proton Drive that would:
- Allow users to select contacts directly from their address book when sharing
- Support autocomplete functionality as users begin typing names
Even more, if Contacts would support contact groups, sharing to family members as a single group.
5 votes -
Inconsistant timelines
I've noticed some inconsistencies in the way dates are handled in the timeline view when updated via the Web interface.
* Photos use the "Photo taken date", while
* Videos use the "FIle modified date".This results in a messy and inconsistent timeline. To work around this on our end, we’ve had to delete all the videos, unify the metadata dates, and re-upload them. However, it seems odd that a different logic would be applied to photos vs. videos, so this feels more like a bug than something intentional.
With such approach, it is impossible to have the video correctly sorted, unless you upload the original file ever created.
Ideally, we hope this can be resolved on your side, so we don’t need to re-upload everything again.
Thanks in advance for looking into this!
I've noticed some inconsistencies in the way dates are handled in the timeline view when updated via the Web interface.
* Photos use the "Photo taken date", while
* Videos use the "FIle modified date".This results in a messy and inconsistent timeline. To work around this on our end, we’ve had to delete all the videos, unify the metadata dates, and re-upload them. However, it seems odd that a different logic would be applied to photos vs. videos, so this feels more like a bug than something intentional.
With such approach, it is impossible to have the video correctly…
6 votes -
Please add sharing of entire albums to the public - and text description for single photos. thanks
Plwase add sharing of entire albums to the public - and text description for single photos. thanks
7 votes -
Incremental backup
It would be good if the photo backup could be set to only backup new photos rather than all photos every time. Backing up 7800+ photos every time takes forever
4 votes -
Backup Option to Tresorit (and possible to other secure clouds)
I am using Proton Drive and TresorIt for redundancy. I would love to have way to backup a folder on Proton Drive to TresorIt. Ideally automatically.
4 votes
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