Proton Drive
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Scheduled Photo Backup: Let users choose WHEN to upload, not just IF
The problem:
Proton Drive currently backs up photos the moment they are taken (when on Wi-Fi). This sounds convenient, but in practice it creates a real issue: photos you take and delete within minutes — screenshots, temporary reminders, blurry shots — all get permanently backed up to the cloud before you have a chance to review them.For privacy-conscious users (which is exactly Proton's audience), this is counterproductive. You end up with a cluttered photo library full of junk you never intended to keep permanently.
The request:
Add a scheduled backup option in Settings → Photo Backup, with choices…10 votes -
iOS Photos backup
Auto back up for iOS photos.
431 votesAutomatic photo backup is now available: https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-ios
Rolling out now and available for everyone over the coming days.
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One Way Sync For Proton Drive Computer Backup
One of the primary reasons people are gravitating to Proton is for redundancy. There should be a way to set “two way sync” or “one way sync” for files and folders. Some files we would just like access to, while knowing we will not accidently move or delete them. I know that the “Trash” holds them for 30 days, but sometimes “fatal” errors can occur where files are totally lost, or corrupted. Additionally, in this vein, a new subsection of PD that functions as a read only computer or folder “backup” could solve this entirely. In conclusion, it…
25 votes -
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.1,644 votes -
Photo backup over Ethernet
When backing-up photos over Ethernet (on my Android smartphone) the Drive App displays the hint "Waiting for Wi-Fi" and suggests to use cellular data instead.
Feature Request: Recognize an Ethernet connection as equally useful as Wi-Fi and don't display the hint described above.
5 votes -
allowing backup drive to online solutions (e.g. StorJ) w/o downloading data locally on a computer
I'd love a feature to backup ProtonDrive data w/o downloading data locally on a computer. Either with a Proton Backup functionality (separate from the active cloud storage) or by targeting an online storage service as a backup (e.g. StorJ) from the web cloud interface.
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Cryptomator Android support
It would be great if Proton Drive has an API or WebDav support for Cryptomator to be able to implement it in the Android app to sync Cryptomator vaults to Proton Drive directly that way
It's already possible to do that on Windows (and I beloeve macOS?) using the Proton Drive app and setting up the Cryptomator vault inside the Prpton Drive directory
But on Android it's not possible which makes accessing important files on Android too hard
Thanks
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12 votes
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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.
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Proton Drive Integration with Android Default Storage
I haven't yet found a way to set Proton Drive as a default storage location on Android within the "My Files" functionality which drives selectable save options for most file save actions. Obviously, Google Drive is available along with MS OneDrive, internal storage, SD storage and network storage. Having Proton Drive set here would make file management much easier on Android mobile.
1,854 votes -
Selective photo backup
Currently all photos are automatically backed up when using the feature. I would like the option to select which photos I think should be backed up when I've made some photos during the day.
29 votes -
Delay photo backup
I often take multiple photos or I take throw-away photos because my chat apps builtin camera is garbage.
They are then instantly backed up, which means I have to delete them from local storage and then from the Drive.It would be really useful if you could set a delay before a photo is uploaded, or if you could set a specific time at which photos are uploaded.
16 votes -
Move Photos between Folders and Photos Tab
Hi, thanks for making Drive available for Linux. I use Fedora 39 KDE.
I also use Photo backup via Android (Samsung S23)
When I open all my files/photos in Linux web browesr, if I right click images, I can move to respective folders. As well as preview, move,rename, get link & delete.
If I open the folder that uploads Photos, via Android, this option is not available. Only download, upload or delete.
Perhaps this is a feature in the making?238 votes -
Seedvault support on Android
I would like Proton Drive to be able to automatically back up Android data from Seedvault backups.
https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvaultHere is the related issue preventing Proton Drive from working with Seedvault:
https://github.com/seedvault-app/seedvault/issues/4323 votes -
Please look how grync/rync in doing backup and synchronization (Linux)
Please look how grync/rync id doing backup and synchronize : they look at size and time and maybe other attributes to compare files to be synchronized.
2 votes -
Make `Upload from` selector hierarchical in `Photos backup`
It's nice to select or unselect backup for "Screenshots", "WhatsApp Images", etc.
But my phone stores photo bursts each in a separate subdirectory in
.../DCIM/Camera/BURST/<folder_per_burst>/<few photos>.JPGIt's unmanageable to go and click on each burst folder to back it up,
If I was able to select that BURST folder for backup and HIDE this tens if not hundreds subdirectories from the list, that would be wonderful,
I guess such little details more important than big new features, because this is what makes a product stand out. There are many half-done products, but few that feel truly polished.
And using opportunity…
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Photo backup from camera - allow choice of destination (to drive or photos)
Allow choice of destination (either a Proton Drive folder of choice OR Proton Photos) for the phone camera photo backup feature.
It currently only allows a sync to the Proton Photos feature, which is
A) very limited (see all the comments in the community).
B) doesn’t allow management of photos across the "drive" and “photos" feature of proton.
C) This also makes sorting and archiving photos collated from different sources and placed into both drive and photos in the Proton architecture, VERY difficult.
In addition, allow drag and drop sorting between Proton drive and Proton photos. Even though this may…
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Open and edit files directly in the mobile app (Android)
Unfortunately, the Proton Drive Android app is pretty useless.
It's essential that you can also edit files with it.
When a file is opened (e.g., DOCX, XLSX, ODT, ODS, etc.), a suitable installed app should open to view and edit the file. When a change is saved, it should then be synchronized with Drive.This is how Google Drive and Nextcloud do it. I'm actually shocked that this doesn't work with ProtonDrive.
22 votes -
Browsing photos on Android downloads every photo opened
Browsing photos on Android Proton Drive downloads each photo previewed which is completely unnecessary.
4 votes -
Backup of .TMP files
I recently learned through your Customer Support service that Proton Drive won't back up files with the .TMP extension, as it considers them temporary files.
The issue is, I have a program stored in my Proton Drive that contain files with a .TMP extension, but I know for a fact that they are not temporary, but essential for the program to work.
My suggestion is to either remove this restriction entirely, or to add a Settings option to allow users who select it to sync temporary files as well.
4 votes
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