Proton Drive
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6 votes
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A mode to check if a folder or file is uploaded and where it is located
A mode to check if a folder or file is uploaded and where it is located or if the upload of the folder had been complete (f.e. with a checksum and zip)
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Show or hide cells in Sheets when printing
I would like the ability to hide cell outlines when printing so the end result doesn't show all of the cells.
2 votes -
Maybe a "per folder" progress bar: One knows if one could move or delete the folder savely on the device.
A “per folder” progress bar: One knows if one could move or delete the folder safely on the device.
2 votes -
Proton Drive for Windows Share Function
With Proton Drive for Windows, I can't figure out a way to share a file or folder (invite another Proton user or create a public share link). The share button in the context menu uses Windows' native file sharing, which is not what I'm looking for. My workaround for the time being has been to open up the Proton Drive web interface, navigate to the file/folder in question, and use the share modal. Please let me know if I'm missing something. Thanks!
11 votes -
Scoped API tokens / Service accounts for Proton Drive CLI
Proton Drive CLI authenticates only via full user login. No scoped tokens, no service accounts. This prevents secure automation use cases like server backups.
Business customers need:
Scoped API tokens with folder-level access restrictions Service accounts that don't consume user seats OAuth2 with granular scopes (read-only, folder-specific)Current workaround (dedicated user account) forces paying for an unused seat just to isolate access. (Or free accounts)
Security professionals and sysadmins need isolated identities for automation without exposing the full account.
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Let us decide which folders are synced to other devices
When we add a folder to the Windows app to sync, we should be able to decide from where we want it to be synced and accessible.
Example with the current state:
I add a folder to the Windows app on PC 1. The folder is then accessible to all other devices and available for sync on demand.
Example with the desired state:
I add a folder to the Windows app to sync. Then, i decide from which device i want the folder to be accessible and available to sync on demand.Or none if i want it to be synced only to one computer.
This would be a good security feature to have when we have computers that are shared or less secured and/or that don't require to be able to access all the files from all our devices.
When we add a folder to the Windows app to sync, we should be able to decide from where we want it to be synced and accessible.
Example with the current state:
I add a folder to the Windows app on PC 1. The folder is then accessible to all other devices and available for sync on demand.
Example with the desired state:
I add a folder to the Windows app to sync. Then, i decide from which device i want the folder to be accessible and available to sync on demand.Or none if i want it to be synced…
2 votes -
Standardise file and folder sorting across apps
The Proton Drive web app sorts folders in the left-hand file tree lexicographically but sorts files and folders in the right-hand folder content area numerically. Files and folders in the iOS/iPadOS app are sorted lexicographically.
Let’s assume I have a folder that itself has twenty folders, each named 1 to 20. The web app sorts them as follows in the left-hand folder tree:
1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2,20,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
However, the web app sorts them as follows in the right-hand folder content area:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
This is confusing. The sorting method should be standardised across all areas of all apps. Should that standard be sorting numbers as strings, or sorting numbers as numbers? Personally, I think the latter makes more sense.
The Proton Drive web app sorts folders in the left-hand file tree lexicographically but sorts files and folders in the right-hand folder content area numerically. Files and folders in the iOS/iPadOS app are sorted lexicographically.
Let’s assume I have a folder that itself has twenty folders, each named 1 to 20. The web app sorts them as follows in the left-hand folder tree:
1,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,2,20,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
However, the web app sorts them as follows in the right-hand folder content area:
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
This is confusing. The sorting method should be standardised across all areas of all apps. Should that standard be sorting numbers…
14 votes -
Per‑App “Upload Originals” Setting on iOS
Feature Request: Per‑App “Upload Originals” Setting on iOS
iOS currently has a global “Keep Originals” setting, but many users avoid enabling it because they’re worried it will break compatibility with messaging apps, Windows users, or older devices. This creates a psychological barrier — people don’t want to change a global setting that affects every app on their phone.
Because of this, cloud‑storage apps like Proton Drive end up receiving converted JPEGs instead of the original HEIC files, even when users think they’re backing up originals.
A real example:
A family member sent me a photo that was 1.1 MB in HEIC, but iOS converted it to a 5.3 MB JPEG before upload. The file became five times larger while losing HDR, depth, color information, and overall quality. This is exactly the kind of silent conversion that makes users think Proton Drive is degrading quality, when it’s actually iOS doing the conversion.A per‑app setting would solve this completely.
Proposed per‑app options:
Always upload originals
The app receives the full‑quality HEIC/PNG/HDR file with no conversion.
Convert for compatibility
iOS provides a JPEG/SDR version when needed for cross‑platform use.
Ask every time
iOS prompts the user each time the app uploads a photo, letting them choose Original or Compatible.Why this matters
Users avoid the global setting because they fear breaking other apps.
Cloud‑storage apps like Proton Drive need originals for proper backups.
This mirrors Apple’s existing per‑app permission model (Location, Camera, Photos).
Only apps that actually upload photos would appear in the list, keeping the UI clean.
It prevents silent HEIC → JPEG conversions that increase file size and reduce quality.
It gives Proton Drive users confidence that their backups are truly original quality.Modern Android phones fully support HEIC and HEVC, so cloud services like Proton Drive do not need JPEG conversions. The current iOS behavior is outdated and unnecessary.”
Impact
This feature would dramatically improve the reliability of photo backups across the iOS ecosystem and would help Proton Drive compete directly with iCloud Photos by ensuring users always get true originals when they want them.
Feature Request: Per‑App “Upload Originals” Setting on iOS
iOS currently has a global “Keep Originals” setting, but many users avoid enabling it because they’re worried it will break compatibility with messaging apps, Windows users, or older devices. This creates a psychological barrier — people don’t want to change a global setting that affects every app on their phone.
Because of this, cloud‑storage apps like Proton Drive end up receiving converted JPEGs instead of the original HEIC files, even when users think they’re backing up originals.
A real example:
A family member sent me a photo that was 1.1 MB in…3 votes -
Live Picture Download
Support the ability to download live photos that are stored in proton drive as live photos. Currently you can save live photos and see them live in proton drive. But if you download the live photo to your phone it doesn't save as a live photo.
7 votes -
"Not in Any Album" Header button
Albums a great but there is no way to see which photos are in an album or not.
Adding a selector in the header to filter and show the just ones not in an album would make it easier to manage organizing them10 votes -
Sync Joplin notes with Proton Drive
Just like you can easily synchronize your notes with Dropbox or OneDrive: https://joplinapp.org/de/help/apps/sync/onedrive/
17 votes -
Enable syncing from NAS
Why is syncing from NAS disallowed?
25 votes -
Plaintext and source files editing
It would be great to be able view and edit plaintext or source files.
- This one feature would allow to work with dozens of file formats in different programming/scripting languages, config files etc.
- It would allow to create quick txt/md notes, where the full blown rich text editor is not required/desired.
- It would allow to use Markdown note vaults, like those used by Obsidian.
- It would allow to use tabular data in CSV format, which might cover some use cases for the (currently missing) spreadsheets feature.
In the future, it would be also nice to have some syntax highlighting for popular languages. But even without that, the ability to edit raw text would be a massive improvement.
It would be great to be able view and edit plaintext or source files.
- This one feature would allow to work with dozens of file formats in different programming/scripting languages, config files etc.
- It would allow to create quick txt/md notes, where the full blown rich text editor is not required/desired.
- It would allow to use Markdown note vaults, like those used by Obsidian.
- It would allow to use tabular data in CSV format, which might cover some use cases for the (currently missing) spreadsheets feature.
In the future, it would be also nice to have some syntax highlighting for…
27 votes -
Access photo as any other directory of the Drive
Photos and usual Drive seems to be orthogonal, it would be awesome to be able to have the Photos as any other directory in the Drive.
So far, I have my automatic backup of photos from the phone that lands in the Photos part and my legacy photos that are well organized altogether in a directory on my Drive. It would be great to have everything accessible as a directory.
13 votes -
Sorting options in upload list (by date, name, size)
When uploading files to Drive (at least in the web version), there is a panel that shows the list of current uploads. It would be really helpful if this list could be sorted — by date, name, or size. Even just sorting by date (A→Z / Z→A) would make it easier to see what was uploaded first/last and keep track of order.
In the uploads panel we currently have: All, Active, Completed, and Failed. It would be really helpful to also have a 'Queued' category. Sometimes uploads stack up, and it's hard to tell what's waiting vs what's actually transferring. A separate 'Queued' view would make it easier to track the flow and manage uploads.
Right now the uploads tabs only let you clear items one by one. It would be super useful to have a 'Clear all' button next to the Pause All / Refresh All / Cancel All controls. This would let us quickly clean up the list instead of clicking each file individually. It keeps things tidy and speeds up the workflow.
When uploading files to Drive (at least in the web version), there is a panel that shows the list of current uploads. It would be really helpful if this list could be sorted — by date, name, or size. Even just sorting by date (A→Z / Z→A) would make it easier to see what was uploaded first/last and keep track of order.
In the uploads panel we currently have: All, Active, Completed, and Failed. It would be really helpful to also have a 'Queued' category. Sometimes uploads stack up, and it's hard to tell what's waiting vs what's actually transferring.…
8 votes -
Grid view option for share links
When opening a folder shared via a link, the files are presented in list view. There is no option for grid view. It would be nice to have the option to switch to grid view.
Users with Proton accounts can save the shared folder and view it from the "Shared with me" tab in Proton Drive. There it is possible to choose grid view. Users without Proton accounts do not have this option.
6 votes -
Ability to import from Apple Numbers to Sheets
I would like the ability to import an Apple Numbers spreadsheet directly into Proton Sheets, going through excel loses some formatting int he process and it is hard to determine where the structures were lost. it would also save a step in the process.
2 votes -
"Incomplete" Proton Sheets viewer
A complete Proton Sheets would be nice, yet a simple viewer for sheets (.ods, .xls, etc) would be enough for me 30% of the time
An "incomplete" sheet-editor (no calc needed in the first place) might be another simple solution until we have Proton calcit spreadsheets.30 votes -
Column view for folders
Problem: it is currently quite slow to explore folder structures with a lot of nested folders (this typically happens in professional structures).
I would love to see a "column view" that would allow me to quickly navigate deep folder structures using my keyboard (arrows). It would be wonderful to pre-load the tree of folders / files to skip making a call to the API every time I browse a new folder
5 votes
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