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.XLSX files - duplicate files / read-only
When opening an existing .XLSX file within Proton Drive, this creates a (1).xlsx file. Ideally it would open and update the existing file, otherwise it will continue to generate multiple duplicate files (1).xlsx, (2).xlsx, etc. Alternatively, an option to open as a read-only version here (for original uploader) might be helpful.
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# 0105 Search & filter integration + “Topics” sidebar
Hi Proton team,
I’d like to propose a single feature that would improve Proton Drive:
Idea: Extend the existing search bar to filter by tag and add a permanent “Topics” sidebar that lists all user‑defined tags for quick navigation.
Why it matters:
- Users can instantly locate all items with a given tag without opening multiple folders.
- The sidebar provides a visual overview of the tagging taxonomy, helping non‑technical users discover related content.
- Complements the virtual Topic Map view and encourages consistent tagging practices.
Suggested implementation (high‑level):
- Index encrypted tag metadata locally and perform tag‑filtered search client‑side.
- Add a collapsible “Topics” panel on the left side of the Drive UI, showing each tag with a count of matching items.
- Clicking a tag opens the virtual collection view (see Feature 2).
- Take into account later Topic Map extensions like Occurrences and Associations
Thank you for considering this addition.
Best,
Mat Huppertz(Part of a series of related suggestions – see #0101, #0102, #0103, #0104, #0105, #0106, #0107)
Hi Proton team,
I’d like to propose a single feature that would improve Proton Drive:
Idea: Extend the existing search bar to filter by tag and add a permanent “Topics” sidebar that lists all user‑defined tags for quick navigation.
Why it matters:
- Users can instantly locate all items with a given tag without opening multiple folders.
- The sidebar provides a visual overview of the tagging taxonomy, helping non‑technical users discover related content.
- Complements the virtual Topic Map view and encourages consistent tagging practices.
Suggested implementation (high‑level):
- Index encrypted tag metadata locally and perform tag‑filtered search client‑side.
- Add a collapsible “Topics” panel on the…
3 votes -
Make indent+outdent buttons visible by default on mobile
As a mobile Proton Drive user taking notes on a book, a podcast, or a lecture, I want to indent and dedent with a single button press so that I can efficiently take hierarchical notes. Proton Drive and Google Docs both have indent/dedent functionality. Google docs shows indent+dedent buttons by default on mobile. Proton Drive hides them in a menu on mobile.
3 votes -
Slideshow Screensaver Android
I want to use my photos backed up on Proton Drive as a screensaver on an Android tablet. Google Photos has the option to be used directly as a screensaver, which shuffles through all backed up photos.
2 votes -
2 votes
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Uploading in the iOS application
It's unacceptable and extremely annoying that you can only select and upload a maximum of 10 files at a time on iOS. Android offers so many more options. Please change this urgently. It's such a huge hindrance.
6 votes -
Saved and existing images in the cloud
Images that have already been uploaded to the cloud should then be clearly visible under Photos. If you have many folders with images in the cloud, they should be organized and visible as albums under Photos. Otherwise, the feature is useless for many people.
5 votes -
Upload photos as zip files, or allow one-time import from Google
I'm in the process of switching off of Google's G-Suite, and moving my photos/videos off there, and into Proton Drive. Google Photos is nice because you can download a bunch of files into a zip file to save bandwidth. It would also be nice to upload that raw zip file into Proton Drive to save upload bandwidth. Upload speeds are usually much slower for folks too, so this would be really helpful.
Alternatively, it would be great to do a one-time import of photos from Google Photos, and just be done with it :)
Thanks!
13 votes -
Destination Folder
When scanning into Proton Docs, which is a great new feature, could we please have the option to select a DEFAULT destination folder for all of our scans. Thanks
3 votes -
Ability to opt out of certificate pinning
I want to use Proton Drive on my work computer but I can't because my work computer is secured with deep packet inspection, i.e. they have set it up to be a "man-in-the-middle" and can inspect all my encrypted traffic. Proton Drive protects against this (presumably via certificate pinning) and will not sync files up or down if the certificate is not correctly coming from Proton. This is a great security feature and I'm glad it is implemented, but it means I cannot use Proton Drive here at work. It would be nice if I could go into the settings and opt out of this feature on this specific machine. I am aware that this would mean that my files would not be private from my work's IT department, and that's totally fine with me--none of the files on here need to be private from them and, in fact, some of them are directly related to work, anyway.
Other related thoughts:
1) It would be OK with me if I was prompted every time I reboot the computer that the certificate is not from a valid source and do I want to proceed with what may be a man-in-the-middle attack
2) It would be cool if there was an easy way to allow the certificate from the security scanner at work, but no other "invalid" certificates (that is, we always allow the correct Proton certificate, but we can add other certificates as a whitelist to allow them as well. Anything else is automatically blocked, as it does now).
3) It would also be cool if there was a way to mark specific files or folders as not requiring the official/valid/pinned certificate, but all others continue not to sync if the cert is invalid. Perhaps there is a special "DMZ" folder that a user could opt-in to.I want to use Proton Drive on my work computer but I can't because my work computer is secured with deep packet inspection, i.e. they have set it up to be a "man-in-the-middle" and can inspect all my encrypted traffic. Proton Drive protects against this (presumably via certificate pinning) and will not sync files up or down if the certificate is not correctly coming from Proton. This is a great security feature and I'm glad it is implemented, but it means I cannot use Proton Drive here at work. It would be nice if I could go into the settings…
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Move image by dragging
In Proton Doc editors, both iPhone and Mac, an image cannot be moved by dragging. WORKAROUND: Cut and paste the image.
5 votes -
proton docs resize image
Resizing an image in a Proton Doc on iPhone is almost impossible. Please Fix. Current workaround is to resize in Mac Proton Doc editor.
4 votes -
Search in the tools and menus for Docs and Spreadsheets
A searchable box that shows results for menus and tools. For example, in spreadsheets, by hitting a shortcut (like Alt+/) or clicking the box and typing “conditional,” it shows the option Conditional Formatting.
5 votes -
Prompt lumo in docs (with diff view)
I would like to make adjustments in Proton Docs with Lumo similar to ChatGpt Canvas mode. So I can prompt Lumo in Proton docs, and it makes the adjustment. Ideally, the adjustment gets highlighted as a diff, like with working with LLMs in Cursor or Windsurf, so I can accept or reject the changes.
This would allow me to ditch Chatgpt for writing docs. Because currently I copy often Proton docs into Chatgpt, iterate there via Canvas and then copy it back.
4 votes -
Cleaning option ?
An option for search for duplicates in photos and documents and clealing it.
Have a good day !
7 votes -
.Data convert between
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Hi everyone, I'd like to suggest something, though I don't know if it's technically possible: is there a way to easily convert between Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), PDF, LibreOffice (.odt/.ods/.odp), etc. files in Proton Drive?.docx <-> .odt <-> .pdf <-> .docx ....
.xlsx <-> .ods
Best regards, Syrato
2 votes -
Allow modifying Version History Per File
I'm on MacOS using ProtonDrive - because I cannot sync/backup my Documents folder with OneDrive, I wrote a script that zips my Document folder and uploads it to ProtonDrive. It works really well as a backup solution, except I was seeing me use up all my storage. After a bit of investigating, I realized that it was saving every version of the zipped backup (each backup is ~30G, so it was filling up quickly).
While I would like to keep the 180 day version history on all my files, I would like it to be possible to change this setting on each file. In the example above, I probably wouldn't want to hold onto a backup longer than 30 days.
I'm on MacOS using ProtonDrive - because I cannot sync/backup my Documents folder with OneDrive, I wrote a script that zips my Document folder and uploads it to ProtonDrive. It works really well as a backup solution, except I was seeing me use up all my storage. After a bit of investigating, I realized that it was saving every version of the zipped backup (each backup is ~30G, so it was filling up quickly).
While I would like to keep the 180 day version history on all my files, I would like it to be possible to change this…
4 votes -
Make iOS/iPadOS Drive app more powerful
The iOS/iPadOS Drive app is fine, but I find myself often gravitating towards the web app as it’s more power user friendly. I can quickly jump to any folder by expanding the folder tree, which doesn’t exist at all on mobile. Uploads are much more reliable whereas they often fail in the mobile app.
6 votes -
Possibility to import existing Album structures from "Foto-App from Apple"
Please integrate a import function, to import the already existing Album structure of the Photo Library from Apple Environment. This would help to switch, because to do that manually for thousands of photos is a big hurdle.
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