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I am just as confused as you are. I also thought I was missing something, but no, this is how Proton Drive works. OneDrive has this feature, Google Drive has it, but apparently not Proton Drive. For me, this is half the reason for installing the app. I don't want to use the web app for this when I have the Windows app installed.
You have my vote. Be sure to vote on this over here also. https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/50383233-allow-direct-file-sharing-within-windows-file-expl
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I would also like this feature. You got my vote.
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Are you guys using Proton Drive on a mobile device? My issue is that I can't create public links from File Explorer in Windows. I have to visit the website to create the link(s). So I don't think the Proton Drive app supports creating these links on either platform.
But unlike your use case, I do want public links. I just don't want to be switching between desktop native app experience (there is none in this regard) to a web browser window, because having this feature where it integrates with the file manager on my system is half the reason for me to even install the Proton Drive app. If I can't have that, like I do with OneDrive or Google Drive, then I might as well uninstall the app and just use the website.
But I think in your case – if you don't mind switching between browser and the app – all you have to do is make sure you don't share these public links anywhere or with anyone, and then they are as good as private. There is no way for someone to find your secret file, unless you share the link with them. Each link is a string of random characters, and there is no way for some to guess it, because that would be as hard as guessing a strong password. And I expect that the security is rock solid so that there is no way for some "threat actor" to enumerate all public links ever created on Proton Drive, because that would be an epic disaster.