I’m looking to reduce my dependence on Google services as much as possible, and Proton seems to offer the most comprehensive private suite. A number of things seemed to be missing, but most of my information is from reviews that could be out of date. So I wanted to ask which of these features Proton can replicate.

  • Thunderbird mail syncing (without paid plan?)
  • Thunderbird calendar syncing
  • Calendar sharing
  • Easy move from google drive to proton drive
  • Sync android photos like google photos
  • Offline file saving for specific files in proton drive on android
  • Sync with folder or mount on linux (smb or similar)
  • Bolt@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Proton Drive is online-only so I’m not sure what you’re asking here. Are you asking if you can download files?

    The Google Drive app lets you save a file locally so that you can view it offline. I mean under the hood it is just downloading and syncing, but it’s a lot nicer than having to manage the files you want to view offline yourself.

    That’s a big negative.

    Why? Desktop file backup seems like a pretty similar feature to mobile photo backup (which seems to be working for me).

    Edit: also looking at some videos of the Windows client, folder syncing seems to be possible. Just not yet on Linux. Still not sure why it would be bad.

    • Koom@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      You can mark a file or folder to be available offline. I do this for travel docs. You still have to use the app to view it though.

    • sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      You can use rclone to mount: https://rclone.org/protondrive/

      Its bi-sync is a little janky for replication. I use B2 Backblaze for my storage that hides instead of deletes by default. I’ve “hidden” everything before on accident.

      I prefer to unidirectional sync, similar to git, but avoiding merges. My local files are in a crypt “remote” so I have to mount. I wrote a simple script to pull, mount, unmount, push to simplify things.