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 A number of things seemed to be missing, but most of my information is from reviews that could be out of date.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)
8 Comments
Nelizea@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
No, the bridge is available for paid plans.
Nope
With a link to anyone: https://proton.me/support/share-calendar-with-proton-users
With Proton users:
https://proton.me/support/share-calendar-with-proton-users
Not yet there, something like that is planned.
Not sync but backup:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-photo-backup-android
Offline availability in the Proton Drive app exists.
Out of the box not. rclone has some support.
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 2y
Bolt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
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.
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.
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 2y
Bolt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Ah, got it.
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 2y
Koom@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
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.works · 1 pts · 2y
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.
Nelizea@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Proton Drive has an offline function.
helenslunch@feddit.nl · -2 pts · 2y
Nelizea@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Come on, we both know this isn't exactly what OP asked about, let's stop nitpicking here. What OP meant is a "make available offline" function, which exists.
helenslunch@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 2y
antihumanitarian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
I was in a similar position and moved to Proton. Their native Linux support is rudimentary, but nobody else provides a better, privacy respecting option. Their web apps work well though, and the email client uses local storage APIs for offline use and search.
I do use Mega for cloud storage though, they're e2ee and have solid Linux (both GUI and really nice CLI) and mobile support.