Introducing Proton Drive app for Mac OS

3 years ago by rorschah to c/protonprivacy

[From proton subreddit]

Today, we’re launching the Proton Drive app for Mac OS as a privacy-first alternative to iCloud Drive. It’s a significant milestone for us because Proton Drive is now available for all major platforms, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and the web app. We’re here thanks to all of your feedback on the Mac OS beta over the past few months. Thank you.

You can download the app here : https://proton.me/drive/download

Features

👉 Sync files from your Mac to the cloud with automatic, end-to-end encryption

👉 On-demand sync to save on device storage space

👉 Access Proton Drive on all Apple devices

👉 Recover any file with version history

👉 Files that are downloaded are available offline with edits synced once you’re back online

Learn more about the Proton Drive app for Mac here: https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-mac-app

treeofnik 36 points 3 years ago

Still waiting for the Linux app to switch my drive use over.. hopefully that is prioritized soon. Been using mega while paying for proton as well

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helenslunch 19 points 3 years ago

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proton_lynx 3 points 3 years ago

I completely agree. But last time I said that on reddit I was downvoted to hell. I said that there are a lot of Linux users on Proton, we are not the 1% in that case. There are more Linux users than Mac users! Nevertheless, I'm still waiting for a Linux version...

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Nelizea 1 point 3 years ago

https://lemmy.world/comment/5666607

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akilou -4 points 3 years ago

They have a business to run. How many of their customers run Linux vs Windows or MacOS?

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nutbutter 11 points 3 years ago

They did a poll on Twitter. Aboit 40% users use Linux.

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Nelizea 0 points 3 years ago

That is exactly the point. The Linux userbase is generally more privacy oriented and thus available on Proton‘s channels, be that Twitter, Reddit or here.

However that doesn‘t mean that in the global numbers of >100m accounts there are that many Linux users. There it is indeed < 1%. Without offense, Linux users are a vocal part but in the big picture a minority.

That doesn‘t mean there won‘t be a Drive Linux client. It just means different priorities in releasing for in advantage for the bigger platforms first.

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akilou -3 points 3 years ago

Citation needed

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helenslunch 3 points 3 years ago

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mostly_linux 1 point 3 years ago

@helenslunch @akilou sure… and we don’t have to be their customers. Free markets are awesome that way.

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akilou 2 points 3 years ago

I don't disagree

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war 7 points 3 years ago

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CraigeryTheKid 7 points 3 years ago

Great! I'm a paying customer of mail and drive.

Please do Linux now. Please.

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ioslife 5 points 3 years ago

Finally. Took them so long that I decided to completely move away from using Drive. I downgraded my subscription to Mail Plus and will probably move off of it when Skiff improves a bit more.

That said, I will still recommend the proton suite to most people. I just prefer to self host.

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akilou 3 points 3 years ago

One year from now:

I'm switching away from Skiff because it hasn't improved fast enough

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ioslife 2 points 3 years ago

Lmao fair. I’d rather self host all my stuff, but mail seems a bit more complex.

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LunchEnjoyer 2 points 3 years ago

Mailbox.org is a great alternative, cheaper and runs entirely of green energy ✌️

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