Introducing Proton Drive for Business - a secure space for teams to store, share, and collaborate privately.
📝Real-time docs editing
🗃️Secure file sharing
🔒End-to-end encryption
↩️Version history
🧳Compliance with GDPR & HIPAA
Check out Proton Drive for Business here:
Say hi to Docs: end-to-end encrypted collaborative document editing in Proton Drive
✍️ Create, edit, and share documents securely
🤝 Collaborate in real-time with live cursors, presence indicators, and comments
↕️ Import/export with ease
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Proton Drive is coming to your desktop soon, starting with the upcoming Windows app! 🔒 Sync your files and keep them secure with end-to-end encryption. Stay tuned for updates on the launch date.
#ProtonDrive
#PrivacyFirst
#Windows
💯 Docs in
@ProtonDrive
is now available to all Proton supporters worldwide!
Our collaborative docs editor has sparked overwhelming interest, with tens of thousands of documents created in just one day.
Drop a 💜 if you love what you see!
Try it at
We thought Google hit rock bottom with
#privacy
. Its new beta feature on Google Files for
#Android
called “Smart Search" is the trap door.
This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)
Windows 11 users are suddenly finding their private files uploaded to the web.
Here’s how to stop
@Microsoft
#OneDrive
from syncing your local files to the cloud automatically:
Today, we’re happy to announce we’re launching the Proton Drive app for Mac! 🎉
We’re hitting this significant milestone, thanks to our community members who gave us feedback for the Mac OS beta.
#ProtonDrive
is now available on
#iPhone
,
#Android
,
#Windows
, the web, and now
We are excited to announce that automatic photo backup for
#ProtonDrive
on
#iOS
is now available! 📸
Securely backup your photos and videos to Proton's end-to-end encrypted cloud.
Learn more:
Today, we're launching the Proton Drive
#Windows
app for everyone. Automatically backup and sync your files and more. Get it here: .
We're also about to start the beta for our
#macOS
app; learn more here: .
You asked, we delivered — you can now securely and privately share files and folders with specific email addresses.
Easily assign collaborators as editors or viewers and revoke access at any time.
Rolling out now for the web (everyone should have access
New week, new feature! 🎉
After recently launching new enhancements to
#ProtonDrive
’s sharing functionality, you can now accept or decline invitations to files and folders directly from the ‘Shared with Me’ section on the web.
As of today, all live Proton Drive apps are
#opensource
! Following
@ProtonMail
and
@ProtonVPN
, Proton Drive code has also been made available for anyone to inspect: .
To check the code directly, visit our
@Github
page: .
You can now share
#ProtonDrive
files & folders via email right from your
#Android
device.
✉️ Invite collaborators by email
👤 Assign viewer or editor roles
🫥 Revoke access at any time
🔒 Always
#E2E
encrypted
The update is rolling out now and will be available to all Android
📣 Ending another week with
@ProtonDrive
improvements -- encryption speed is now 140% faster on the macOS app.
Get the app: .
Your feedback is crucial to us as we work tirelessly to improve
#ProtonDrive
for you.
Proton Drive, our end-to-end encrypted cloud storage, is now available in beta to all paid users! Securely backing up your files and accessing them from any device on the web has never been so convenient. Give Proton Drive beta a try and let us know what you think.
Thanks to your ongoing feedback, we’ve enhanced the photo backup experience for
#ProtonDrive
on
#iOS
.
Here’s what’s new:
📸 preview live photos
📶 backup photos on mobile data
Don’t wait, backup your photos and videos today:
Last week, we introduced the ability to share files and folders securely by choosing a recipient’s email address.
You asked for the ability to add a comment when sharing—and now you can!
ProtonDrive, the newest addition to Proton's suite of privacy products, offers secure, end-to-end encrypted cloud storage. Read more about ProtonDrive's security model, and how it protects your documents and files:
ProtonDrive is now available to everyone on
@Android
and iOS! We’d like to thank all of you who participated in the beta programs!
The apps come with offline access to files and folders, and the ability to securely share them with everyone via link:
We take your feedback seriously when deciding what to develop next. Previewing .docx files is one of our most-requested features -- and now it’s available. Get what you need from your docs w/o downloading the file.
Let us know what else you need in your secure file vault.
#docx
Docs starts rolling out in
#ProtonDrive
today and it will be available to everyone over the next few days.
Make sure you're running the latest versions of the Drive apps to try it out soon!
Find out more:
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Two months after its official release, Proton Drive has surpassed one million files uploaded per day. Your feedback has been instrumental in helping us build the service you want.
We’re doubling our development efforts, so expect new features coming soon!
Now you can restore an older version of any file in
#ProtonDrive
. It not only protects you from accidental file changes but ransomware, too. This is also the first step towards collaborative sharing & editable docs -- stay tuned for more updates soon.
The most widely downloaded and shared files in Proton Drive in 2022 were videos of the protests in China which the government tried to censor.
@ProtonPrivacy
was founded to advance freedom online. We are achieving that mission thanks to your support.
A teaser of our new feature: Private Access Sharing!
It allows you to share files & folders stored on
#ProtonDrive
directly via email, providing enhanced control over your shared content.
For now it’s available to users on the Visionary plan with the beta access on.
📣 Only two weeks after the Proton Drive
#MacOS
app launch, we're happy to announce automatic photo backup for the Drive
#Android
app! 📸
Securely back up your precious photo and video memories to Proton's end-to-end encrypted cloud.
Learn more:
When you use
#ProtonDrive
, you’re choosing to support a better internet. Encryption doesn't just protect you, it also protects others. We don't just encrypt files, but also metadata:
🔒 File and folder names
🔒 File extensions/sizes
🔒 Thumbnails
More:
One: They're not spying on "Apple & Google," they're spying on 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
Two: It's not just the DOJ, or even the US. Foreign countries are also demanding your info.
Now ask yourself: why haven't Apple/Google begun blinding themselves to this data? This is privacy-hostile design.
Without end-to-end encryption, your data sits on
#Google
’s servers and is vulnerable to breaches and subject to Google's data policies.
Find out why you need an alternative to Google Docs 👉
We’ve improved
#ProtonDrive
's design of file downloads and previews, especially when sharing files. The download page now has better navigation of nested folders, and file previews that support images, videos, .docx and .pdf files (more to come later): .
We often get asked what data does Proton encrypt when uploading files. When you click “Allow Proton Drive full access to your photo library,” everything is still encrypted. You’re the only one who will see them.
#ProtonDrive
automatic photo backup encrypts:
🔐 The file in its
🎉 New feature alert! By popular demand, we’ve added Folders and SD Card Support for Proton Drive Photo Backup on
#Android
.
It’s easy to set up – just go to your Photo Backup settings and choose the folders you want to back up.
Make sure to leave your feedback below!
When it comes to security, we have designed Proton Drive to go above and beyond. We end-to-end encrypt and digitally sign almost everything. Our encryption scheme is public and open source for independent review.
Find more details here:
👀 Sneak peek: We’re improving the download experience for shared files on
#ProtonDrive
and making the UI more intuitive. Soon, you’ll be able to preview files like PDFs and images.
Stay tuned for more features coming soon! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
You can now backup photos on
#Android
using mobile data — another community request delivered!
To turn it on, click Settings > Photo Backup and enable ‘Use mobile data to backup photos.’
External hard drives like USBs are easy to lose because they’re so small. Read our thread for four easy ways you can prevent your own personal data breach: 🧵⬇️ (1/6)
Cloud storage providers like
#Google
and
#Dropbox
hold the keys to access your files. When a breach happens, you're vulnerable.
You can guard against this threat by using end-to-end encrypted file storage. Learn what's important to encrypt and why:
We're now officially launching the Proton Drive Twitter and subreddit!
Frequent updates on Proton Drive development will be posted here and also at .
Looking forward to the conversation!
Before we share our 2024 plans with you, we’d like to reflect on the past year and spotlight some of the
#ProtonDrive
updates you’ve been the most excited about:
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Now you can upload files to Proton Drive from any app on
@Android
. Simply select the files you want to upload from your favorite app and click on share.
#ProtonDrive
shows up as an option.
Get the Proton Drive Android app here:
Since we added the app lock support on
#ProtonDrive
#iOS
, our
@Android
app users have also requested it. We're happy to announce that, as of today, it's being gradually rolled out to everyone.
Try it out: .
Hi there! 👋
Follow
@ProtonDrive
if you want to:
🔒 get useful tips on how to improve the
#security
and
#privacy
of your files
📣 stay up-to-date with
#ProtonDrive
news
🎁 learn about giveaways & deals
Feel free to tag anyone who might find value in this too.
ICYMI, the
#ProtonDrive
@Windows
app is now available for everyone!
🔼 Sync files automatically
🐖 Save space on local disk
🌐 Access files across multiple devices
♻️Recover accidentally modified files
📁Customize which folders to sync
Get it here:
Say...
🇩🇪 Hallo
🇫🇷 Bonjour
🇮🇹 Ciao
🇷🇺 Привет
🇹🇷 Merhaba
…to the
#ProtonDrive
@Android
app!
In addition to English, it’s now available in German, French, Italian, Russian & Turkish, and automatically defaults to your system language.
Try it out:
To benefit from the end-to-end encryption of
#ProtonDrive
, one would have had to get a
@ProtonMail
email. Starting today, you can create a Proton account using any email address and access Proton Drive.
For better privacy, we still recommend getting a Proton Mail account.
You can now enable biometric or PIN identification on your Proton Drive iOS app:
What other security features would you like to see on the Proton Drive apps?
We’ve made improvements to downloading files and folders shared with
@ProtonDrive
. You can now easily:
⬇️ See the status of all downloads
✅ Check when your download is ready
When you use
#ProtonDrive
, you’re choosing to support a better internet. Encryption doesn't just protect you, it also protects others. We don't just encrypt files, but also metadata:
🔒 File and folder names
🔒 File extensions/sizes
🔒 Thumbnails
More:
What steps do you take to protect your data in the event of a natural disaster, computer/service failure, or worse?
TL;DR The 3-2-1 backup principle is that you have three copies of your files — one you work on, two for backup purposes.
Read more:
Don’t be fooled by Google’s fake
#privacy
when using a tool like
@GoogleDrive
. Google uses hashtags like
#saferwithgoogle
– yes, they have strong security practices, but you’re still agreeing to give them much of your data. (1/2) ⬇️
If you are a
@torproject
user or simply want to strengthen your online privacy even further, you can access Proton Drive via the Tor
#anonymity
network.
Our onion website allows access to all
@ProtonPrivacy
services:
The answer is always no if you're using
#ProtonDrive
. Our privacy-first policy is backed by E2EE, so no one, including Proton, can see your files.
If you're (still) a
@Dropbox
user, check our thread for how to stop
@OpenAI
from accessing your
#Dropbox
files. You're welcome.
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Planning to do a big cleanup of your devices?
That’s never a bad idea, as clutter not only harms your device’s performance but may also become a security issue.
As with any other task, it helps to break it down into manageable pieces so, here we go:
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One of the most requested features on Android is an app lock. We have heard your feedback and the upcoming Proton Drive for Android version 1.1.0 will have it.
What other features do you want to see us add?
Curious about how to turn on automatic backup for
#ProtonDrive
for
#Android
?
It’s easy to turn on backup, grant access to files, and watch them upload. All Proton’s battle-tested end-to-end
#encryption
.
Learn more:
Since mid-December, the beta versions of our web apps have a new side panel. This enables you to easily check your calendar and manage contacts.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
If you don’t see it, go to “Settings” and enable Beta access.
Some might finally gain access to some of these things, but never to Proton’s encryption.
Thanks to our end-to-end and zero-access encryption, your documents, photos, and videos are safely stored in
#ProtonDrive
Learn more:
Here is one man’s nightmare: – don’t let that be you. Turn this feature off if you opted into the beta for Google Files today.
Thanks to
@BasicCatBR
for alerting us to this new feature so we could let our community know.
Here's how to turn it off:
📦 Data
#backup
is vital for businesses and individuals alike: if something happens to your primary computer, you always have a copy of your data to fall back on.
To make sure you’re backing up properly, we recommend following the
#321backup
rule:
Achieving end-to-end encryption for the cloud storage of large files is actually very difficult.
Here’s how Proton Drive manages to do end-to-end encryption for large files, even on web browsers:
With
#ProtonDrive
you can keep track of files across multiple
#Windows
devices & save up space with on-demand sync.
You can easily make specific files accessible on your device when you need them, and easily remove them when you’re done.
Learn more:
Sharing photos online is usually not private at all.
#Google
Photos is a popular way to do it, but did you know they can scan and analyze people's faces?
Here are 4 ways to share your photos privately -- including encrypting them with
#ProtonDrive
: .
Need to share a large file privately? You can do it instantly by creating a secure, shareable link – and you’ll be protected by end-to-end encryption and Swiss privacy laws. No one will see the file – not even us – unless you choose to share it:
Help us test Proton Drive Android app beta!
We have just expanded the access to Proton Drive Android app beta, so we are taking on new testers!
The app is downloadable from the Google Play store: .
Looking forward to your feedback!
Whether it’s documents, images, or videos, we often need to share important files with our families, friends, governments, or financial institutions.
Let’s talk about ways you can share your files securely.
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Easily share files using Proton Drive's secure link sharing feature. Password-protect and set an expiration date for your links to prevent unauthorized access, even if the link falls into the wrong hands or your recipient's inbox is breached:
#databreach
Easily share files using Proton Drive's secure link sharing feature. Password-protect and set an expiration date for your links to prevent unauthorized access, even if the link falls into the wrong hands or your recipient's inbox is breached: .
Did you get an email from
@Amazon
saying they're discontinuing their
#Drive
service by 31 December 2023?
Here’s your chance to declare
#privacy
and move away from
#BigTech
.
With
#ProtonDrive
, no one, not even us, can access your files.
Switch here: .
What if you modify a file only to later realize that you need an older version of it?
Sync your files on
#ProtonDrive
and get one whenever you need thanks to version history: .
Now you can restore an older version of any file in
#ProtonDrive
. It not only protects you from accidental file changes but ransomware, too. This is also the first step towards collaborative sharing & editable docs -- stay tuned for more updates soon.
Can the cloud be hacked? Yes.
No system is completely foolproof. At the end of the day, your data’s security depends on the kind of encryption used by your cloud service provider.
And there are steps to lower your risk. RT this for your friends who need to see this. 🧵⬇️ (1/7)
🔥 Ready to secure all your files with strong encryption this
#BlackFriday
?
You can save 50% on a yearly subscription for Proton Drive Plus, or 33% on the Proton Unlimited and Family plans:
The deals are available to current Proton users on Free, Plus,
Encrypting a zip file on your device can be difficult. There’s no standardized software that makes it easy.
But you can easily save your zip files in encrypted cloud storage. Simply upload it to your secure cloud server and you’re done.
Learn more: .
Store and share your videos privately with Proton Drive end-to-end encrypted file storage.
🔒Set passwords and expiration dates if you need that extra bit of security.
🔐 Tag that friend who needs to learn how to keep their
#excel
files on
#lockdown
! You know the one – who has all their financial info saved unencrypted. ➡️
#encryption
Over half a million
#UniSuper
members lost access to their accounts for a week due to
#GoogleCloud
accidentally deleting the company's account.
Services were restored thanks to Unisuper's data backup with another cloud provider.
Learn about the importance of backing up your
Google Cloud accidentally deleted a company's entire cloud environment (Unisuper, an investment company, which manages $80B). The company had backups in another region, but GCP deleted those too. Luckily, they had yet more backups on another provider.
We love your feedback. 🫶
Join us on
@UserVoice
to vote on feature requests, stay up-to-date with the latest changes, and help guide our development efforts:
Cloud storage providers like
#Google
and
#Dropbox
hold the keys to access your files. When a breach happens, you're vulnerable.
You can guard against this threat by using end-to-end encrypted file storage. Learn what's important to encrypt and why: