Proton has expanded its Drive client with a native version for Windows 11 on Arm and several new features for all users on desktop. There’s even a bit of news for Linux users in there.
“If you’re using a Windows laptop or tablet with an Arm chip, you can enjoy the full Proton Drive experience optimized for your device,” Anant Vijay explains on the Proton Blog. “Securely access your files across all devices, keep your files safely stored in the cloud, protected by Proton Drive’s end-to-end encryption, and free up space on your device by making large, unused files cloud-only or by turning on Optimize Storage.”
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That last feature, Optimize Storage, is new for all Proton Drive users on Windows: It gives you better visibility and control over local folders you’re syncing with Proton Drive by providing OneDrive-like icon overlays that indicate whether a file or folder is available offline, stored in the cloud but temporarily available when offline, or always available on the PC. Proton Drive for Windows is also available in 10 languages now, including English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Turkish.
You can learn more about Proton Drive for Windows on the Proton Support website.
For those on a Mac, Proton Drive has likewise been updated, in this case to version 2.0, a major rewrite of the app that also adds new features.
“We’ve rebuilt Proton Drive for macOS from the ground up, offering a refreshed design, enhanced performance, and up to double the speed, all while protecting all your files with end-to-end encryption,” Mr. Vijay writes.
Proton Drive 2.0 for Mac features a new interface, accessible from its Mac menu-based icon, for accessing recently edited, uploaded, and synced files, 2X download and upload performance gains, improved file sync status, and other improvements. And Proton promises an SDK soon, which the company anticipates can be used as the basis for a “highly requested Linux app.” Ooh.
