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Proton Drive for Linux is an unofficial Proton Drive client for the Linux desktop. Your Drive appears as a folder that downloads files when you open them, local folders are backed up and kept in sync, and a GTK app with a tray icon and a search launcher covers Photos, sharing and more. A command-line client does all of it from a terminal.

These pages are also published as the wiki, generated from the docs/ folder of the repository.

Where to start

• New here? Getting started takes you from installing to your first synced folder.
• Installing or updating? Installation covers Fedora (COPR), Arch (AUR), Debian and Ubuntu, NixOS, and building from source.
• Something not working? Troubleshooting starts with pdfs diagnose and goes through common problems.
• New computer, or the old one is gone? Recovering on a new computer gets your synced folders back.
• Quick question? Try the FAQ.

Using it

Page	What it covers
User guide	How the pieces fit together, the words the app uses, preferences
Files and offline access	The ~/ProtonDrive folder, keeping files available offline, the Trash, earlier versions
Synced folders	Backing up local folders, excluding files, changes waiting to upload, conflicts, pausing
Photos	Timeline, albums, places, duplicates, importing from Google Photos
Sharing	Invitations, public links, items shared with you
Computers	Other computers in your account, syncing several computers
Search launcher and tray	Finding files from a keyboard shortcut, the tray icon

Reference

Page	What it covers
Command-line reference	Every pdfs command, grouped by task, and scripting with --json
Configuration	config.json, environment variables, file locations, the systemd service
Security model	What protects your files, what is kept on this computer, what the client connects to
Changelog	What changed in each release

Contributing

Page	What it covers
Development guide	Building, running and debugging from source; common changes; releasing
Architecture	Crates, the local tree, read and write paths, the queue, the sync engine, the control protocol, threads, threat model
Testing	Unit tests, simulation runs and the FUSE acceptance suite
Translating	Adding and updating translations
Roadmap	Planned work and verification still owed
Bug ledger	Every tracked defect with its analysis and status

Also see CONTRIBUTING.md, and SECURITY.md to report a vulnerability privately.