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Proton Drive

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Dem still dey call am proton drive windows, proton drive

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Proton cloud drive desktop client. Di process na ProtonDrive.exe. E no be Dropbox.

Wetin you need know

ProtonDrive.exe na Proton Drive. Dropbox.exe na Dropbox.

Proton desktop Drive client dey use Proton account. Dropbox na different company. Proton Mail no go sync dis folder by imself.

Wetin e be?
Cloud sync
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If na ProtonDrive.exe dey the tray, dat na Proton Drive, no be Dropbox and no be Proton Mail. I no go pause Dropbox.exe make I stop dis upload.

Wetin be Proton Drive?

Proton Drive na Proton AG encrypted cloud folder. ProtonDrive.exe na the Windows client. Dropbox na different vendor. Proton Mail and Proton VPN na other Proton app dem.

If you never use am before

If you already dey pay for Proton and you want Drive on Explorer, dis na Proton Drive, no be Dropbox. Download ProtonDrive.exe from proton.me/drive/download. You go sign in wit Proton account. Dropbox.exe na Dropbox. Proton Mail na different Proton exe. Dis article dey talk about Drive.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Sync Proton Drive folder

Files tied to Proton account. Dropbox no go open dem wit Dropbox password.

Share links Proton documents

Proton Drive links. Dropbox.com link na different host.

Use Drive next to Proton Mail

Same account family. Mail still be different process from ProtonDrive.exe.

Na who e dey for?

  • Proton customers wey want desktop folder
  • People wey already reject Dropbox for vendor reasons
  • Anybody wey no suppose install Dropbox for Proton share

Current status

Dem dey actively develop am. The Windows client dey newer pass Proton Mail. Dis article na for Drive, no be Mail.

How old e be?

Proton launch Drive later pass Mail. The Windows desktop client arrive for the 2020s (TSV year 2022). Dropbox na 2008 product. Proton end-to-end story na Proton own, no be Dropbox own.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Desktop
drive.proton.me

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
ProtonDrive.exe Proton Drive desktop

Startup components

Proton Drive fit start wit Windows from im own setting. Dat one no be Dropbox.

File locations

Common Proton Drive locations
Typical install C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Programs\Proton\Drive\ProtonDrive.exe

File formats

anything wey you store for Proton Drive

Common wahala dem

Client dey miss on old guide

Early Proton Drive na web-only. Install the current desktop build from proton.me/drive/download.

Two clouds on Documents

Proton Drive plus Dropbox on top one tree dey double-write. Move one root.

How to get unstuck

Sign in wit the Proton account, no be Dropbox email

proton.me na dis vendor. dropbox.com na the sibling.

Install from proton.me/drive/download

"Proton Drive Windows" search ad na the wrong file.

If you need Mail, open Proton Mail

ProtonDrive.exe no go send mail. Dat one na different Proton app.

Alternatives

Dropbox, Tresorit, and MEGA overlap. Dropbox na the sibling wey dis article no be.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download proton.me/drive/download Official installer or vendor page
Help proton.me/support/drive Vendor support
Official site proton.me/drive/download Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

First sync dey want disk and network. Encryption work dey CPU-light for everyday files.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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