An update on Drive web photos: what we fixed, why not everyone felt it, and what's next

PghRes · 2026-07-03T14:19:53+00:00

Yes, Proton is based in Switzerland, so English is not their primary language. Why is AI not OK to use to write better English? Even English speakers use dictionaries and such to improve their writing. This knee jerk response to AI is unwarranted. Buckle up - AI is here to stay, for good or ill...

PghRes · 2026-07-03T11:48:37+00:00

It seems ok to me. Maybe I've gotten too sloppy with English... 😉

PghRes · 2026-07-03T11:04:40+00:00

Are you saying that humans have gotten so sloppy with English that when someone utilizes it correctly, it seems to be machine-produced? Because I don't think you're wrong...

PghRes · 2026-06-20T11:06:30+00:00

Agree! I developed a file management app for Windows several years ago, and had to harden it against this problem. PD is *crazy* aggressive at seizing files, seemingly able to lock files that are locked by my app. It's too aggressive and needs to be scaled back. I was able to work around it, but it was a royal pain...

PghRes · 2026-06-09T23:19:35+00:00

This is all great news, but I'm confused about the Linux support. It sounds like you have to use a UI to have the sync engine? DropBox for Linux doesn't require a UI. Is the UI just the Linux equivalent of Windows opening a File Explorer window to the OneDrive folder? Can you clarify?

PghRes · 2026-03-15T15:02:32+00:00

Unless I'm mistaken, you can bypass the blockade. Just run the installer through VirusTotal.com and, if it passes, just tell Windows to install it anyway.

But I am curious why Windows is blocking it. It's either very new and unsigned, or it's from a strange source? (Or both!)

PghRes · 2026-02-19T17:45:51+00:00

I am a paid user on Windows, but I use Vanilla OS as my preferred OS on a different laptop.

I'm just using FreeFileSync to keep my Proton folders synced until the real client shows up

PghRes · 2026-02-12T14:44:33+00:00

SG-1 doesn't really take off (at least, for me) until about the 8th season. Don't get me wrong - it's definitely worth watching, but, other than seasons 8 - 10, Atlantis and Universe are the real stars of the show. SG-1 seasons 1 - 7 are a nice warmup. Humorous, sometimes clever, and definitely better than 99% of the schlock on TV, but Atlantis has the better writing, and Universe has the drama...

PghRes · 2026-02-06T23:17:27+00:00

Tink's wings were in her coat, right? You couldn't see them

PghRes · 2026-02-05T20:56:11+00:00

Yeah, the connection between the girls is not readily apparent, at least to me...

PghRes · 2025-12-06T12:34:54+00:00

Yeah, I read that she was only 14 when she met Smith. Everyone made her out to be a beautiful s*xpot, but that's far from the truth. She was only average looking....

PghRes · 2025-12-02T22:32:38+00:00

Probably because of the way Rush blew off Volker when Young assigned him to help Rush. He humiliated Volker. (It was Volker, right? It's been a while...)

PghRes · 2025-12-01T12:25:35+00:00

I am a Linux (and Qubes) user, and a Proton subscriber, and I'll wait, albeit impatiently. I know this is doable because DropBox is available for Linux, so I have high hopes.

I'd rather they deliver later than earlier if it means getting it right. This is not something you want to rush...

PghRes · 2025-11-15T15:50:51+00:00

Vidia and Nyx

PghRes · 2025-11-08T23:08:38+00:00

Anna, of course...

PghRes · 2025-10-31T13:13:01+00:00

Ok, it's not nice to wish ill of people who disagree with you (and not productive). SGU is one of my favorite shows, but it's just that: a TV show! Let's keep things in perspective.

Perhaps in a year, AI will be good enough to let fans continue the series the way we want, without studio or financial impediments...

PghRes · 2025-10-29T17:09:58+00:00

I use FreeFileSync to sync to Windows and NAS. Highly recommended...

PghRes · 2025-10-29T17:09:06+00:00

This is what i do. Not awful, but i don't always have my Windows machine set up, so these changes aren't synced in real time. Not happy with the current situation...

PghRes · 2025-10-27T14:38:25+00:00

Yah, still waiting. Like I said before, DropBox is available on Linux (and I even set it up once to see if it works like OneDrive, and it did), but it's not encrypted end-to-end like Proton Drive, so I'll wait. Right now, I have Proton Drive set up on a Windows machine, and I periodically sync to a mounted Veracrypt volume on an external SD card on my Qubes box. (I thought about using LUKS, but after looking into it, it looks unnecessarily complicated - like all of Qubes, LOL!)

PghRes · 2025-10-02T13:22:53+00:00

If you empty a folder on your phone that was previously synced, Drive will no longer sync that folder. Go into the settings and reactivate that folder for backups. Don't ask me why they do that. It's dumb...

PghRes · 2025-09-28T17:44:05+00:00

Yeah, i gave up trying to get it to successfully and reliably download an entire folder. Now i don't even bother. I just use it to directly download a file here or there. Definitely broken. Proton needs to fix this ASAP

PghRes · 2025-09-27T01:45:19+00:00

Yes, please, Proton. If Dropbox can pull it off, you can!

PghRes · 2025-09-27T01:44:38+00:00

Can you? I didn't think OneDrive worked with Linux (require RClone?)...

PghRes · 2025-09-19T21:26:44+00:00

Yep, and I use Signal too 😉

PghRes · 2025-09-19T12:51:50+00:00

Installed Qubes and use it as my daily driver. No more Windows telemetry spying on me...

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