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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12202255

Announcement from the Proton team on Reddit (Libreddit link):

Today, we’re increasing file storage limits on the free plan.

Instead of sharing 1 GB between files and email, you’ll now have:

5 GB for Proton Drive

1 GB for Proton Mail

Additional context: For Proton Drive, you now start with 2 GB and for Proton Mail, you start with 500 MB. After signing up for the Free plan, you can unlock the maximum storage allowance on each service thus:

You can boost your Proton Mail storage from 500 MB to 1 GB by completing four account setup actions.

You can boost your Proton Drive storage from the default 2 GB to 5 GB by completing three tasks.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For Proton Drive, you must perform the initial actions within 30 days of signing up for your free Proton account to receive your additional 3 GB of free storage.

Does this not apply to old (read: older than 30 days) accounts?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Update: I have two "old" Protonmail accounts I use on my phone, and both of them upgraded to 5GB of Drive storage.

I didn't have to complete any actions to get the storage. It just showed up. On one of the accounts, the app doesn't show the change on the main UI.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Same. I’ve had a free account for quite some time and now it shows 5gb of drive and 1gb of mail, with no tasks to complete.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

One of these is linking/forwarding from a Gmail account. I have yet to figure out how to not have to do this.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Didn't even notice that one... I'm not sure if that's a feature I want. I don't want them knowing my Google identity, and I definitely don't want Google knowing my Proton ~~email~~ identity either.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I have a junk gmail box that I use with no real info on it, I linked it then immediately unlinked it, and that seems to have worked. So I guess if you wanted to do this portion but not give them access you could make a Gmail you will never use just to link then unlink.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Anyone have guesses to why they want this

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

To Google users more incentive to switch. Typical marketing/sales stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Not a guess, only a statement: Real fucking sketchy from a privacy point of view.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

According to their docs, it links as an "app" so you give proton access to your Gmail. It doesn't share your proton email with gmail and all Google would be tracking is proton requested to read emails as they come in.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I didn't do anything and recieved 5GB

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I reckon the extra steps are just for new accounts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago