Secure storage for all your photos

Q: What is the safest way to store photos?

The safest way to store your photos online is to use a cloud storage service that protects your files with end-to-end encryption. By using end-to-end encryption to protect your files, you ensure that no one but you and those you authorize can access your files, as your files are encrypted both while in transit and at rest on the cloud storage servers. End-to-end encryption provides an additional layer of security, ensuring that your photos remain safe and secure even if the server they are stored on is hacked or breached.

Q: How can I store my photos privately?

To store your photos privately, you can use an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service like Proton Drive. This means you can access your files from anywhere, while ensuring they are kept safe and secure. Using a secure cloud storage provider is more convenient than encrypting your photos yourself and storing them locally on a device or an external hard drive.

Q: Can photos be encrypted?

Photos can be encrypted to protect them from unauthorized access. With Proton Drive, no one can access your photos (not even Proton) except you and the people you share them with. With Proton Drive, all the encryption happens automatically, so you do not need any technological know-how to encrypt your photos.

Proton Drive lets you securely store and share photos of any size and format from iOS, Android, or web.

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Free cloud storage for photos

Proton Drive protects your photos with end-to-end encryption by default. Our free cloud storage uses the same robust encryption as our paid plans, so no one can see your photos except you and those you share them with.

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Protect your photos with end-to-end encryption

Your photos capture your most private moments and memories, and should be shared selectively with your close friends, family, or kept for yourself. Proton Drive uses end-to-end encryption to mathematically ensure no one can access your photos except the people you choose to share them with.

How Proton Drive protects your files

How Proton protects your photos

Strong encryption

Proton uses advanced end-to-end encryption that is secure against all known attacks. Our zero-access encryption ensures that even Proton cannot decrypt your photos.

Secure hardware

We own and control all of our servers. These servers are fully encrypted, protecting your photos even in the unlikely event that our physical infrastructure was breached or stolen.

Swiss privacy

Proton protects your photos with some of the world’s strongest privacy laws. We are headquartered in Switzerland and only house our servers in privacy-friendly countries.

Share your photos securely

You can easily share photos with Proton Drive in just one click by creating an end-to-end encrypted file sharing link.

We don’t impose any limits on the size of the files you share or number of times your contacts can download your photos using your file-sharing link.

With Proton Drive, you are always in control of who can download your photos and when. You can password-protect your file sharing links, revoke access to them, or set an expiry date.

Secure online photo storage

You can upload photos to your Proton Drive cloud storage straight from your device via our web app, or using our apps for iPhone or Android. Proton Drive’s intuitive interface makes it easy to store your photos securely. As all the encryption happens in the background on your device before it is sent to our servers, you don’t need any additional technical know-how to protect your photos.

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Get more space to store your photos

Proton Drive Free comes with up to 1 GB total storage, meaning you can store around 600 photos (depending on their file size). If you want to store larger files or even more photos, you can upgrade your Proton Drive account to get up to 500 GB of storage.

Proton Drive plans

How to store your photos securely in Proton Drive in three easy steps

Step 1

Create an account with Proton Drive

Step 2

Download the Proton Drive app for Android(new window) or iOS(new window) (or log in via the web app)

Step 3

Click the Upload file button and select the photos you want to encrypt and upload

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