I know there’s a lot of feelings around Proton right now, but I really don’t think there is a comparable Google alternative around at the moment. I am pleased to see this requested feature finally get added.
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Yeah, they’ve been dogging the linux client for years, as pleas piled up on their forums; and their current announcements that they still don’t know how to avoid overwriting existing files.
Over the last couple of years I’ve attempted to evaluate backup solutions for linux userspace not requiring ownership or permissions; Proton didn’t even qualify for consideration, though I have it with my package plan.
iDrive, MEGA, and pCloud all focused on syncing multiple devices with their central repo, which has a couple drawbacks: Inadvertent deletion of cloud files can remove them from the local store; and need for either a monitoring daemon or a frequent cronjob to give them “real-time” marketability.
Another focus for them is “Let us back up your photos etc.” (mail, sms, contacts, calls, downloads) targeting the mobile market, which is perhaps prioritized over the desktops, of which linux seems to trail.
pCloud gets notice for being mountable (rclone) and performing well enough as a sync (i.e. disappearing); but I generally distrust storage solutions which offer lifetime accounts.
I settled for pushing the family archive (photos, music, documents, etc) into iDrive for now (as long as I can wrangle the discount pricing). I also settled for not bothering to sync my Android with the desktop.
MEGA appears to be improving; as with the recent Proton Drive, the encryption can be a real resource consumer, and not all too critical for the content I’m storing there.