I ditched Google Drive and Photos for this privacy-focused app, and I couldn’t be happier

I’ve been a Google Drive user for well over a decade but have been playing with the idea of de-Googling my life for a while now. I’ve tried several times, but I keep coming back to the company’s apps because they’re so easy to use and work seamlessly together.

I wanted to give it another shot, and I think I’m finally at a point where I’m able to say goodbye to at least some of the biggest Google apps, including Drive, Photos, and Docs. And that’s thanks to Proton Drive, a well-known privacy-focused app that merges the three into one.

While I like the overall experience, there are several drawbacks to Proton’s apps that make it less than an ideal solution for many people. But for those like me who want to ditch Google for security reasons, Proton is hard to beat.