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id: 'stockage'
part: 6
order: 10
title: 'Encrypted storage'
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<p class="part-num">
  PART 09 · <span class="lvl lvl-2">🟡</span>
</p>

## Encrypted storage

<ToolCard tool="t-protondrive">
  <Fragment slot="tags">
    <span class="tool-tag">🟢 Beginner</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">Replaces Google Drive / iCloud</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">🇨🇭 · E2EE</span>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="what">
    An end-to-end encrypted cloud for your files and photos, part of Proton.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="why">
    Unlike Google Drive or iCloud, Proton can't read your files: they're encrypted before leaving
    your device. Swiss jurisdiction, same account as Proton Mail.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="who">
    Everyone, as a simple, direct replacement for Google's or Apple's cloud.
  </Fragment>
  <ol slot="install">
    <li>Enable Proton Drive in your Proton account and install the app.</li>
    <li>Turn on automatic photo backup, then disable Google's/Apple's.</li>
  </ol>
</ToolCard>

<ToolCard tool="t-cryptomator">
  <Fragment slot="tags">
    <span class="tool-tag">🟡 Intermediate</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">Encrypt before upload</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">🇩🇪 · open-source</span>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="what">
    A vault that encrypts your files <b>before</b> uploading them to any cloud, even Google Drive or
    Dropbox.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="why">
    The perfect trick if you must keep an existing cloud: you keep the convenient service, but the
    provider only sees encrypted gibberish. You alone hold the key.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="who">
    Those who can't leave a mainstream cloud yet, but want to protect their files right now.
  </Fragment>
  <ol slot="install">
    <li>Install Cryptomator (desktop and mobile) from cryptomator.org.</li>
    <li>Create a "vault" in your cloud's synced folder, choose a strong password.</li>
    <li>Put your files in the vault: they're encrypted then synced automatically.</li>
  </ol>
</ToolCard>

<ToolCard tool="t-nc-storage">
  <Fragment slot="tags">
    <span class="tool-tag">🔴 Advanced</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">Your own cloud</span>
    <span class="tool-tag">🌍 · open-source</span>
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="what">
    Your own cloud (files, calendar, contacts, notes) hosted on your server.
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="why">
    The ultimate degree of control: your data never leaves your hardware. Detailed in section 10
    (Self-hosting).
  </Fragment>
  <Fragment slot="who">Self-hosters. See the full card in section 10.</Fragment>
  <a slot="links" class="tool-link" href="#selfhost">
    → Section 10
  </a>
</ToolCard>
