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Free Mail Storage Upgrade to 1GB (Usually 500MB) @ ProtonMail

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Free Mail Storage Upgrade to 1GB (Usually 500MB) @ ProtonMail
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EyyBanane on 20/12/2021 - 12:40 mail.protonmail.com (27820 clicks)
Last edited 19/12/2023 - 11:09 by 3 other users

I know many of you have been using Proton mail as the primary email for low volume high security requirements (banks, financial, gov, identity etc.) with the 500 MB free tier. Here’s a chance to increase that to 1 GB by following the below steps from your existing account. This may work for new accounts as well, but I have not tried.

Here are four actions you can take to get the most out of your Proton Mail inbox:

  • Discover how our privacy features protect you
  • Set up auto-forwarding from Gmail
  • Change account logins to your Proton address
  • Get the Proton Mail app on iOS or Android

Once you have taken these four actions, we will upgrade your storage to 1 GB. With 1 GB of storage space, you can keep even more of your emails and attachments secure and private. You have 15 days to complete all actions.

You can complete actions and keep track of your progress by logging in to your ProtonMail account on the web app and selecting the gift icon at the bottom left of your inbox.

If you don’t know what protonmail is, or compare it with generous free tier of other ‘free’ email providers, this deal may not be for you.

Update:

  • This works for new users too as confirmed by b00r0wa
  • If any one is interested in a paid version, they have listed EOY offer (though this could be ongoing) for Proton mail Plus @ USD ~50 p.a here. The paid version of ProtonMail enables you to have 5 GB inbox space, a shorter email address (e.g., [email protected]), IMAP support, auto-responder, more labels & filters for better inbox organization, etc.

Update Dec 2023

The four actions required have been updated.

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Comments

  • ilovefullprice on 20/12/2021 - 12:43
    +2

    Do you need a mobile no. to sign up for the email?

  • Entheogen on 20/12/2021 - 12:45

    Does anyone know if this option is there for new accounts

    • spaceflight on 20/12/2021 - 13:42
      +2

      Here are four actions you can take:
      Send your first message

      Should mean it works for new accounts

    • cryptowiz on 20/12/2021 - 13:48
      +9

      I just created an account and followed the requirements stated in OP message. Can confirm that I now have 1GB.

      • [Deactivated] on 21/12/2021 - 09:41

        how did you import your emails?
        never mind, figured it out

        • cryptowiz on 21/12/2021 - 10:02
          +1

          I followed their instructions. It's probably the same procedure with Google, Hotmail etc. but mine was a Yahoo account. I had to go into the account settings and create a special link which I copied into ProtonMail. It then proceeded with the transfer of mail (you can choose which folders) and contacts. This was a little used Yahoo account and didn't have any mail (just contacts) so the import took a couple of seconds. ProtonMail warns that large accounts can take upwards of 24 hours so choose wisely. As soon as the import was completed I went back to Yahoo mail settings and deleted the linkage.

          Sorry, just realised you might have meant how do you get it started. It came up automatically for me but in case you are not seeing it here is a link to the procedure…
          https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/easy-switch/

    • public-secret on 19/12/2023 - 10:34
      +1

      It seems that the criteria for the free upgrade have been updated. I created a new account yesterday and followed the steps that OP described. However, my quota stayed at 500 MB and I got this message.

      Here are four actions you can take to get the most out of your Proton Mail inbox:

      • Learn how our privacy features protect you
      • Set up auto-forwarding from Gmail
      • Change account logins to your Proton address
      • Get the Proton Mail app on iOS or Android

      Once you have taken these four actions, we will upgrade your storage to 1 GB. With 1 GB of storage space, you can keep even more of your emails and attachments secure and private. You have 15 days to complete all actions.

      So for new users, it is no longer sending a new email and setting up a recovery method (well, the privacy features do include setting up a recovery method, but it's more than that). OP might want to get this updated in the description.

  • b00r0wa on 20/12/2021 - 13:00
    +8

    Can confirm on new accounts.

  • iamprabhath on 20/12/2021 - 13:05

    Can confirm it worked for me .. i just created an account

    follow the 4 steps and it will be done ..

  • Euthyphro on 20/12/2021 - 13:09
    -3

    Free tier can only set up 3 subfolder. Useless for either personal or business purpose.

    • Kozhutki on 20/12/2021 - 13:37
      +11

      If you're using it as your main email you should probably just upgrade. Not really expensive for what it offers.

      • Euthyphro on 21/12/2021 - 07:21

        I go with Tutanota. Same level of encryption.

        • rektrading on 21/12/2021 - 07:51

          The same level of encryption doesn't protect the servers when they're hosted in countries with weak privacy rights.

          Court orders encrypted email biz Tutanota to build a backdoor in user's mailbox, founder says 'this is absurd'

          Plus: Yet another UK.gov bod demands end-to-end encryption is broken

          Gareth Corfield Tue 8 Dec 2020 // 21:07 UTC

          Tutanota has been served with a court order to backdoor its encrypted email service – a situation founder Matthias Pfau described to The Register as "absurd."
          https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/08/tutanota_backdoor_cou…

          • Muncher on 22/12/2021 - 19:22

            @rektrading: That incident was because senior members of French gov personally targeted that activist because he attacked members of their parliament and their families at their home so basically received terrorist level labeling. They went to highest levels of French Interpol and they fired it to EUROPOL in Switzerland and go it done through subpoena straight through the High Court so when protonmail received it they had absolutely no way to challenge it because it was basically terrorism shit straight from High Court and bi passed everything. They handed over all the data they had on the account which was useless encrypted data because Protonmail does not store keys, but the Activist in question was stupid enough to use his unfiltered IP from his home address as his last login so they just traced his IP and knocked on his door. If you use a VPN, Public wifi or you use Protonmails tor feature then that is the only IP they will be able to give over. But that was a rare case. Protonmail actually receive like 2000 requests a year for data and they successfully fight off roughly half of them. The ones that get given over though are legitimately bad usually. Like terrorists, organized crime, people smugglers and violent (profanity) like that activist who attacked a french family.

        • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 17/06/2024 - 13:25

          Can you import from Outlook or Gmail with Tutanota yet? That was the key missing feature when I checked them out a year or so ago.

          Edit: oh yay I responded to a necro comment. Soz.

    • hen dawg on 23/12/2021 - 09:53

      Stick with Outlook or Gmail if you don't want to pay but they they scan and and analyse every message you send and receive.

      • thesainter on 17/06/2024 - 12:13

        Plus all the other 3rd party trackers embedded in your emails

  • tharlow on 20/12/2021 - 13:13
    +10

    There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Except OzBargain birthday celebrations…

    • Euthyphro on 20/12/2021 - 13:36
      +1

      When is the OzBargain birthday celebration?

      • sween64 on 20/12/2021 - 13:59
        +19

        Every year

  • Warehouse on 20/12/2021 - 13:29
    +4

    Genuine question: never heard of Proton… is it really that much more secure than gmail/hotmail? As in should I bother moving my "secure" email to this? And, are there alternate options you would recommend looking into?

    • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2021 - 13:32
      -7

      I know a lot of businesses selling illegitimite student licenses host on Protonmail
      If security is a genuine concern, I'd look into own domain Microsoft Exchange or self hosting on VPS

      • djsweet on 20/12/2021 - 13:38
        +13

        This is probably a good indicator that it is secure. Criminals/dodgy people have more motivation to use a secure provider than most.

      • knk on 20/12/2021 - 14:10
        +10

        MS Exchange emails are not encrypted at rest. Protonmail uses zero trust encryption, if you are actually security conscious or a drug dealer etc protonmail is what you want.

        Hosting your own email on a VPS sounds good if you use something that also uses zero trust encryption. However managing an email server, reputation, deliverability etc is a headache and a half and there's a reason why no one outside of very large businesses do this anymore.

        • Euthyphro on 21/12/2021 - 07:26
          +1

          I doubt drug dealers will visit OZBargain to save a few pennies.

        • some_one_some_where on 21/12/2021 - 18:25

          'zero trust encryption', now that is interesting! What does it mean? Have not heard this term yet!

          • knk on 22/12/2021 - 08:21

            @some_one_some_where: wikipedia will explain it better than me but the idea is that the data is encrypted / decrypted on your end.

            So you're only sending encrypted unreadable data to protonmail. When you download the mail its decrypted on your end. So if protonmail were compromised or an employee went snooping they just have unreadable data.

            Now as someone else mentioned here, there are still other things to consider such as IP address logging etc which may be of concern to someone very privacy conscious.

        • Niceye on 17/06/2024 - 22:30

          What evidence do you have @knk to support your claim about MS Exchange or Gmail doesn't or any provider for that matter doesn't encrypt at rest when storing emails/files? Isn't encryption at rest supported by default for any NVME backed storage (assuming Google/MS uses nvme or similar cloud storage, I mean they can't be using tape drives these days)?

          • knk on 19/06/2024 - 21:42

            @Niceye: damn I wrote that comment a long time ago.

            We're not talking about encrypting at rest. If you encrypt at rest then of course the provider can decrypt the data and see it.

            The more favorable solutions from a privacy perspective would have all your data stored with the external party, but your computer / client on your end does the decryption and encryption of data and sends it back to the server. This way even if the server were compromised and the data is read, whether it's encrypted at rest or not it's useless to anyone who isn't you who can decrypt the data.

            Whether you think it all actually matters or not is another question. If I was a darkweb lord selling drugs or something like that then sure I'd need to take things to this level of privacy, but frankly I'd rather the convenience of using gmail for my personal stuff.

            The storage medium isn't really relevant as to whether it's encrypted at rest. They're not using the same grade of hardware you / I get our hands on, whatever big boy equipment they have in their DCs will likely support this by default.

            • Niceye on 19/06/2024 - 22:29

              @knk: Right, end to end encryption is what they provide to their customers.

              Thanks for the clarification.

    • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2021 - 13:33
      -2

      Own domain and hosting is the only option.

      • djsweet on 20/12/2021 - 13:37
        +15

        I doubt a DIY solution is going to be more secure. You will have to keep up patching and ensure a secure configuration. Easy to slip up.

        • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2021 - 15:47
          -3

          Patching is as easy as run one command.

          Important thing though - you won't have anyone else to blame for your own mishaps, missed updates, non-working backups and stupid passwords. Lots of people don't like that.

          • ryf on 21/12/2021 - 20:07

            @[Deactivated]: kinda like baking a cake

            easy if you know how, but its got to be a priority for you to elevate it to the next level. for some, its understanding the ingredients that go together to get it right for hosting your own solution

            • knk on 22/12/2021 - 15:22
              +1

              @ryf: Except you don't find an unpatched vulnerability in your cake known as log4shell. You thaw it out from the freezer because you like to prep your cake 12 months in advance, once it unthaws you proceed to have your identity stolen.

    • asa79 on 20/12/2021 - 15:01
      +2

      Its only secure until its not secure

    • brightside on 20/12/2021 - 15:11
      +4

      Proton user here (have been for about 18 months now). It's a great service and they have strong progress towards clear goals. They want to be the privacy-focused alternative to Google Suite. Note that end-to-end encrypted email is only between Protonmail users and not everybody.

      I have mine setup with a few different aliases for organisation purposes and then use AnonAddy (although I think SimpleLogin is a better alternative) to redirect any email to each address. Gives you that extra step of security and it's great to know when an email is breached as you know exactly which site/account was breached. You can simply deactivate the email and you then have minimised your risk.

      • ozbking on 18/06/2024 - 03:34

        You can still have encrypted email with non proton users, provided they also utilise PGP encryption. Facebook was offering this previously, and Anonaddy also offer this.

        I used to use Anonaddy but changed across to SimpleLogin because a few emails wouldn’t be displayed properly, and also SimpleLogin is included in my Proton subscription. Also, SimpleLogin has better integration with Proton Pass

    • whyisave on 20/12/2021 - 16:34
      +9

      The premise for ProtonMail is that it's not an advertising company,
      and so they are not supposed to harvest your data, for marketing purposes.

      With that being said, they stated in their mission statement to respect user's privacy and data integrity,
      which is why the business is registered in Switzerland and the data is hosted there too.

      They have been the Email of choice, for security-conscious folk, in the last few years, and especially
      when there were historical cases with other private Email providers like "Hushmail" ,
      which had to hand-over a user's keys, due to some U.S. court case (I forget the case).
      There were not many alternatives to flock to either.

      Protonmail has since slightly changed it's stance, and say that if a user is doing something "illegal" in their own country,
      then Protonmail will co-operate with that country's law enforcement, and may give up your details.

      This all happened, in the last 1-2 years, during this global chaos.

      Now, anything can be deemed 'illegal' by a government, and if Australia has these new 'Identify & Disrupt Bill' (which needs a warrant anyway),
      then AU Government can ask ProtonMail to handover user details / Emails, eg. some famous Youtube celebrities agitating society by making videos about police or politicians.

      Anyway, isn't there some saying that "when your grandma talks about stocks VPNs or Private Email , then it's time to get out of the market recommendation" :-D

    • ballingoutacontrol on 22/12/2021 - 10:39
      +1

      Its not secure at all.

      Email by design is not secure nor can it be when you want to email people outside of the proton mail network.
      So the only time your email is actually encrypted is when you email another protonmail which isn't very often.

      Now heres the kicker. Any other common providers are a lot more secure.
      Why? I'v reset my protonmail account once just by providing a paypal email i used to signup… imagine how many people use the same email for paypal vs proton lol

      Their staff can easily reset passwords = access to your emails.
      Emails by design are not encrypted/secure so false sense of security
      Sure they're not google but chances are if you're not on any of the 3 letter agencies watchlist Google would provide better security and privacy than ones like these

      • rektrading on 22/12/2021 - 11:44

        I'v reset my protonmail account once just by providing a paypal email i used to signup… imagine how many people use the same email for paypal vs proton lol

        That isn't Proton's fault.

        They provide 2FA. It's the user's responsibility to use the level of security they think is appropriate.

        • ballingoutacontrol on 22/12/2021 - 14:03
          +1

          No as in i forgot my password since i only used their service to test something but i needed to recover my account as it was hooked to something.
          I emailed them letting them know that i forgot my info and i only remembered i made my account something between 1-2 months and they just asked me to verify what payment email i used lol

      • rektrading on 22/12/2021 - 12:13
        +1

        Google would provide better security and privacy than ones like these

        Google has/is known to scan user emails.

        • ballingoutacontrol on 22/12/2021 - 14:05

          Im talking about security from prying eyes that would matter in your life. Everyone knows Google scans your emails atleast they can provide a decent spam filter. End of the day calling protonmail a better provider due to privacy/security is just not true.

      • rektrading on 22/12/2021 - 12:21

        Their staff can easily reset passwords = access to your emails.

        No they can't. The staff doesn't have the private key.

        • ballingoutacontrol on 22/12/2021 - 14:09
          +1

          Do look into how emails work. Sure they might store your email as encrypted or provide tls encrypting during send/receive but so do all.

          However when it comes to receiving emails or sending emails to people outside of ProtonMail's network its as secure as using hotmail or gmail. Not arguing this isn't a bad deal but people shouldn't just believe this is somehow safer

          • rektrading on 22/12/2021 - 14:28

            @ballingoutacontrol: Proton's selling point is users' emails on their servers are secure from hacking and court orders. Anything that happens outside of their system has nothing to do with them.

            Gmail, Outlook and Hotmail are all subject to invasive laws that violate their user's privacy.

            Proton isn't.

    • dust on 20/12/2021 - 13:35
      +5

      Is this the same product?

    • illumination on 20/12/2021 - 14:15
      +4

      If you don’t know what protonmail is, or compare it with generous free tier of other ‘free’ email providers, this deal may not be for you.

      Did you miss this in the description of the OP?

    • lachlantula on 20/12/2021 - 15:30

      is it free, though?

      • Click_It on 20/12/2021 - 23:17
        +1

        The unrelenting targeted spam is just a coincidence I'm sure.

  • xfelix on 20/12/2021 - 13:33
    +2

    Just logged in my existing account already shows 1G without doing any steps.

  • NoiceMemes on 20/12/2021 - 13:35
    +2

    I got an email a few days ago titled "We’ve upgraded your storage space to 1 GB" that my account was upgraded. Could now be a default for existing non-premium members.

  • Sendthegoods on 20/12/2021 - 13:51
    -7

    I hope people aren't attempting to use this for regular email usage

    • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2021 - 13:57
      +5

      Why is that? Has been my regular email for a year or so.

      • Sendthegoods on 20/12/2021 - 20:25
        -1

        Very common mailer to be blocked by businesses and organisations due to common malicious email usage.
        I wouldn't rely on it enough to use it legitimately is basically what I'm saying.

        • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2021 - 20:31
          +2

          I see. I wouldn't say very common (any examples?).. haven't had any issues so far, but I'd simply not deal with any organisation that blocked it.

          • DemocracyManifest on 21/12/2021 - 22:05

            @[Deactivated]: Same, I’ve used it for 5 years as my primary service…never had a issue with anyone or business etc, still get spam too haha

        • rektrading on 20/12/2021 - 20:47
          +1

          Businesses and organisations that don't value privacy should be avoided.

        • ozbking on 18/06/2024 - 03:39

          It’s easier to set up your own domain with ProtonMail compared to Gmail (which requires a migration to their Workspace). I even run two domains concurrently - one with SimpleLogin and the other with proton - both included in my subscription

  • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2021 - 13:56

    Thank you, went to 1GB as soon as I added a recovery method.

  • mountaineer on 20/12/2021 - 13:57
    -8

    Just FYI, some financial institutions will automatically place the user with this email as high risk or suspicious if not blocking it completely…

    • spaceflight on 20/12/2021 - 15:27
      +3

      Which ones?

      • mountaineer on 20/12/2021 - 15:55
        -2

        This is not to say you shouldn't use it as a burner email for promotions, newsletters, or some perks whose services you don't intend to keep but don't use it for your main banks, brokers etc….

        • Kozhutki on 20/12/2021 - 15:57
          +1

          Just to quote Spaceflight again:

          Which ones?

        • Munki on 20/12/2021 - 16:42
          +1

          This is a lot of text with no real substance.

          Which ones?

          • mountaineer on 20/12/2021 - 16:55
            -3

            @Munki: Look, I mention this in good faith with actual observation and I won't be able to divulge further. The red flags may stem from the service's earlier days when some people misused or abused this. It is everyone's choice to use it in anyway one sees fit.

            • EyyBanane on 20/12/2021 - 17:47
              +7

              @mountaineer: I would be interested to know about your observation. I have been using protonmail with more than 20 AU financial institutions including all Big4, another 10+ global banks / crypto providers and never had an issue.

              • Sendthegoods on 20/12/2021 - 20:27
                -1

                @EyyBanane: Lol what for? Legit its such a common malicious email domain it just gets blocked outright from what I've seen with clients.

              • Bohlen on 20/12/2021 - 21:12
                +1

                @EyyBanane: Premium proton here. As main email and VPN on all devices.
                Just shy of 200 logins setup with it.
                All but 2 sites didn't accept the full @proton.com domain so simply used the shortened @pm.me instead.
                Both sites were trivial and certainly not critical like banking.

              • Munki on 23/12/2021 - 15:52

                @EyyBanane: Sadly, we still don't have answers from mountaineer.

            • DemocracyManifest on 21/12/2021 - 22:06

              @mountaineer: Ahahaha. Never ever had problems

  • fifoo on 20/12/2021 - 13:57

    Thanks OP. done.

  • krouton24 on 20/12/2021 - 14:10

    This is the one that is so secure it's in based in a Swiss mountain, right?

  • Dealneo on 20/12/2021 - 14:24
    +5

    Sample contacts: https://we.tl/t-KqG4kNCzU9

  • PeeDee on 20/12/2021 - 14:29

    Is this a limited time offer?

    • olderman on 20/12/2021 - 19:08

      Yep, it says "You have 30 days to complete all actions".

      • PeeDee on 20/12/2021 - 19:18
        +1

        Besides that.

  • zombie hunter on 20/12/2021 - 14:42

    Thks op

  • m2pic on 20/12/2021 - 14:45
    +1

    I believe they were compelled by a French court to Id one if their users via courts in the EU. So if you a humble environmental activist probably look else where. For all you other shivs. Go for it. https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/6/22659861/protonmail-swiss-…

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