AlistGo/alist · error

failed to initialize ProtonDrive: %w

Error message

failed to initialize ProtonDrive: %w

What it means

Error "failed to initialize ProtonDrive: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/driver.go:149

	if config.FirstLoginCredential == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create login credentials, FirstLoginCredential cannot be nil")
	}

	//fmt.Printf("Calling NewProtonDrive...")

	protonDrive, credentials, err := proton_api_bridge.NewProtonDrive(
		ctx,
		config,
		func(auth proton.Auth) {},
		func() {},
	)

	if credentials == nil && !useReusableLogin {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get credentials from NewProtonDrive")
	}

	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize ProtonDrive: %w", err)
	}

	d.protonDrive = protonDrive

	var finalCredentials *common.ProtonDriveCredential

	if useReusableLogin {

		// For reusable login, create credentials from cached data
		finalCredentials = &common.ProtonDriveCredential{
			UID:           reusableCredential.UID,
			AccessToken:   reusableCredential.AccessToken,
			RefreshToken:  reusableCredential.RefreshToken,
			SaltedKeyPass: reusableCredential.SaltedKeyPass,
		}

		d.credentials = finalCredentials
	} else {

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Solutions

1. Inspect the underlying error details in the message, fix the indicated cause (credentials, network, or provider-side failure), and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/proton_drive/driver.go:149 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/696c7dce7735953f. Report an issue: GitHub.