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Automated n8n workflow backup system with Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive. 9 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

9 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 1Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Create to date folderGoogle DriveService
  3. 3GET WorkflowsN8nService
  4. 4IfIfLogic
  5. 5Convert to JSON'Convert To FileService
  6. 6Convert to JSONConvert To FileService
  7. 7Save 'ARCHIVE' WorkflowsGoogle DriveService
  8. 8Save all other WorkflowsGoogle DriveService
  9. 9Delete 'ARCHIVE' WorkflowsN8nService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Drive
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Drive account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 9 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 9 steps before you point it at anything that matters.