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Backup automation for n8n workflows to Google Drive

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

Medium

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

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 2Service 5

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

  1. 1Start by Date and TimeSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Start by ClickManual triggerStarts it
  3. 3Date & TimeDate TimeLogic
  4. 4Folder Creation in DriveGoogle DriveService
  5. 5Search All WorkflowsN8nService
  6. 6Compiles Individual DataN8nService
  7. 7Merge DataMergeLogic
  8. 8Move Binary DataMove Binary DataService
  9. 9Save to DriveGoogle DriveService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
9
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.