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n8n workflow backup management with Dropbox and Airtable

Started by a clock, and works across Airtable and Dropbox. 19 steps, 2 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

19 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
2Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 9Service 8

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

  1. 1On clicking 'execute'Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2CronCronStarts it
  3. 3Get All WorkflowsHttp RequestService
  4. 4FunctionFunctionLogic
  5. 5SplitInBatchesSplit In BatchesLogic
  6. 6Get Workflow DetailsHttp RequestService
  7. 7Move Binary DataMove Binary DataService
  8. 8DropboxDropboxService
  9. 9Get file linkHttp RequestService
  10. 10AirtableAirtableService
  11. 11IF Airtable record exists?IfLogic
  12. 12Prepare dataFunctionLogic
  13. 13Prepare data1FunctionLogic
  14. 14SetSetLogic
  15. 15Set1SetLogic
  16. 16Airtable1AirtableService
  17. 17Airtable2AirtableService
  18. 18IFIfLogic
  19. 19NoOpNo OpLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
19, with 2 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable, Dropbox
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable and Dropbox accounts. 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. 19 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 19 steps before you point it at anything that matters.