Automation library · Scheduling

Scheduled workflow backups from n8n to Google Drive

Started by a clock, and works across Google Drive. 15 steps, 2 loops or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
2Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 8Service 6

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

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2SettingsSetLogic
  3. 3Date TimeDate TimeLogic
  4. 4Date & Time FormatDate TimeLogic
  5. 5Date & Time HourDate TimeLogic
  6. 6Google Drive Backup Folder Every HourGoogle DriveService
  7. 7Date & Time Subtract Coverage PeriodDate TimeLogic
  8. 8n8nN8nService
  9. 9Date & Time Format 2Date TimeLogic
  10. 10Move Binary DataMove Binary DataService
  11. 11Google Drive SearchGoogle DriveService
  12. 12Split In BatchesSplit In BatchesLogic
  13. 13Google Drive DeleteGoogle DriveService
  14. 14Google Drive Upload WorkflowsGoogle DriveService
  15. 15WaitWaitLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
15, 2 loops or waits
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. 15 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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.