{"id":31981,"date":"2026-10-06T22:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.com\/?page_id=31981"},"modified":"2026-10-07T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:00:03","slug":"back-up-business-google-drive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wedoback.com\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/back-up-business-google-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Backing up business Google Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31981\" class=\"elementor elementor-31981 elementor-31566\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566dd6b e-con-full wdb-g e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"566dd6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4324f8c e-con-full wdb-g-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4324f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e6d4b e-con-full wdb-g-hero-in e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11e6d4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd34b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd34b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wdb-g-crumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/\">Guides<\/a><span>\u203a<\/span><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/\">Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wdb-g-pill\" style=\"--pill:#5b8def\">Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52b932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f52b932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Backing up business Google Drive<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4550e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4550e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wdb-g-lead\">Business Google Drive is backed up by copying My Drive and, above all, shared drives to storage outside the domain, with several dates. In many SMEs, shared drives are the real file server. Forgetting them means backing up the email while leaving the folders without a safety net.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91309dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91309dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wdb-g-meta\"><span>Updated <b>October 2026<\/b><\/span><span><b>3 min<\/b> read<\/span><span><b>4<\/b> sources cited<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce9f67 e-con-full wdb-g-body e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ce9f67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fa8fb e-con-full wdb-g-grid e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19fa8fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c1246 e-con-full wdb-g-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3c1246\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280ef02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280ef02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-key\"><h2>Key points<\/h2><ul><li>Drive trash: <strong>30 days<\/strong>, then the administrator has <strong>25 days<\/strong>; after that, Google purges the items.<\/li><li>Versions bring back a document, not a deleted folder structure.<\/li><li>Vault retains data for compliance; Google states that it <strong>is not designed<\/strong> as a backup tool.<\/li><li>Drive for desktop can propagate local encryption to the cloud: you need a <strong>non-synchronised<\/strong> copy that predates the attack.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e5ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e5ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Trash, versions, Vault<\/h2><ul><li>The Drive trash keeps deleted items for 30 days, after which Drive deletes them permanently. Google then gives the administrator 25 days, after the trash is emptied, to recover them from the console. After that period, they are purged and can no longer be recovered. Fifty-five days at best is short when a mistake is discovered on returning from holiday or at the year-end closing of the accounts.<\/li><li>The versions of a Google file (Docs, Sheets) or of an uploaded file help you roll back a document. They do not rebuild a deleted folder structure.<\/li><li>Vault can retain Drive files if a rule exists and if your Workspace edition includes it. It is used to search and to preserve evidence within the domain. Its FAQ states that it is not designed to be a backup or archiving tool.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e405f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e405f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What to include<\/h2><ul><li>All shared drives in use. Their list is in the admin console. \u201cOld projects\u201d drives need sorting: either you genuinely archive them or you back them up; you do not state that they are covered without having looked at them.<\/li><li>The My Drives of people who store their day-to-day work there instead of using a shared drive. This is common.<\/li><li>Files in non-Google formats (PDFs, plans, accounting exports). These are often the heaviest and the most irreplaceable.<\/li><li>You can exclude caches, duplicated automatic exports and folders clearly identified as \u201cto be sorted\u201d.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cAnyone with the link\u201d sharing is not a backup copy. It is a publication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7b35a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7b35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A risk specific to Drive<\/h2><p>The Drive for desktop client syncs a local folder with the cloud. Ransomware that encrypts this folder can send the encrypted files to Drive and overwrite the good ones. Version history limits the damage over a short period. An external copy, older than the attack and not continuously synchronised, is your way back. Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, the French government\u2019s cybercrime assistance platform, specifically recommends keeping disconnected copies, because an attacker destroys the backups they can reach.<\/p><p>Real-time sync to a second cloud <strong>without<\/strong> history reproduces the encryption: it is <a href=\"\/en\/guides\/backup\/backup-vs-replication\/\">replication, not backup<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3403215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3403215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Implementation<\/h2><p>Inventory of drives, a tool with read-only delegated administration, at least daily frequency, retention of one to three months, and a test: restore a shared drive folder to another location and open three files, including a Docs file and a PDF. ANSSI, France\u2019s national cybersecurity agency, requires these tests to be regular and to follow a written restore procedure.<\/p><table><thead><tr><th>Step<\/th><th>Check<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Inventory<\/td><td>List of active shared drives and My Drives, volume<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Access<\/td><td>Service account or limited delegation, admin protected by two-factor authentication<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Settings<\/td><td>Daily frequency, retention in writing, storage outside Google<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Test<\/td><td>One folder restored, three files opened, time recorded<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d0c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9d0c05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-brand\"><h2>At WeDoBack<\/h2><p>WeDoBack\u2019s Google Workspace backup covers Google Drive, in addition to email, calendars and contacts. Copies are encrypted before they are sent, with a key held by the customer, and stored outside the Google domain on servers dedicated to backup, under <a href=\"\/en\/smart-offer\/\">SMART<\/a> or <a href=\"\/en\/integral-offer\/\">INTEGRAL<\/a> depending on volume. Have the spaces concerned (users\u2019 My Drives, shared drives) specified in the quote, then check the restore of a folder during the first test.<\/p><div class=\"wdb-g-btns\"><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/quotation\/\">Request a quote<\/a><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/en\/offers-and-prices\/\">See offers and prices<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-043c707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"043c707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-faq\"><h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2><details><summary>Can a file deleted from Drive two months ago be recovered?<\/summary><p>Generally not. An item stays in the trash for 30 days, then the administrator can still recover it for 25 days after the trash is emptied. Beyond that, Google states that it is purged from its systems. Only an external backup can then bring it back.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Is syncing to another cloud enough?<\/summary><p>No, if it is real-time and has no history. It reproduces deletions and encrypted files. That is replication. A backup keeps several dates and lets you go back to before the incident.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Should each employee\u2019s My Drive be backed up?<\/summary><p>Those of people who store their day-to-day work there, which is common. Shared drives come first, because they hold team folders. The other My Drives are decided on in writing.<\/p><\/details><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0397f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0397f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Further reading<\/h2><div class=\"wdb-g-related\"><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/back-up-google-workspace\/\"><small>Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/small>Backing up Google Workspace<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/cloud-email\/should-you-back-up-google-workspace\/\"><small>Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace<\/small>Should you back up Google Workspace?<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/backup\/backup-vs-replication\/\"><small>IT backup<\/small>What is the difference between backup and replication?<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/guides\/what-to-do-if\/a-file-has-disappeared\/\"><small>What to do if\u2026<\/small>A file or folder has disappeared<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafbf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aafbf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-sources\"><h2>Sources<\/h2><p class=\"wdb-g-src-date\">Documents consulted in October 2026.<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/answer\/6052340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recover deleted files and folders for Drive users<\/a> \u2014 Google Workspace Admin Help<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/vault\/answer\/2539616?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Vault FAQ<\/a> \u2014 Google Vault Help<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybermalveillance.gouv.fr\/tous-nos-contenus\/fiches-reflexes\/32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ransomware: what to do if your organisation is attacked? (in French)<\/a> \u2014 Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/messervices.cyber.gouv.fr\/documents-guides\/anssi_fondamentaux_sauvegarde_systemes_dinformation_v1.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information system backup \u2013 The fundamentals (ANSSI-BP-100, v1.1, 27 November 2025, in French)<\/a> \u2014 ANSSI<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b1b4a e-con-full wdb-g-aside e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40b1b4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1e2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1e2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"wdb-g-toc\" aria-label=\"Table of contents\"><p>On this page<\/p><ol><\/ol><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd3f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfd3f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wdb-g-card\"><h3>Planning a backup, DRP or BCP project?<\/h3><p>More than 20 years of experience protecting business data.<\/p><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/quotation\/\">Request a quote<\/a><a class=\"wdb-g-tel\" href=\"tel:+33972507828\">+33 9 72 50 78 28<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df26b67 e-con-full wdb-g-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df26b67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1ba52 e-con-full wdb-g-cta-in e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d1ba52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c2e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c2e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Protect your data with WeDoBack<\/h2><p>Encrypted offsite backup, immutable storage, DRP and BCP: tell us about your servers and we will recommend the right combination.<\/p><div class=\"wdb-g-btns\"><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/quotation\/\">Request a quote<\/a><a class=\"wdb-g-btn wdb-g-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/en\/offers-and-prices\/\">See offers and prices<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":31778,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Backing up business Google Drive | WeDoBack","_seopress_titles_desc":"Shared drives are many teams\u2019 file server. 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