Understanding Google Drive Backup

As a part of Google Workspace, Google Drive is a safe place to store all of your files and get to them from any device. You can easily let other people see, change, or comment on any of your files or folders. With Drive, you can: 

• Keep your files safe 
• and get to them from anywhere.

At AntMyERP, we help our customers have their own storage with ease.

 

Set Up Google Drive Backup 

 

Note:  Customers can use a backup solution once the purchase has been made. 

Navigate to the left menu > Settings  > Integration

Here, you can see the Google drive backup section.

Here, fill out the details, such as 

 

How many days of backup do you want to take? 

Here, the default setting is 7 days.

Client token

Client ID

Client Secret

 

Where do you want to secure the backup?

Steps to fill out these parameters:

Client Token

Click on Auto-refresh the token.

Go to drive.google.com

Click Home.

Click on the New folder, rename it, and create it.

Click on the folder.

Copy the details from the browser after the folder, and paste the file path into the JSON file.

 

Client ID and Client Secret

Log in to your Google account, whereas its drive wants to save Backup Data.

Go to the Browser and type Google Developer Console.

Click and Enable APIs and services:

Search for Google Drive API.

Enable the API by clicking on the Enable button.

Go back and navigate to the Credentials section.

 

Create credentials

Select Access blocked: has not completed the Google verification process client ID.

Choose a Web application.

Scroll down to Authorized Redirect URIs and add the following URL: https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground.

Click Create.

 

Download the JSON file in notepad format

Go to the OAuth consent screen

Create an app registration name and add your email address.

Add the authorized domain (e.g., antmyerp.com).

Add development contact information (use the same email address as above).

Click Save and continue.

Click on the Scope section.

Click Save and continue.

Click on the Test Users section.

Click Save and continue.

Return to the dashboard.

Open https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground in your browser.

In the settings on the right, open the downloaded JSON file in Notepad:

• Copy the client ID from the JSON file.
• Copy the client secret from the JSON file.

Add in Google Drive Setting Page – Client ID and Client Secret

 

For the last parameter, that is, where do you want to secure the backup?

 

In this section, you will need to paste the link to the Google Drive folder where you want to store your files. 

After you have made the link, paste it into this section.

Now, after you have filled out all the sections, you will see two options. 

 

Back up uploaded files: These are the jpeg, png, pdf, and other file types that are uploaded to the system. 

Backup Data: This refers to the number of customers, vendors, and employees that were uploaded through Excel. This section covers all data that can be exported. 

For customers who worked before this feature came out, all of their data up to this point will be backed up for the first time. 

Go to the Google Drive backup settings and fill in the required fields.

Click Save.

 

Steps to Check Storage

Navigate to the left menu > Settings  > Reports

Under the reports section, click on the Storage Management icon. 

Here, you can check your Allocated, used, and Available storage.