How to Make Google Workspace Backup to IDrive Free – 2 Ways

• Why Make Google Workspace Backup to IDrive?
• How to Use Google Workspace Backup to IDrive
• User Case: Backup Shared Drive to IDrive Not Work
• How to Make Google Workspace Backup to IDrive e2 or Other Clouds via MultCloud 
  ► How to Backup Google Workspace Files to Another Cloud
  ► How to Backup Google Workspace Emails to Another Cloud
• Conclusion

Why Make Google Workspace Backup to IDrive?

Here are some key reasons why you should consider backing up your Google Workspace data to IDrive:

How to Use Google Workspace Backup to IDrive

Google Workspace Backup to IDrive is a cloud-based backup solution that allows you to automatically back up your Google Workspace data (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Contacts) to IDrive's secure servers. Here are the steps for performing IDrive Google Workspace backup.

Step 1. Go to the IDrive website and log in to your account.

Step 2. Click “Google Workspace” in the left sidebar and enable Google Workspace Backup to IDrive by tapping the “Enable” button.

Step 3. Click “Install IDrive App” and admin install the IDrive app to your computer.

Step 4. After installing and launching the app, click “Connect Google Account”. Then, choose your Google Workspace account to log in.

Then, you will enter the control panel where you can check the backup status, manage the users and their shared drives, and view the activity logs.

User Case: Backup Shared Drive to IDrive Not Work

If you encounter a similar issue as the upper user, it may be because Google Workspace Backup to IDrive is not the right tool for you. Therefore, you can choose other Google Workspace space backup tools and MultCloud is one of the most popular cloud-to-cloud backup services. Let’s see more details in the following part.

How to Make Google Workspace Backup to IDrive e2 or Other Clouds via MultCloud

MultCloud is a professional cloud management service where you can gather 30+ cloud drives in one place. It supports clouds like Google Workspace, Google Shared Drive, Google Drive, IDrive e2, Dropbox for Business, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, Amazon S3, MEGA, Wasabi, FTP, NAS, etc. Except for backing up Google Workspace to IDrive, you can choose to backup your files to other preferred clouds with MultCloud’s robust functions.

To backup Google Workspace files and emails to another cloud, you can take advantage of the Cloud Backup and Email Migration functions.

With MultCloud, you do not have to worry about files in the shared drive cannot be backed up to another cloud since it separates the entire Google Workspace into “My Drive” and “Shared Drive”. Therefore, those “Shared Drive” files will not be ignored in the backup process. Besides, Cloud Backup supports choosing multiple backup sources thus you can choose both “My Drive” and “Shared Drive” as the sources and backup their files in one task.

Next, you can see the example steps for backing up Google Workspace files and emails by Cloud Backup and Email Migration.

How to Backup Google Workspace Files to Another Cloud

Step 1. Go to MultCloud and sign up for a free account.

Step 2. Click “Add Cloud” and the Google Workspace logo. If you want to add the admin account, please domain install the MultCloud app and choose “Access Organization” in the pop-up window. Then, add another cloud with the same operations.

Step 3. Select “Cloud Backup” in the left sidebar and choose Google Workspace as the source and another cloud as the target. Then, click “Backup Now” to start the task.

Step 4. To restore the backed-up files, select “Task List” find the backup task, click the 3-line button, and choose “Restore”. Then, you can choose your desired file version to restore.

How to Backup Google Workspace Emails to Another Cloud

Step 1. Sign up for an account and add a destination cloud to MultCloud.

Step 2. Add “Add Email” and the Gmail logo to let MultCloud access the Google Workspace emails.

Step 3. Select “Email Migration” in the left sidebar and choose Gmail in the left box and the cloud in the right box. Then, click “Migrate Now” to start the task.

Conclusion

When you want to make Google Workspace backup to IDrive, there are 2 ways: using the IDrive tool or MultCloud. The IDrive tool is specifically designed for backing up Google Workspace files to IDrive while MultCloud supports you backing up to more clouds. You can choose the most suitable way to try.