# Local Development Backup (using Google Drive) **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [July 7, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-development-backup-using-google-drive/2130 "2017-07-07T11:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stride\_joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/stride_joe/32/1111_2.png) [@stride\_joe](https://community.localwp.com/u/stride_joe)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-development-backup-using-google-drive/2130/1 "2017-07-07T11:02:06Z")
Hi, I’m just about to give Local a try, but I’m wondering about backing up my work. We use Google Drive to back up a lot of our non-development files, and I would like to do something similar for my local sites. For example, if my computer died during development and there wasn’t a live version to pull back down. I don’t wish to sync across computers, just know that as I’m working I’m getting a regular automatic backup that I can restore in a worst case scenario. Ideally this would include database, but I’m aware it may just be easier to do a manual dump every so often after I make major changes. Does anyone use Google Drive / Dropbox like this with their Local setup? Any tips!? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![clay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/clay/32/8248_2.png) [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-development-backup-using-google-drive/2130/2 "2017-07-07T14:25:04Z")
Hi Joe, Scott K Clark did a great writeup of how to do this with Dropbox (same idea applies with any other cloud provider) here: [Using Dropbox to sync Local sites between computers](https://local.getflywheel.com/community/t/using-dropbox-to-sync-local-sites-between-computers/1922/2) ---
**Author:** ![stride\_joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/stride_joe/32/1111_2.png) [@stride\_joe](https://community.localwp.com/u/stride_joe)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-development-backup-using-google-drive/2130/3 "2017-07-09T13:24:26Z")
Hi Clay, thanks for your reply. The thread you linked to gave me a good start and some confidence my setup would work. My process is simpler, as I don’t have to sync between computers, this purely for automatic off-site backup. I started from a clean Windows install and loaded on Google Drive and Local. All I have done is change the path when setting up my site to a folder inside my Google Drive. Everything installed fine and and Google Drive has synced my files! I will make use of a plugin to dump my database manually into a synced folder when I make big changes in WordPress. Liking the app so far, thanks! Joe ---
**Author:** ![clay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/clay/32/8248_2.png) [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-development-backup-using-google-drive/2130/4 "2017-07-09T18:13:26Z")
Rock on, glad to hear! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-development-backup-using-google-drive/2130/5 "2020-08-25T18:32:12Z")