Move files from your FTP server into Google Drive automatically

Copies files from your FTP server into Google Drive on a schedule, keeping filenames intact.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each file in ftp folder.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
File & Cloud Storage
Connects
Google Drive

The problem it solves

Files land on your FTP server, but backing them up to Google Drive means logging in and dragging files over by hand, one at a time. It's easy to forget, and large batches take forever to move manually.

Who it fits

A business that stores files on an FTP server and wants them backed up to Google Drive.

How it works

  1. The workflow runs on a set schedule
  2. Files in the FTP folder are listed and grouped into batches
  3. Each file is downloaded from the FTP server
  4. The file is uploaded to Google Drive under its original name
What you get

Files that show up safely backed up

You get every file from your FTP server copied into Google Drive automatically, with nothing left behind.

What you get

A synced copy of your FTP files in Google Drive, backed up automatically.

What you need

An FTP server account and a Google Drive account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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