# Synchronizer-base for any backup provider

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/synchronizer-base-for-any-backup-provider/68018
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** broken
**Created:** [2017年八月14日 14:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/synchronizer-base-for-any-backup-provider/68018 "2017-08-14T14:36:35Z")
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### Author: ![tophee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tophee/32/73406_2.png) [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)
#### Post date: [2018年九月16日 19:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/synchronizer-base-for-any-backup-provider/68018/68 "2018-09-16T19:04:15Z")

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> [@barreeeiroo](#):
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> Where are Google Drive Backups?

Neither Google Drive nor Dropbox backups work these days and the corresponding topics seem to have vanished. Luckily, there is a workaround that will work for lots of storage providers:

> [@Use rclone to sync backups to Dropbox or Google Drive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-sync-your-backups-to-cloud-storage-alternative-method/97294):
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> There is a [plugin that allows you to sync your discourse backups to various cloud storage providers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/synchronizer-base-for-any-backup-provider/68018). Unfortunately, it currently doesn’t work with Dropbox and Google Drive. If you nevertheless want to store your backup on your Dropbox or Google Drive follow the steps below. I will use dropbox as an example but the instructions will also work with any other [backend supported by rclone](https://rclone.org/). Disclaimer: The instructions have been tested on Ubuntu 16.04. and they work for me but I am not an expert at …

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