# Back up google sheet - how often

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/back-up-google-sheet-how-often/5987>\
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**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/back-up-google-sheet-how-often/5987 "2020-03-27T19:34:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rosewebstudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rosewebstudio/32/12261_2.png) [@Rosewebstudio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rosewebstudio)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/back-up-google-sheet-how-often/5987/1 "2020-03-27T19:34:37Z")

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Hi

Quick question - how often do you make a copy/backup your google sheet.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/back-up-google-sheet-how-often/5987/2 "2020-03-27T19:55:52Z")

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I have a script that runs once a week to make a backup copy of my sheet.

> [@Backup My Data In My Spreadsheet](https://community.glideapps.com/t/backup-my-data-in-my-spreadsheet/1147/2):
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> First of all, google does keep a history of any changes. You can access them by clicking the link at the top of the sheet: I also use this script to backup my sheet every week. The only thing that needs to change in the script is the destination folder. This gives me a weekly backup with a timestamp attached to the name: // Abhijeet Chopra // 26 February 2016 // Google Apps Script to make copies of Google Sheet in specified destination folder function makeCopy() { // generates…