> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://danielrosehill.gitbook.io/saas-backup-approaches/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://danielrosehill.gitbook.io/saas-backup-approaches/master.md).

# README

## Cloud Backup Approaches

In this repository I will endeavor to maintain up to date documentation regarding how to backup your (user) data from various commonly used cloud services providers.

Please note: this repository is being automatically synced from Github to [Gitbook](https://danielrosehill.gitbook.io/saas-backup-approaches/). If you are accessing this from the latter, please use the menu in the left sidebar to navigate and not the table of contents below.

I am still searching for a tool that:

* Automatically exports all SaaS applications and sync them cloud-to-cloud to commonly supported object storage buckets (but especially Backblaze B2)

For my latest master backup strategy — covering both the cloud and the Linux desktop — [please visit this repository](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/Master_Backup_Strategy).

If you have feedback or would like to contribute to the summaries, please be in touch.

*\** Author:

Daniel Rosehill danielrosehill.co.il

**Keywords**: Data governance, user data exports, data portabiliity, SaaS, cloud

## Summaries:

["User Data Export Approaches of SaaS / Cloud Service / Social Media Providers — An Overview," (Daniel Rosehill / Medium / 01-05-20)](https://medium.com/daniels-tech-world/user-data-export-approaches-of-saas-cloud-service-social-media-providers-an-overview-2101f6e8bd27?source=friends_link\&sk=0fa880e506f3ba5adfed6eb81ad62e62)

## Services documented:

| Service                                                                                                             | Methodology                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Asana](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Asana.md)                  | Enterprise tier (paid) only                                                      |
| [Cpanels](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Cpanels.md)              | On-demand exports through native functionality                                   |
| [Facebook](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Facebook.md)            | On-demand exports to archive; users can control contents                         |
| [Github](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Github.md)                | Repositories exported in .git format                                             |
| [GoodReads](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/GoodReads.md)          | Single file on-demand CSV export                                                 |
| [Google / Gsuite](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/GoogleGsuite.md) | Google Takeouts automated export engine                                          |
| [Green Invoice](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/GreenInvoice.md)   | On-demand by document type                                                       |
| [LastPass](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/LastPass.md)            | Exports single PHP file                                                          |
| [LinkedIn](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/LinkedIn.md)            | On-demand archives; users can control contents                                   |
| [Mailchimp](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Mailchimp.md)          | On-demand exports to download archive                                            |
| [Medium](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Medium.md)                | On-demand Zip archives but images locked in Medium CDN                           |
| [Notion](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Notion.md)                | On-demand per workspace archives in PDF, HTML or CSV + JSON                      |
| [Quora](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Quora.md)                  | Data request via support.                                                        |
| [Reddit](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Reddit.md)                | Data request via support; honored within 30 days                                 |
| [Todoist](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Todoist.md)              | Automatically generated snapshots but no enriched content (images/comment media) |
| [Trello](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Trello.md)                | On demand generation of a single JSON file                                       |
| [Twitter](https://github.com/danielrosehilljlm/CloudBackupApproaches/blob/master/summaries/Twitter.md)              | On demand generation of download archives containing all user data               |

## Services without native user data export functionalities

| Service    | Notes                                                                                          |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Cloudflare | [cf-terraforming](https://github.com/cloudflare/cf-terraforming) achieves similar functinality |
| Soundcloud | Uses have to download their own tracks one-by-one!                                             |

### Example service documentation: LinkedIn

![LinkedIn](/files/-M782j3b1izbGioDm8wZ)


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