This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #2075 — we link there as the canonical source.
The workflow JSON
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{
"meta": {
"templateId": "2075"
},
"nodes": [
{
"id": "e3df7c90-fd1e-4e56-b4b8-ee2095720077",
"name": "Schedule Trigger",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
"position": [
380,
240
],
"parameters": {
"rule": {
"interval": [
{}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 1.1
},
{
"id": "fd37f3cc-b42c-43db-ba4c-8f760d620050",
"name": "PURGE DAYS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime",
"position": [
920,
460
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"duration": 30,
"magnitude": "={{ $now }}",
"operation": "subtractFromDate"
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "88d38a16-3dad-466f-adab-5c5ac846a65e",
"name": "DELETE OLD BACKUPS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
"position": [
1520,
460
],
"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $json.pathDisplay }}",
"operation": "delete",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"dropboxOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "ff2b37de-8bc8-446a-8369-9bc52a54addd",
"name": "Sticky Note",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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-20
],
"parameters": {
"width": 932.4394074276975,
"height": 223.80675203725258,
"content": "MOVE CURRENT BACKUPS TO OLD FOLDER"
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
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"name": "Sticky Note1",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
820,
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],
"parameters": {
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"content": "BACKUP ALL CURRENT WORKFLOWS"
},
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},
{
"id": "fb8e941b-343a-47c0-9806-10f13a0e1c2d",
"name": "Sticky Note2",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
"position": [
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],
"parameters": {
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"height": 203.55064027939466,
"content": "PURGE BACKUPS OLDER THEN 30 DAYS\n"
},
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},
{
"id": "cbf0c9a8-f188-499f-ba9b-68ea6bfdb38b",
"name": "GET WORKFLOWS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.n8n",
"position": [
1100,
260
],
"parameters": {
"filters": {}
},
"credentials": {
"n8nApi": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "43436e4f-83e8-422c-8726-6257976dd9ab",
"name": "MAKE JSON FILES",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.moveBinaryData",
"position": [
1300,
260
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "jsonToBinary",
"options": {
"fileName": "={{ $json.name }}"
}
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"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
"id": "4a3df15e-3679-415a-bcfc-51b19961b08b",
"name": "UPLOAD WORKFLOWS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
"position": [
1520,
260
],
"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $('DESTINATION FOLDER').last().json.folder }}{{ $('GET WORKFLOWS').item.json.name }}.json",
"binaryData": true,
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"dropboxOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 1
},
{
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"name": "DESTINATION FOLDER",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
"position": [
580,
240
],
"parameters": {
"fields": {
"values": [
{
"name": "folder",
"stringValue": "/n8n_backups/"
}
]
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"options": {}
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"notesInFlow": true,
"typeVersion": 3.2
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{
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"name": "WAIT FOR MOVE TO FINISH",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.merge",
"position": [
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260
],
"parameters": {
"mode": "chooseBranch",
"output": "input2"
},
"typeVersion": 2.1
},
{
"id": "8798f472-5a7f-442b-880e-3bffe3597d0b",
"name": "GET CURRENT BACKUPS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1100,
40
],
"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $('DESTINATION FOLDER').last().json.folder }}",
"limit": 250,
"filters": {},
"resource": "folder",
"operation": "list",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"dropboxOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "b524ac5f-08bf-4c87-9c53-8e9150068690",
"name": "IGNORE FOLDERS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
"position": [
1300,
40
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
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"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "notEquals"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.type }}",
"rightValue": "folder"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "7ca4c3d3-93dc-4da0-a4d0-c9282d0e7689",
"name": "MOVE INTO OLD FOLDER",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1520,
40
],
"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $json.pathDisplay }}",
"toPath": "={{ $('DESTINATION FOLDER').last().json.folder }}old/{{ $json.name }}_{{ $('GET CURRENT DATE').last().json.formattedDate }}.json",
"operation": "move",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"dropboxOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"executeOnce": false,
"notesInFlow": true,
"retryOnFail": false,
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "60505840-821b-43e1-8aa0-6478955c5f3a",
"name": "LIST OLD BACKUPS",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dropbox",
"onError": "continueRegularOutput",
"position": [
1100,
460
],
"parameters": {
"path": "={{ $('DESTINATION FOLDER').last().json.folder }}old",
"limit": 500,
"filters": {},
"resource": "folder",
"operation": "list",
"authentication": "oAuth2"
},
"credentials": {
"dropboxOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 1,
"alwaysOutputData": true
},
{
"id": "ffab6a02-a9f9-4a91-b4f1-dbc157d079e7",
"name": "CHECK DATES",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
"position": [
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460
],
"parameters": {
"options": {},
"conditions": {
"options": {
"leftValue": "",
"caseSensitive": true,
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"combinator": "and",
"conditions": [
{
"id": "e0aa83a7-a65b-4008-9010-bf4f14c0c398",
"operator": {
"type": "dateTime",
"operation": "before"
},
"leftValue": "={{ $json.lastModifiedServer }}",
"rightValue": "={{ $('PURGE DAYS').item.json.newDate }}"
}
]
}
},
"typeVersion": 2
},
{
"id": "6bb40592-b599-4511-9e29-fdb1d374053f",
"name": "GET CURRENT DATE",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.dateTime",
"position": [
900,
40
],
"parameters": {
"date": "={{ $now }}",
"format": "=yyyy-MM-dd_HHmm",
"options": {},
"operation": "formatDate"
},
"typeVersion": 2
}
],
"connections": {
"PURGE DAYS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "LIST OLD BACKUPS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"CHECK DATES": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "DELETE OLD BACKUPS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GET WORKFLOWS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "MAKE JSON FILES",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"IGNORE FOLDERS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "MOVE INTO OLD FOLDER",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"MAKE JSON FILES": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "UPLOAD WORKFLOWS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GET CURRENT DATE": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GET CURRENT BACKUPS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"LIST OLD BACKUPS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "CHECK DATES",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Schedule Trigger": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "DESTINATION FOLDER",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"DESTINATION FOLDER": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GET CURRENT DATE",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
},
{
"node": "WAIT FOR MOVE TO FINISH",
"type": "main",
"index": 1
},
{
"node": "PURGE DAYS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"GET CURRENT BACKUPS": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "IGNORE FOLDERS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"MOVE INTO OLD FOLDER": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "WAIT FOR MOVE TO FINISH",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"WAIT FOR MOVE TO FINISH": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "GET WORKFLOWS",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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dropboxOAuth2Apin8nApi
About this workflow
Datetime Schedule. Uses scheduleTrigger, dateTime, dropbox, stickyNote. Scheduled trigger; 17 nodes.
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