Auto-backup n8n workflows to OneDrive with cleanup & email notifications
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 01:00). Along the way it connects Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Outlook.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 01:00).
- Create new backup folder (Microsoft OneDrive): create (folder)
- Retrieve workflows (n8n): uses n8n
- Convert to JSON file (Convert to File): converts data to a file (to json)
- Upload JSON to folder (Microsoft OneDrive): uses Microsoft OneDrive
- Get backupfolders (Microsoft OneDrive): work with folder
- Filter backup folder (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Switch: routes items into 2 branches
- Merge: merges the data from its input branches
- Loop Over Items (Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)): loops over the items in batches
- Prepare HTML Email (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- n8n
n8n-nodes-base.n8n - Microsoft OneDrive
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftOneDrive - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Microsoft Outlook
n8n-nodes-base.microsoftOutlook - Switch
n8n-nodes-base.switch - Loop Over Items (Split in Batches)
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Convert to File
n8n-nodes-base.convertToFile
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