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self-backup.json
{
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"name": "On clicking 'execute'",
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},
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"retryOnFail": true,
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"alwaysOutputData": true,
"credentials": {
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"name": "n8n account"
}
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},
{
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"resource": "folder",
"name": "=Workflow Backups {{ $now.format('cccc t dd-MM-yyyy') }}",
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"mode": "list",
"value": "My Drive"
},
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"value": "1n-kAwAkiOniUDwYIo2VZomA1b6fMV_EG",
"mode": "list",
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