Google Workspace Backup Systems

Objectives

Will this data be accessible, usable and "readable" outside of Google? In other words, for example, will I be able to READ all my "Gmail" archives? (even without a Google account, independently from Google? - I have about 200,000 total email records in this Google Workspace account)

Mission Critical Google Workspace Data

1. Google Sheets
2. Google GMail
3. Google Docs
4. Google Forms
5. Google Calendar
6. Google Contacts
7. Google Bookmarks
8. You Tube Videos
   • YouTube Playlists

Spanning

Ziaul Hanson (Kaseya)

Aug 22, 2022, 4:43 PM EDT

Hello Bruce,

Thank you for contacting Spanning Support!

Spanning does not support Cross Org restore between two different Google Workspace domains instead we can perform cross-user restore between two users within the same org. Definitely, you can restore and export the backed-up data (Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Gmail Archives) using Spanning backup. You can export all the emails to your local computer and import it into an email client Thunderbird to access all the email locally without login into Spanning.

Spanning uses Single sign-in via Google's own O-Auth, to access your data. Spanning directly does not have access to your data, this is primarily done to ensure data privacy. Also, using OAuth is a Google security requirement and we must use this method so we need Google Services to be up and running to authenticate to Spanning, there isn't a way to access the backups offline through Spanning.

Spanning Reference Articles

1. What data does Spanning Backup for G Suite back up?
2. Can I restore data from one user into another user account?
3. How do I download my exported data?
4. How do I use my exported .mbox file?
5. How to Restore All Mail
6. Are Google Spreadsheet Formulas Backed Up?
7. How long is the backup data retained and accessible?
8. Can I access my backups outside of my Google account?
9. Why does Spanning’s data storage amount vary from what’s shown in your G Suite storage?