Backup automatically

Question

At our company we have a Google Spreadsheets which is shared by a link with different employees. This spreadsheet is saved on a Google Drive to which only I have access. The link is configured as such that anyone with the link can edit the spreadsheet since all employees need to be able to make changes to the file.

Although this is very useful, it also presents a risk in the form of data loss. If a user were to (accidentally) delete or alter the wrong data and saves the file, this data is permanently lost.

To prevent this I was wondering if it is possible to automatically have a backup created, say every day. Ideally, this backup is saved in the same Google Drive. I know I could install the desktop client and have the file backed up by our daily company backup, but it seems a bit ridiculous to install it for just one file. I'm sure there has to be another solution to this, ie with scripts.

Answer 1

I followed the advice of St3ph and tried revision history. Not exactly what I meant, but an acceptable solution nonetheless.