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The following tables list data types that are supported or unsupported for Shared drive recovery in Cloud Backup for Google Workspace.
Shared drive
| Data Type | Support Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| members | Supported | |
| Shared drive settings | Supported | |
| Trash | Supported | Supports backup and restore when the Trash folder is selected in Backup Settings. |
| theme | Unsupported | |
| Hidden | Unsupported |
Folder
| Data Type | Support Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Unsupported | |
| Description | Supported | |
| Created time | Unsupported | After the restore, the folder's created time will be updated to the restored time. |
| Modified | Partially Supported | Does not support restoring the last modifying user. |
| Opened | Unsupported | |
| Share with people and groups | Supported | |
| Get link | Partially Supported | If the original folder has been deleted, after the restore, the original shared link will be unavailable. The resolution is getting a new shared link to the restored folder. |
| Get link | Partially Supported | If you removed the target audience with whom a folder was shared with after the restore job is Finished, the target audience would be restored as a group, but this security change cannot be reported in job details due to Google API limitations. |
| Color | Unsupported | |
| Added to Starred/Removed from Starred | Unsupported |
File
NOTE
This type includes documents, images, audio, and videos.
| Data Type | Support Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Share with people and groups | Supported | |
| Get link | Partially Supported | If the original file has been deleted, after the restore, the original shared link will be unavailable. The resolution is getting a new shared link of the restored file. |
| Get link | Partially Supported | If you removed the target audience with whom a file was shared with after the restore job is Finished, the target audience would be restored as a group, but this security change cannot be reported in job details due to Google API limitation. |
| Added to Starred/Removed from Starred | Unsupported | |
| Description | Supported | |
| Labels | Supported | |
| Creator | Unsupported | |
| Created time | Unsupported | After the restore, the folder’s created time will be updated to the restored time. |
| Modified | Partially Supported | Does not support restoring the last modifying user. |
| Locked | Supported | |
| Opened | Unsupported | |
| Version History | Unsupported | |
| Google Docs | Supported | The format of comments and replies cannot be kept in the restored file. For Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, the add-ons cannot be kept after the restore due to Google API limitations. You can manually insert add-ons after the restore. |
| Google Sheets | Supported | The format of comments and replies cannot be kept in the restored file. For Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, the add-ons cannot be kept after the restore due to Google API limitations. You can manually insert add-ons after the restore. |
| Google Slides | Supported | The format of comments and replies cannot be kept in the restored file. For Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, the add-ons cannot be kept after the restore due to Google API limitations. You can manually insert add-ons after the restore. |
| Google Forms | Unsupported | |
| Google Drawings | Unsupported | |
| Google My Maps | Unsupported | |
| Google Sites | Unsupported | |
| Google App Scripts | Supported | |
| Google Jamboards | Unsupported | |
| Shortcuts | Unsupported | |
| Files identified as malware or spam | Unsupported |
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