# Automatic Social Media Backup to Google Drive, Dropbox or S3

> Save every new post from Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Threads and X, with its caption, to your own Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2 or Amazon S3.

Post Once guide to social media backup. Source: https://postonce.com/backup.

Keep posting on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Threads or X as usual. Post Once saves each new post and its caption to your own Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2 or Amazon S3.

## Why not just export?

|  | Export by hand | Post Once |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saves each new post | No, you request each export | Yes |
| Checks for new posts | Never | Every 1 to 5 minutes |
| Setup | Every time | Once for every account |
| Caption | In the export’s data files | A text file beside each post |
| Where it goes | A one-off copy | Drive, Dropbox, B2 or S3 |
| Reposts it too | No | Yes, if you want |

## What it saves

- **Backs up from**: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Threads and X
- **Backs up to**: Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, and Amazon S3 or any S3-compatible storage
- **Post types**: Videos and Reels, photos and carousels, and Stories from Instagram and Facebook
- **Captions**: Saved in a text file beside each post, with a link to the original. Google Drive keeps it in the file’s description instead.
- **Folders**: One folder per account and per month, each file named by its date and the first words of its caption
- **Your choice**: Switches for photos, short videos, long videos and Stories on each backup

## Download a copy by hand

Every platform lets you request a copy of your account. Here is where to find it, from each platform’s own help page.

| Platform | Where to find it | What you get | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Instagram | Settings › Meta Account › Your information and permissions › Export your information | A download to your device or a copy sent to another service. You pick the information, dates, format and media quality. | [Instagram Help](https://help.instagram.com/181231772500920) |
| Facebook | Settings & privacy › Settings › Meta Account › Your information and permissions › Export your information | The same choices as Instagram, for each of your profiles. | [Facebook Help](https://www.facebook.com/help/212802592074644) |
| YouTube | Google Takeout, with YouTube selected | Your uploaded videos, as a download link by email or a folder added to your Google Drive. | [Google Account Help](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190) |
| X | Settings and privacy › Account › Your X data › Request data | A .zip of HTML and JSON files with your posts and the media attached to them, sent by email when ready. | [X Help Center](https://help.x.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-x-archive) |

## Set it up in minutes

1. **Connect your account**: Connect the account you already post on, with its own sign-in.
2. **Pick where to save**: Connect Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2 or Amazon S3. Add accounts to repost to if you want.
3. **Keep posting**: Post as usual. Each new post and its caption land in your storage within minutes.

## Common questions

### How do I back up my Instagram posts automatically?

Connect Instagram as the account you post on, then connect Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze B2 or Amazon S3 as a backup. Post Once then saves each new post and its caption there within minutes. Here is [how to set up backups](https://postonce.com/help/set-up-backups), step by step.

### Can I use Post Once only for backups, without reposting?

Yes. During setup, pick a backup and skip the accounts to repost to. You can add accounts to repost to later, and each post then goes to both.

### Is social media backup free?

Your first 10 backups are free, with no card. Studio and Agency back up every post. See [pricing](https://postonce.com/pricing) for the plans.

### Where are my backups stored?

In your own storage account. On Google Drive, Post Once can only see the files it creates. On Dropbox, it only has access to its own app folder. Any storage cost is between you and your provider.

### Does it keep the caption?

Yes. Dropbox, Backblaze B2 and S3 get a text file with the same name beside each post, holding the caption and a link to the original post. Google Drive keeps the same text in the file’s description.

### Which accounts can I back up?

Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Threads and X. Each one connects through its own official sign-in, so Post Once never sees your password.

### Does it save Instagram and Facebook Stories?

Yes. Stories go in a Stories folder inside each month, named by the date and time they were posted, so you keep them long after they disappear from the app.

### What quality are the saved videos?

Post Once saves the original file. It only converts a video to H.264 when the platform served another format, so the file opens anywhere.

### Can I choose what gets saved?

Yes. Each backup has switches for photos, short videos, long videos and Stories, all on to start. You can also connect more than one backup, and each post goes to every one that is switched on.

### How much storage will my posts need?

It depends on how much you post and how long your videos are. Our guide to the [cheapest cloud storage for social media backups](https://postonce.com/blog/cheapest-cloud-storage-social-media-backup) compares what it costs on each service.

### What happens to my backups if my account is banned or hacked?

They stay in your storage. Post Once never deletes a file it saved, and disconnecting a backup leaves every file where it is. Read [why you should back up your social media content](https://postonce.com/blog/backup-social-media-content).