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Why this guide matters for Airtable users

Airtable is mission-critical for teams managing operations, projects, client work, and business data. But here's the reality: a surprising number of teams experience data loss from accidental deletion, human error, or system issues.

This comprehensive guide shows you:

✓ How to safely delete and restore data in Airtable

✓ What Airtable's native recovery can and CAN'T do

✓ How to prevent permanent data loss

✓ A complete backup strategy for business continuity

Who this guide is for:

• IT Administrators managing Airtable for their company
• Operations Managers protecting business-critical data
• Project Managers responsible for team workflows
• Compliance Officers ensuring data retention requirements

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Understanding Airtable's data structure

The hierarchy of Airtable data

Before you delete anything, understand how Airtable organizes data. Deletion flows downward — removing a high-level container removes everything inside it.

Airtable Data Hierarchy:

Workspace
└── Base
   ├── Table
   │   ├── Records (rows)
   │   ├── Fields (columns)
   │   ├── Record comments
   │   └── Attachments
   ├── Views
   ├── Interfaces
   ├── Automations
   └── Extensions

Important: Deleting a Workspace or Base removes:

❌ All bases, tables, and records inside it

❌ All comments and communication history

❌ All file attachments

❌ All views, interfaces, automations, and extensions

❌ All custom field data and record history

How to delete data in Airtable

Best practice: Archive vs. Delete

🟢 Archive / Hide: Recommended 99% of the time

• Removes item from active view without deleting data
• Preserves all data and history
• Can be restored at any time
• No permanent consequences

🔴 Delete: Use with extreme caution

• Moves to Trash with a limited retention window
• Permanently erased after retention period expires
• Cannot be undone once trash is emptied

How to delete records

1. Select the record(s) you want to delete in any table view
2. Right-click and select Delete record, or press the Delete/Backspace key after selecting
3. Confirm the deletion in the popup
4. The record moves to the base trash — recoverable for 7 days

How to delete a field (column)

1. Click the dropdown arrow on the field header
2. Select Delete field
3. Confirm the action
4. Field goes to base trash — recoverable for 7 days

How to delete a table

1. Right-click the table tab at the top of the base
2. Select Delete table
3. Confirm the deletion
4. Table goes to base trash — recoverable for 7 days

How to delete a base

1. From the Airtable home screen, right-click the base card
2. Select Delete base
3. Confirm the action
4. Base moves to workspace trash — recoverable for 30 days (up to 180 days on Enterprise)

How to delete a workspace

1. From the Airtable home screen, click the workspace name
2. Open workspace settings
3. Scroll to the danger zone and select Delete workspace
4. Confirm the deletion
5. Workspace moves to trash — recoverable for 30 days

How to restore data in Airtable

Airtable has two levels of trash: base-level trash (tables, fields, records — 7-day window) and workspace-level trash (bases and workspaces — 30-day window).

How to restore deleted records, fields, or tables (base trash)

1. Open the base where data was deleted
2. Click the base history icon (next to "Share" in the top-right corner)
3. Click Trash
4. Find the item you want to recover
5. Click Restore next to it

How to restore a deleted base or workspace (workspace trash)

1. Go to your Airtable home screen
2. Click your profile icon in the top-right corner
3. Select Trash
4. Find the deleted base or workspace
5. Click Restore

Trash retention limits by data type

Airtable snapshots: your safety net for base-level recovery

Airtable automatically takes snapshots of your bases based on activity and also lets you take manual snapshots. A snapshot captures everything in a base: tables, records, views, interfaces, automations, and extensions.

Snapshot retention by plan

How to take a manual snapshot

1. Open the base you want to snapshot
2. Click the base history icon in the upper-right corner
3. Click Snapshots, then Take a snapshot

How to restore from a snapshot

1. Open the base you want to restore
2. Click the base history icon in the upper-right corner
3. Select your preferred snapshot
4. Name the restored base and click Create

⚠️ Important: Restoring a snapshot creates a new base — it does not overwrite your existing one. Your original base is unaffected. The new base will have a new base ID, though record, view, table, and interface IDs are preserved. Restored bases will not have revision history but will include record comments.

What snapshots can and can't do

What can't be restored natively in Airtable

Airtable's trash and snapshot features are helpful for immediate mistakes, but they have critical limitations that can lead to permanent data loss.

A. Short trash windows at the record/field level

Base trash only retains deleted records, fields, and tables for 7 days. For workspace-level items (bases), the window is 30 days — or as few as 14 days if the base was sitting in a Free plan workspace at the time. Once the window closes, the data is gone.

B. No version history for individual cell edits

Airtable does not offer rollback for bulk data changes. You can review what changed in a record's revision history, but you cannot one-click revert a field to how it looked yesterday across thousands of records.

Common causes of silent data corruption:

• ✗ A broken automation overwrites field values across all records
• ✗ A third-party integration syncs incorrectly and bulk-updates statuses
• ✗ An API script runs against the wrong base
• ✗ A bulk import pastes incorrect data over existing content

C. Snapshots can't restore granular items

Restoring a snapshot brings back the whole base as a new copy — there's no way to extract a single record or table from a snapshot without manually copying it over.

D. What Airtable support can and cannot do

Common data loss scenarios & solutions

Scenario 1: "I accidentally deleted a base with months of client work"

What happened: A team member deleted an active client base instead of archiving it. They noticed 3 weeks later.

Native solution:

‍✓ Go to workspace trash (profile icon → Trash)

✓ Find the base and click Restore

✓ All tables, records, and history come back

Time to fix: 5 minutes — if within 30 days

If it happened 31+ days ago:

‍✗ Data is permanently gone

✗ Must reconstruct from emails, exports, or memory

Scenario 2: "Someone deleted a table inside an active base"

What happened: A collaborator deleted a table thinking it was a duplicate. The team noticed 10 days later.

Native solution:

‍✗ Base trash only retains deleted tables for 7 days

‍✗ After 7 days, table and all its records are permanently gone

✗ Airtable support cannot recover it

Scenario 3: "Our automation overwrote all our records"

What happened: An Airtable automation had a logic error and set the "Status" field on 500 records to the wrong value. The records exist — the data inside them is just wrong.

Native solution:

‍✗ Records weren't deleted, so trash doesn't help

✗ No version rollback for bulk field changes

✗ Must manually correct each record or re-import from a CSV

Time to fix: Hours

Scenario 4: "We need to prove what a client approved 6 months ago"

What happened: A client disputes the original project scope. You need to show what the Airtable base looked like when sign-off happened.

Native solution:

‍✗ Snapshots exist — but only for up to 3 years on Enterprise (2 weeks on Free)

✗ No way to view "what the base looked like on a specific date" in the UI without restoring a full copy

✗ Restored snapshot creates a new base - not directly shareable as a point-in-time audit trail

Scenario 5: "A departing employee deleted all their bases before leaving"

What happened: An admin-level employee deleted 5 bases and emptied the workspace trash before their last day.

Native solution:

‍✗ If trash was manually emptied, data is immediately gone — the 30-day window doesn't apply

✗ Airtable support cannot recover from an emptied trash

✗ No audit trail to confirm what existed before

Quick reference: "I lost data — what should I do?"

Why Airtable's native tools aren't enough for professional teams

Native Airtable recovery is a safety net for immediate mistakes — not a disaster recovery plan. Here's how it stacks up:

Compliance & data retention

Data retention requirements by industry

GDPR Compliance: the "Right to Be Forgotten"

When an EU citizen requests deletion of their personal data, you must delete it from both production systems and backups, and document it within 30 days.

How this works with Airtable + ProBackup:

Step 1: Delete user data from Airtable — remove the person from your workspace, delete their records, and purge personal data from custom fields.

Step 2: Request deletion from ProBackup — open a support ticket specifying the user and date range. ProBackup purges that data from backup storage.

Step 3: Export a deletion certificate from ProBackup for your GDPR compliance documentation.

👉 Read our full GDPR guide: Handling GDPR Deletion Requests in Your Backup System

SOC 2 & ISO 27001: what auditors look for

Protect your Airtable tables today

Don't wait for a data loss disaster to implement backup. The most common causes — accidental deletion, automation errors, and integration mishaps — can strike any team at any time.

ProBackup gives you:

✓ Automated daily backups of all your Airtable data

✓ Unlimited retention (no expiring windows)

✓ Point-in-time recovery (restore from any date)

✓ Granular restore (one record, one table, or everything)

✓ Google Drive sync (you own your data)

✓ SOC 2 Type II certified (enterprise-ready)

✓ 5-minute setup (no technical knowledge needed)

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We've just shipped a significant upgrade to ProBackup's restore experience. and if you've ever needed to roll back changes to a record that's still live in your app, this one's for you.

What's new

Until now, ProBackup always restored data as new records. That's still the safest and most common approach, but it isn't always what you need. Sometimes a record wasn't deleted; it was changed. Someone updated the wrong fields, an automation went sideways, or an AI agent touched things it shouldn't have. The record still exists, but the data inside it is wrong.

Starting today, you can restore directly into existing records, overwriting only the specific fields you choose.

How it works

When you select a record and click "Restore...", a restore pane opens on the right. You'll now see a Restore method option with two choices:

• Restore as new records (recommended): The existing behaviour. Creates a fresh copy of the record in its original location without touching anything currently in your app.
• Overwrite existing records: Updates the live record with values from a previous backup. When you select this option, a field picker appears so you can choose exactly which fields to overwrite. Everything else stays untouched.

You can also adjust the snapshot date directly in the pane using the date picker, so you're not limited to the most recent backup, you can restore the record as it looked on any date ProBackup has captured.

At the bottom of the pane, ProBackup surfaces any restore constraints for the data type you're working with. For example, formula fields and read-only custom fields can't be restored for Asana tasks. These are shown upfront so there are no surprises.

When to use each method

Why this matters

As teams adopt more automation and AI-driven workflows, the risk of bulk, unintended changes to live records has grown significantly. An agent that updates the wrong fields across a hundred tasks, or an automation that fires at the wrong time — these are exactly the scenarios where surgical field-level recovery makes the difference between a five-minute fix and a painful manual cleanup.

Overwrite restore gives you that precision.

ProBackup: built for the complexity of SaaS data

Backup is only as valuable as the restore capabilities behind it. Field-level overwrite restore is part of our broader commitment to building the most capable, granular recovery tooling available for SaaS platforms - going well beyond the basic export-and-reimport approaches that most solutions still rely on.

Whether you need to recover a deleted record, roll back a handful of fields, or undo the aftermath of a runaway automation, ProBackup gives you the control to respond precisely and confidently. That's what best-in-class cloud backup for SaaS looks like in practice.

Getting started

The new restore experience is available now for all ProBackup users. For a full walkthrough of the restore flow, see How to recover deleted data in our Help Center.

As always, if you run into anything or have feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

From today, you decide where your data is stored.

Until now, all backups were stored in Europe - Dublin, specifically. It worked fine, but we heard you: some teams need their data closer to home, others have compliance requirements that make European storage a non-starter, and some just want the assurance of knowing exactly where their backups sit.

So we built it.

Choose Your Region

When you add your first app, you'll be asked to choose a data location. Pick the one that fits your team, your compliance requirements, or your geography:

• 🇦🇺 Oceania - Sydney, Australia
• 🇨🇦 Canada - Montreal
• 🇸🇬 Asia - Singapore
• 🇮🇪 Europe - Dublin, Ireland
• 🇩🇪 Germany - Frankfurt
• 🇧🇷 Latin America - São Paulo, Brazil
• 🇮🇱 Israel - Tel Aviv
• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom - London
• 🇺🇸 United States - North Virginia

Your choice applies to your entire account: Every app you back up will be stored in the same location. You only make this decision once.

Why Data Residency Matters, and Why Your Compliance Team Is Asking About It

We hear this a lot from customers: "We'd love to use ProBackup, but our legal team needs to know where the data lives." It's not bureaucracy for the sake of it. The regulations driving these conversations are real, and in several countries they're getting stricter.

Here's a quick overview of what's in play across some of our most common customer regions:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018

After Brexit, the UK kept its own version of the EU's GDPR framework. The UK GDPR - together with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations - defines the modern rules of engagement for businesses that use data of UK residents (source: Usercentrics). While the law doesn't mandate that data never leave the country, transfers outside the UK require mechanisms like Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, or adequacy decisions to ensure equivalent protection (source: eSignGlobal). For many organisations, especially in financial services and the public sector, keeping data in the UK outright is simply the cleaner compliance path. With our London region, that's now a one-click decision.

🇦🇺 Australia: Privacy Act 1988 & Australian Privacy Principles

Australia's data framework is built around the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), which govern how personal information is collected, stored, and transferred. In the case of health data, stringent data sovereignty and residency requirements are in place - data related to health records and all associated information, including backups, must never be processed, stored, transmitted, or managed outside Australia (source: InCountry). Beyond healthcare, the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 introduced mandatory compliance frameworks for critical infrastructure sectors, with data storage and processing identified as a priority area. Macquariedatacentres Australian customers - particularly in regulated industries - regularly tell us that local storage isn't optional for them. Our Sydney region solves that.

🇩🇪 Germany: BDSG & GoBD

Germany goes further than most EU countries. On top of the GDPR, Germany's BDSG utilises national "opening clauses" to add layers of complexity, and the GoBD introduces strict immutability requirements for electronic records - meaning Germany demands a level of digital sovereignty that goes beyond simple data protection. German businesses must also notify when transferring data outside of the country (source: Captaincompliance), making local storage the default preference for many. Our Frankfurt region was built with exactly this customer in mind.

The Bigger Picture

The broader trend is clear: data residency requirements are tightening globally. Research by the United Nations found that 130 countries now have data privacy laws (source: Computer Weekly), and that number keeps growing. What was once a concern mainly for large enterprises is now a question that teams of every size are fielding from their legal and compliance stakeholders.

Data residency is one of the first questions serious compliance teams ask when evaluating a backup solution. With nine regions across six continents, ProBackup now covers the vast majority of those requirements out of the box — and we think that puts us firmly in the conversation as the most complete cloud backup and restore solution available for SaaS teams.

A Few Things Worth Knowing

This setting is permanent. Once chosen, it can't be changed - so take a moment to pick the right region for your team. And for existing customers: your data stays in Dublin. We can't migrate existing backups, but if you have questions about what that means for your account, just reach out.

No pricing change, no new plan required - this is available to all customers starting today.

Start backing up your SaaS today 👉 https://app.probackup.io/onboarding

The legal summaries above are intended as a general overview to help you start the conversation internally, not as legal advice. We always recommend checking with your own legal or compliance team for requirements specific to your organisation and industry.

Managing deleted CRM data just got significantly easier. ProBackup now lives directly inside your HubSpot account, giving you instant access to deleted records, backup status, and key settings from the interface you already use every day.

Why this matters for HubSpot users

HubSpot's native trash permanently deletes records after 90 days. If someone accidentally removes a contact six months ago, it's gone. ProBackup has always protected against this, but until now you needed to switch to a separate app to recover anything.

With this update, your safety net is built right into HubSpot.

A dedicated object for deleted records

ProBackup now creates a custom object called "ProBackup Deleted Records" in your HubSpot account. Every contact, deal, or CRM record that gets deleted automatically appears here.

This isn't just a log. You can search by type, date, or ID. You can filter, select multiple records, and even add them to workflows. Each record links directly to your ProBackup vault for full history and one-click restoration.

The key difference from HubSpot's trash: ProBackup retains deleted records according to your retention settings, which can extend to years rather than 90 days.

Your backup status at a glance

The new ProBackup homepage inside HubSpot shows everything you need in one view:

• When your last backup completed
• Your current storage usage
• Quick access to deleted records
• A direct link to your full ProBackup vault

No more wondering whether your backups are running. The status is visible whenever you need it.

Configure settings without switching apps

You can now adjust ProBackup settings directly from HubSpot's Connected Apps section. Choose your status email frequency, set retention periods for record versions, and configure how long deleted items are kept.

Everything stays in sync with your main ProBackup account. Change a setting in HubSpot, and it applies everywhere.

Getting started

If you already use ProBackup for HubSpot, the deleted records object and homepage are available now. Simply click the Marketplace icon in HubSpot's left menu and select ProBackup.

Not using ProBackup yet? Start your free trial today to protect your HubSpot data:https://app.probackup.io/onboarding

Why this guide matters for Trello users

Trello's card-based interface makes it one of the most approachable project management tools on the market. It is also one of the most unforgiving when it comes to data recovery. Unlike most platforms, Trello has no trash bin. When a card, list, or board is permanently deleted, it leaves Trello's servers immediately and permanently — with no recovery window, no escalation path, and no way to ask Atlassian support to retrieve it.

This comprehensive guide shows you:

✓ How to safely archive and delete data in Trello

✓ What Trello's native recovery can and cannot do

✓ How to prevent permanent data loss

✓ A complete backup strategy for business continuity

Who this guide is for:

• IT Administrators managing Trello for their company
• Project Managers responsible for team workflows
• Operations Managers protecting business-critical data
• Compliance Officers ensuring data retention requirements

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Understanding Trello's data structure

The hierarchy of Trello data

Trello is structured simply, but deletion cascades downward through that hierarchy. Removing a container removes everything inside it — permanently, with no recovery path if you chose Delete rather than Archive.

Trello Data Hierarchy:

Workspace
└── Board
   └── List (column)
       └── Card
           ├── Description
           ├── Checklists & checklist items
           ├── Comments
           ├── Attachments
           ├── Labels
           ├── Members
           └── Due dates & custom fields

Important: Deleting a Board removes:

❌ All Lists inside it

❌ All Cards inside every List

❌ All checklists, checklist items, and descriptions on every Card

❌ All comments and activity history on every Card

❌ All file attachments

❌ All labels, members, and due date data

⚠️ The critical difference from other platforms: Every other tool covered in this series (monday.com, ClickUp, Asana, HubSpot, Airtable) holds deleted items in a trash bin for at least 30 days. Trello does not. A permanently deleted item is gone from Trello's servers the moment you confirm the deletion. There is no timer, no recovery window, and no support escalation that can retrieve it.

How to archive and delete data in Trello

Archive vs. Delete: the most important distinction in Trello

In Trello, this distinction matters more than on any other platform. The reason is simple: archive is reversible indefinitely; delete is immediately and permanently irreversible.

🟢 Archive: The correct choice in almost every situation

• Removes the card, list, or board from your active view
• Preserves all data, comments, attachments, and history indefinitely
• Can be restored at any time from the Archived items menu — no time limit
• Archived cards also improve board performance on large boards
• No countdown clock, no risk of permanent loss

🔴 Delete: Only for data that must be destroyed

• Trello requires you to archive an item before the Delete option appears — this two-step process is your last warning
• Once you click Delete and confirm, the data is gone from Trello's servers immediately and permanently
• Trello support confirms: deleted items cannot be recovered under any circumstances
• The only legitimate reasons to delete are items created by mistake, obvious test data, or GDPR/compliance-driven removal

How to archive a card

Method 1 — From the card back:

1. Click the card to open it
2. In the Actions menu on the right sidebar, click Archive
3. The card disappears from the board but is fully preserved

Method 2 — From board view:

1. Hover over the card
2. Click the pencil/edit icon that appears
3. Select Archive

Keyboard shortcut: Hover over any card and press C to archive it instantly.

To permanently delete after archiving: reopen the archived card → click the red Delete button that now appears in the Actions menu → confirm. This action is irreversible.

How to archive a list

1. Click the three dots (...) next to the list title
2. Select Archive this list
3. All cards inside the list are archived with it, fully preserved

To permanently delete a list after archiving: open the board menu → More → Archived items → switch to Lists → find the list → click Delete → confirm. This permanently deletes the list and all of its cards, including any cards that were previously archived within it.

⚠️ Warning: Deleting an archived list does not just delete the list structure — it permanently deletes every card the list ever contained, including ones you archived months ago. Verify the full contents before confirming a list deletion.

How to close (archive) a board

1. Click the three dots (...) menu in the top-right corner of the board
2. Select ...More
3. Click Close board
4. Confirm — the board is hidden from your active workspace but fully preserved

To permanently delete a closed board: go to your workspace home → find the closed board → open it → click ...More → Permanently delete board → confirm. Workspace admins on paid plans can also delete closed boards they don't own if they have the board URL.

⚠️ Warning: Board deletion is permanent and cannot be recovered. If you want to get rid of a board without losing its content, close it and leave it closed.

How to restore archived data in Trello

If you followed the archive-first approach, restoration is straightforward and has no time limit.

Restoring archived cards

1. Open the board where the card lived
2. Click the three dots (...) menu in the top-right corner
3. Select ...More → Archived items
4. Use the search bar to find your card by name or keyword
5. Click Send to board to restore it to its original list position

Restoring archived lists

1. Open the board where the list lived
2. Click the three dots (...) menu → ...More → Archived items
3. Toggle to the Lists view
4. Find the list and click Send to board
5. The list and all its cards return to the board

Restoring a closed board

1. Go to your Trello workspace home page
2. Find the closed board (it appears with a closed indicator in your board list)
3. Open it
4. Click Reopen board

Archive and restore summary

What can't be restored natively in Trello

Trello's archive is an excellent tool for keeping workspaces tidy without losing data. It is not a backup. Here is where native recovery ends.

1. Permanently deleted items have zero recovery path

This deserves to be stated plainly. Unlike every other platform in this series, Trello has no trash bin that holds deleted items for any period of time. The moment you confirm a permanent deletion, the data is gone from Trello's servers. There is no 30-day window, no 7-day window, no support ticket that can retrieve it, and no escalation path. Atlassian's own documentation confirms this.

2. Checklist items and comments are gone immediately

Deleting a checklist item or a comment bypasses the archive step entirely. There is no two-step process, no archive-then-delete flow, no toast notification with an undo button. A single click confirms the deletion and the data is gone immediately and permanently.

For teams that use card comments to record decisions, client approvals, or project context — or use checklists to track process steps — this is a significant and often-overlooked exposure.

3. No version history or rollback

Trello's activity log on each card shows a history of changes: when a card moved between lists, when a due date was set, when a member was added. What it cannot do is restore a previous state of the card's data.

If a Power-Up or integration updates card descriptions or custom fields in bulk, or if Butler automation fires on the wrong condition and modifies hundreds of cards, the activity log tells you it happened. It does not give you a way to reverse it.

Common causes of silent data corruption:

• A Butler automation rule fires on a broader set of cards than intended, moving them between lists or updating labels at scale
• A third-party Power-Up integration writes incorrect data to card descriptions or custom fields
• A team member bulk-archives or bulk-deletes cards using the board menu without reviewing each one
• Atlassian Intelligence or a connected AI tool takes action on cards based on an ambiguous instruction

4. What Trello support can and cannot do

✅ Can do:

• Advise on using the Archived items menu and board restoration
• Investigate if data loss was caused by a platform bug
• Sometimes restore data if a verified system error caused the loss (rare)

❌ Cannot do:

• Recover permanently deleted cards, lists, or boards
• Recover deleted comments or checklist items
• Roll back bulk changes made by Butler automations or Power-Up integrations
• Provide any recovery path for items deleted through the standard Delete flow

Common data loss scenarios & solutions

Scenario 1: "A board with months of client work was permanently deleted"

What happened: A workspace admin was cleaning up old boards and permanently deleted an active client board, thinking it was a completed test project. There is no confirmation showing what is inside before the final delete step.

Native solution:

‍✗ Board deletion in Trello is immediate and permanent

✗ There is no trash bin, no recovery window, and no timer

✗ Trello support cannot retrieve permanently deleted boards

✗ Must reconstruct from emails, screenshots, or memory

Scenario 2: "An archived board was deleted... and took all its cards with it"

What happened: A team member deleted an archived board to clean up the Archived items menu, not realising that deleting an archived board permanently deletes every card it ever contained - including cards that had been archived months earlier.

Native solution:

‍✗ Deleting an archived list permanently destroys all its cards - both open and previously archived

✗ There is no recovery path for any of those cards

✗ The activity log shows the list was deleted but cannot restore it

Scenario 3: "Comments recording a client approval were deleted"

What happened: A team member tidied up a card by deleting old comment threads. The comments included written client approval of a project scope. The client is now disputing what was agreed.

Native solution:✗ Deleted comments have no archive step and no recovery path in Trello✗ Gone immediately and permanently on click✗ The card's activity log shows comments were added and deleted but does not show the comment content✗ Trello support cannot retrieve deleted comment text

Scenario 4: "A Butler automation moved 300 cards to the wrong list"

What happened: A Butler rule was misconfigured and triggered on a broader set of cards than intended, moving 300 cards from their correct lists into a "Done" list. The cards still exist, but all workflow context (which stage each card was in) is lost.

Native solution:

‍✗ Cards were moved, not deleted = the archive offers no help

✗ Activity log shows each card's movement but moving 300 cards back manually is hours of work

✗ No bulk undo or rollback mechanism in Trello

Scenario 5: "A departing employee permanently deleted all their boards"

What happened: A team member with admin access deleted 6 boards before their last day. All work history, checklists, and client communication stored in those boards is gone.

Native solution:

‍✗ Permanently deleted boards cannot be recovered, not by admins, not by Atlassian support

✗ There is no audit log showing what data existed in the boards before deletion

✗ No time window to recover, deletion is immediate

Scenario 6: "Checklists were deleted from cards across a process board"

What happened: A team member deleted checklist items from 40 cards while "cleaning up" a process board, removing the step-by-step process documentation attached to each task.

Native solution:

‍✗ Checklist items deleted directly have no archive step and no recovery path

✗ Gone immediately on click with no undo mechanism

✗ No way to restore them through any native Trello feature

Quick reference: "I lost data — what should I do?"

Summary: Why Trello's archive isn't enough for professional teams

Trello's archive is one of the most straightforward data preservation tools in the category — indefinite retention with simple restoration. But it was built to keep workspaces tidy, not to serve as a disaster recovery system. And crucially, it offers zero protection against permanent deletion, which in Trello is immediate, irreversible, and happens with a single confirmation click.

Compliance & data retention

Data retention requirements by industry

GDPR Compliance: the "Right to Be Forgotten"

When an EU citizen requests deletion of their personal data, you must delete it from production systems and backups, and document it within 30 days.

How this works with Trello + ProBackup:

Step 1: Delete user data from Trello — remove the person from the workspace, permanently delete cards containing their personal data, and remove personal data from card descriptions and comments.

Step 2: Request deletion from ProBackup — open a support ticket specifying the user and date range. ProBackup purges that data from backup storage.

Step 3: Export a deletion certificate from ProBackup for your GDPR compliance documentation.

👉 Read our full GDPR guide: Handling GDPR Deletion Requests in Your Backup System

SOC 2 & ISO 27001: what auditors look for

Protect your Trello data today

Trello's simplicity is one of its greatest strengths. But that same simplicity extends to its deletion model: there is no confirmation screen that shows you what you are about to destroy, no trash bin to fish things out of afterwards, and no support escalation that can retrieve what's gone. For Trello specifically, the question is not whether you need a backup — it is how recent your last snapshot needs to be.

ProBackup gives you:

✓ Automated daily backups of all your Trello data

✓ Unlimited retention (no expiration, ever)

✓ Point-in-time recovery (restore from any date)

✓ Granular restore (one card, one board, or everything)

✓ Google Drive sync (you own your data)

✓ SOC 2 Type II certified (enterprise-ready)

✓ 5-minute setup (no technical knowledge needed)

‍👉 Start your 7-day free trial at ProBackup: https://app.probackup.io/onboarding

HubSpot is a leading customer platform for business of all sizes, covering all aspects to manage your CRM, marketing, sales, services, content management & operations. While you rightfully trust cloud apps like HubSpot to be secure and reliable, managing your business's critical data on any single platform opens the door to potential risks. 

Using HubSpot to manage your CRM can expose your team to issues such as accidental data deletion from human error, malicious actions by disgruntled employees, or data loss due to technical glitches and downtime. Losing an important contacts, notes or deals can set your team back hours.

To gain peace of mind and protect your CRM, implementing an automated backup solution is essential. This guide will walk you through setting up a daily, automated backup for your HubSpot account using ProBackup.

Part 1: Create a ProBackup Account

Getting started is easy and comes with a 7-day free trial.

1. Visit the ProBackup for HubSpot page by navigating to https://www.probackup.io/backup/hubSpot
2. Click on the Start free 7 day trial button.
3. Select HubSpot as the app you would like to back up and click Continue
4. Fill in your email, first name, and last name, then click Continue.

5. Verify your email address by following the instructions sent to your inbox.

Part 2: Connect HubSpot and Start Your First Backup

Once your ProBackup account is created and verified, you can connect your HubSpot account. 

We recommend that you sign in to the right HubSpot account first, before connecting your account. 

1. In ProBackup, click on Sign in with HubSpot. This will redirect you to HubSpot to authorize the connection. If you are not signed in to HubSpot, then you will have to sign in first. 

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2. On the HubSpot authorization page, select the account you would like to back up
3. Click on Choose Account

3. On the next step of the onboarding wizard, click on Start Backup to start your first backup.

What Happens Next?

After you confirm, the initial backup of your selected HubSpot will begin automatically. Our backup app will fetch all relevant data types such as contacts, organizations, deals, quotes and related information such as notes, tasks and emails. Depending on the size of your HubSpot account, the initial backup can take up to a few hours. You will be notified by email as soon as the first backup is complete.

Click on Go to HubSpot to view the data that is already backed up. 

That’s it! Your HubSpot account is now protected with daily automated backups, ensuring your data is safe and easily restorable when you need it most.

Why this guide matters for ClickUp users

ClickUp is mission-critical for project management, operations, and client delivery. Teams use it to track every task, conversation, and decision. But here's the reality: 3 out of 4 teams will experience data loss from accidental deletion, human error, or system issues at some point.

This comprehensive guide shows you:

• How to safely delete and restore data in ClickUp
• What ClickUp's native recovery can and cannot do
• How to prevent permanent data loss before it happens
• A complete backup strategy for business continuity and compliance

Who this guide is for:

• IT Administrators managing ClickUp for their organization
• Project Managers responsible for team workflows and deliverables
• Operations Managers protecting business-critical data
• Compliance Officers ensuring data retention requirements are met

👉 Start your 7-day free trial at ProBackup: https://app.probackup.io/onboarding

Understanding ClickUp's data structure

Before you delete anything, understand how ClickUp organizes data. Deletion flows downward — removing a high-level container removes everything inside it.

ClickUp Data Hierarchy:

Workspace
└── Space
   ├── Folder (optional)
   │   └── List
   │       ├── Task
   │       │   ├── Subtask
   │       │   ├── Comments
   │       │   ├── Attachments
   │       │   └── Time entries
   │       └── Checklist
   └── List (standalone, no Folder)

Important: Deleting a Space removes:

❌ All Folders and Lists inside it

❌ All Tasks and Subtasks

❌ All comments and communication history

❌ All file attachments

❌ All time entries (permanently — even if restored from Trash, time entries are gone)

❌ All custom field data and task history

How to archive and delete data in ClickUp

Best practice: Archive vs. Delete

🟢 Archive: Recommended 99% of the time

• Removes item from active view without deleting data
• Preserves all data and history indefinitely
• Can be restored at any time
• Archived Spaces don't count toward Free plan limits
• Automations in archived Spaces continue to run; items remain searchable

🔴 Delete: Use with extreme caution

• Moves to Trash with a 30-day retention window
• Permanently erased after 30 days
• Comments, files, and time entries may not be recoverable even within 30 days
• Cannot be undone after the Trash is emptied or the window expires

How to archive a Space

1. In your Sidebar, hover over the Space name and click the ellipsis (...) menu
2. Select Archive
3. The Space is hidden from your active Sidebar but fully preserved
4. To view archived Spaces, use All Spaces and toggle archived items visible
5. To restore: hover over the archived Space → ellipsis (...) → Restore

How to delete a Space

1. First archive the Space (you can only delete an archived Space in ClickUp)
2. Show archived items in the Sidebar
3. Hover over the archived Space → ellipsis (...) → Delete
4. Confirm deletion
5. Space moves to Trash — recoverable within 30 days by Workspace owners, admins, or the member who created and deleted it

How to archive a Folder or List

1. In your Sidebar, hover over the Folder or List and click the ellipsis (...) menu
2. Select Archive
3. The Folder or List is hidden from active view but data is preserved
4. To restore: find the archived item → ellipsis (...) → Restore

How to delete a Folder or List

1. Hover over the Folder or List in the Sidebar and click the ellipsis (...) menu
2. Select Delete
3. Confirm the action
4. Item moves to Trash — recoverable within 30 days by Workspace owners, admins, or the member who created and deleted it

How to delete a Task

1. Open the task and click the ellipsis (...) in the upper right, then click Delete— OR —
2. Hover over a task, click the task selector checkbox, then click the trash icon in the Bulk Action Toolbar— OR —
3. Right-click a task and select Delete from the Task Action Menu
4. Task moves to Trash — recoverable within 30 days

⚠️ Warning: If a task has time entries, a warning is displayed before deletion. Time entries are permanently deleted even if the task is later restored from Trash.

How to archive or delete multiple Tasks

• Switch to List or Table view.
• Select the tasks you want by checking the boxes.
• Click the Archive or Delete icon in the action bar that appears.

How to restore data in ClickUp

ClickUp has a unified Trash that holds all deleted items — Spaces, Folders, Lists, Tasks, Docs, and more — for 30 days before permanent deletion.

How to access the Trash

As a Workspace owner or admin:

1. Click your Workspace avatar in the upper-right corner
2. Select Settings
3. In the left sidebar, click Trash

As a member (for items you deleted yourself):

1. Click your profile avatar in the bottom-left corner
2. Select Trash from the dropdown menu

How to restore deleted Tasks

1. Open Trash (steps above)
2. Search for the task by name, or filter by item type, Space, or date deleted
3. Hover over the task and click the ellipsis (...)
4. Select Restore
5. The task returns to its original List

How to restore deleted Folders and Lists

1. Open Workspace Trash (owner/admin access required)
2. Filter by item type: Folder or List
3. Click the ellipsis (...) next to the item
4. Select Restore
5. The Folder or List — along with all its contents — is restored to its original location

How to restore deleted Spaces

1. Open Workspace Trash (owner/admin access required, or member who both created and deleted the Space)
2. Filter by item type: Space
3. Click Restore next to the Space
4. All Folders, Lists, and Tasks inside the Space are restored

Trash retention and permissions summary

What can't be restored natively in ClickUp

ClickUp's Trash is a useful safety net for immediate mistakes — but it has critical limitations that can lead to permanent data loss.

A. Granular data is gone immediately

When you delete the following items, they disappear permanently and do not appear in the Trash:

• Individual comments on tasks
• Single file attachments (in most cases)
• Time entries (lost even when a task is later restored)
• Custom field values when the field itself is deleted
• Activity log entries

B. No version history or rollback

ClickUp does not offer a way to view or restore previous versions of your data. If tasks exist but the data inside them has changed, there is no native rollback.

Common causes:

• ✗ A third-party integration syncs incorrectly and bulk-updates task statuses or custom fields
• ✗ An automation rule fires unexpectedly and changes values across hundreds of tasks
• ✗ An API script runs against the wrong List or Workspace
• ✗ A bulk import pastes incorrect data over existing content

C. What ClickUp support can and cannot do

✅ Can do:

• Advise on using Trash and archive features
• Investigate if deletion was caused by a platform bug
• Sometimes restore data if a verified system error caused the loss (rare)

❌ Cannot do:

• Recover data deleted more than 30 days ago
• Recover deleted comments, time entries, or individual attachments
• Roll back bulk changes made by automations or integrations
• Restore data from an emptied or expired Trash

Common data loss scenarios & solutions

Scenario 1: "I accidentally deleted a Space with 6 months of client work"

What happened: A PM was cleaning up the Workspace and deleted an active client Space instead of archiving it. Noticed the mistake 2 weeks later.

Native solution:

‍✓ Open Workspace Trash (Settings → Trash)

✓ Filter by Space, find the item, click Restore

✓ All Folders, Lists, and Tasks come back

✓ Must be done within 30 days

If it happened 31+ days ago:

‍✗ Data is permanently gone

✗ No native recovery option

✗ Must rebuild from emails, exports, or memory

Scenario 2: "Someone deleted all comments on our tasks"

What happened: A team member "cleaned up" a project by deleting comment threads across 60 tasks. All decision history and client communication is now gone.

Native solution:

‍✗ Comments do not go to Trash

✗ Once deleted, they are immediately and permanently gone

✗ ClickUp support cannot recover them

✗ No workaround exists

Impact:

• Lost context on why decisions were made
• Can't prove what was approved by the client
• Team has to reconstruct decisions from memory or email

Scenario 3: "Our integration overwrote all our task statuses"

What happened: A third-party integration had a sync error and updated 400 task statuses to the wrong values. The tasks still exist, but all status data is corrupted.

Native solution:

‍✗ Tasks weren't deleted, so Trash doesn't help

✗ No version history to roll back to

✗ No "undo" for bulk field value changes

✗ Must manually correct each task

Time to fix: 10+ hours

Scenario 4: "We need to recover a project from 6 months ago for a dispute"

What happened: A client claims the agreed deliverables were different from what was delivered. You need the original List structure and task descriptions from 6 months ago to prove what was scoped.

Native solution:

‍✗ If archived: you can restore, but only the current state - no point-in-time view

✗If deleted more than 30 days ago: data is permanently gone

✗ No version history means no view of "what it looked like on a specific date"

Scenario 5: "A departing employee deleted everything on their way out"

What happened: An admin-level team member deleted 6 Spaces and emptied the Trash before their last day. The deletion was intentional.

Native solution:

‍✗ If Trash was emptied manually, items are immediately and permanently gone

✗ The 30-day window doesn't apply once Trash is manually purged

✗ ClickUp support cannot recover from an emptied Trash

✗ No audit trail showing what existed before

Quick reference: "I lost data... what should I do?"

Summary: Why native Trash isn't enough for professional teams

ClickUp's Trash is a safety net for immediate mistakes, not a disaster recovery plan. If your team relies on ClickUp for revenue-generating work or compliance requirements, native Trash alone is insufficient.

Compliance & data retention

Data retention requirements by industry

GDPR Compliance: the "Right to Be Forgotten"

When an EU citizen requests deletion of their personal data, you must delete it from production systems and backups, and document it within 30 days.

How this works with ClickUp + ProBackup:

Step 1: Delete user data from ClickUp — remove the person from your Workspace, delete tasks assigned to them, and purge personal data from custom fields.

Step 2: Request deletion from ProBackup — open a support ticket specifying the user and date range. ProBackup purges that user's data from backup storage.

Step 3: Export a deletion certificate from ProBackup for your GDPR compliance documentation.

👉 Read our full GDPR guide: Handling GDPR Deletion Requests in Your Backup System

SOC 2 & ISO 27001: what auditors look for

Protect your ClickUp data today

Don't wait for a data loss disaster to implement backup. Accidental deletion, automation errors, and integration mishaps can strike any team at any time — and ClickUp's 30-day Trash gives you no buffer against granular data loss or bulk changes.

ProBackup gives you:

✓ Automated daily backups of all your ClickUp data

✓ Unlimited retention (no 30-day expiration)

✓ Point-in-time recovery (restore from any date)

✓ Granular restore (one task, one List, or everything)

✓ Google Drive sync (you own your data)

✓ SOC 2 Type II certified (enterprise-ready)

✓ 5-minute setup (no technical knowledge needed)

👉 Start your 7-day free trial at ProBackup: https://app.probackup.io/onboarding

We are excited to announce that ProBackup now supports Webflow, our first-ever website builder integration! This marks an important milestone in our mission to become the one-stop backup solution for SMEs relying on SaaS applications.

What is Webflow?

Webflow is a powerful website-building platform that allows users to design, build, and launch websites visually, without the need for traditional coding. It combines the flexibility of custom development with the ease of a drag-and-drop editor.

Why Webflow?

Many SMEs, designers, and marketers rely on Webflow for its intuitive interface, robust customization options, and ability to create pixel-perfect, responsive websites. Since a large portion of our customers already use Webflow, adding backup support was a logical step in expanding our services. It’s a favorite among SMEs, designers, and marketers who need an intuitive yet powerful tool to build and manage their online presence. Since many of our customers already use Webflow, this integration was a natural next step. 

What This Means for You

• Automated Backups for Webflow: Keep your Webflow projects safe with daily backups.
• Free for Existing Customers: If you're a paid user, you can now back up Webflow alongside your other SaaS apps at no additional cost.
• More Website Builder Support? Let us know if we should add more website apps!

How to Add Webflow to ProBackup

1. Log in to your ProBackup account.
2. Click the "+ New App" button.
3. Select the Webflow app to start connecting and authorize ProBackup.
4. Start automatic backups 

More Integrations Coming Soon

Webflow is the first of a series of new updates. We are actively working on integrations for Figma and Canva, and we're also working on a complete revamp of the user interface. Stay tuned for more product updates.

Try our new Webflow integration today and keep your websites secure with ProBackup!

Why this guide matters for monday.com users

Monday.com is mission-critical for teams running sales pipelines, project workflows, engineering sprints, onboarding processes, and client operations. But here's the reality: 55% of teams experience data loss from accidental deletion, human error, or system issues.

This comprehensive guide shows you:

✓ How to safely delete and restore data in monday.com

✓ What monday.com's native recovery can and CAN'T do

✓ How to prevent permanent data loss

✓ A complete backup strategy for business continuity

Who this guide is for:

• IT Administrators managing monday.com for their company
• Project Managers responsible for team workflows
• Operations Managers protecting business-critical data
• Compliance Officers ensuring data retention requirements

👉 Start your 7-day free trial at ProBackup: https://app.probackup.io/onboarding

Understanding monday.com's data structure

The hierarchy of monday.com data

Before you delete anything, understand how monday.com organizes data. Deletion flows downward, removing a high-level container removes everything inside it.

Monday.com Data Hierarchy:

Account
└── Workspace
   ├── Folder / Sub-folder (optional)
   │   └── Board
   │       ├── Group
   │       │   ├── Item (row)
   │       │   │   ├── Subitem
   │       │   │   ├── Updates (comments)
   │       │   │   └── File attachments
   │       │   └── Columns (Status, Date, Text, People…)
   │       └── Views
   ├── Dashboard
   └── Workdoc

Important: Deleting a Workspace or Board removes:

❌ All boards, groups, and items inside it

❌ All subitems and their data

❌ All updates (comments) and communication history

❌ All file attachments

❌ All column data across every item

❌ All views, dashboards connected to that board

How to archive and delete data in monday.com

Best practice: Archive vs. Delete

🟢 Archive: Recommended 99% of the time

• Removes item from active view without deleting any data
• Preserves all data and history indefinitely
• Can be restored at any time, even years later
• Archived items can be automated — set up rules to archive completed items automatically
• No permanent consequences

🔴 Delete: Use with extreme caution

• Moves to Trash with a 30-day retention window
• Permanently erased after 30 days — monday.com support cannot recover it
• Comments and certain file types may not be recoverable even within 30 days
• Cannot be undone after the Trash window expires

How to archive an item

1. Select the item in the board view
2. Click the three dots (...) in the item popup at the bottom of the screen
3. Choose Archive
4. Confirm the action — the item disappears from the active board but is preserved

To restore: open the board → three-dot menu (...) → View archive/trash → Archive tab → find the item → Restore

How to archive a group

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) to the left of the group name on your board
2. Select Archive group
3. Confirm — the group and all its items are preserved

To restore: open the board → three-dot menu (...) → View archive/trash → Archive tab → filter by Group → Restore

How to archive a board

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) next to the board name in the left sidebar
2. Select Archive board
3. The board moves to the Board Archive, hidden from the active workspace

To restore: click the three-dot menu (...) in the workspace navigation bar → View archive/trash → Archive → find the board → Restore. You can also use Search Everything (magnifying glass icon) → Archived Boards → open the board → board menu → Unarchive board

How to delete an item

1. Select the item in the board
2. Click the three-dot menu (...) in the item popup
3. Select Delete
4. Confirm — item moves to Trash, recoverable for 30 days

How to delete a group

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) to the left of the group name
2. Select Delete
3. Confirm — the group and all items inside move to Trash, recoverable for 30 days

How to delete a column

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) at the top of the column header
2. Select Delete column
3. Confirm the action

⚠️ Warning: Deleting a column removes that data point from every single item on the board, across all groups, instantly. There is no selective undo in monday.com. The column moves to Trash, but the data values inside each item may not be fully restored even if the column is recovered. If a column is accidentally deleted, your only reliable path back is a backup that pre-dates the deletion.

How to delete a board

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) next to the board name in the left sidebar
2. Select Delete board
3. Confirm — the board and all its contents move to Trash, recoverable for 30 days

How to delete a workspace

1. Open the left side panel and hover over the workspace name
2. Click the three-dot menu (...) next to its name
3. Select Delete workspace
4. Confirm — the workspace moves to Trash for 30 days

⚠️ Warning: Restoring a deleted workspace from Trash gives you back only the workspace container. You must restore each board inside it separately from Trash. Do not delete a workspace unless you have already archived or backed up the boards within it.

How to restore data in monday.com

Monday.com offers two parallel recovery paths: Archive (indefinite, for items you deliberately put away) and Trash (30-day window, for accidentally deleted data).

How to access the Archive

For items, subitems, groups (board-level):

1. Open the board containing the archived data
2. Click the three-dot menu (...) in the upper-right corner of the board
3. Click View archive/trash, then select the Archive tab
4. Browse or filter by type (Item, Subitem, Group), date archived, or board name
5. Select the item(s) and click Restore

For archived boards:

1. Click the three-dot menu (...) above the workspace navigation bar in the left panel
2. Select View archive/trash → Archive
3. Find the board and click Restore

How to access the Trash

1. Click your avatar/profile picture in the upper-right corner
2. Select Trash
3. Browse deleted items — filter by type (Item, Subitem, Column, Group, Board, Doc, Dashboard), date deleted, or board name
4. Click the three-dot menu (...) to the right of the item
5. Select Restore

💡 Permissions note: Only admins and the person who deleted an item can see and restore it from Trash. If a board was set to "Only owners can change" permissions, non-owners will not see deleted items from that board in Trash.

Restoration options and retention summary

What can't be restored natively in monday.com

Monday.com's Archive and Trash are useful for catching recent mistakes, but they have critical limitations that can lead to permanent, unrecoverable data loss.

1. Comments and updates are gone immediately

When a team member deletes an update (comment) on an item, it does not go to Trash. It disappears instantly and permanently. There is no recovery path, native or otherwise, without a third-party backup.

2. No version history or data rollback

This is the limitation that causes the most damage in practice. If a board still exists but the data inside it has changed — wrong values, overwritten fields, a corrupted import — monday.com has no way to show you what it looked like before.

The activity log tells you that a change happened and who made it. It does not let you revert those changes at scale.

Common causes of silent data corruption:

• ✗ A bulk import maps columns incorrectly and overwrites existing data across hundreds of items
• ✗ An automation rule fires on unintended items and changes Status, Date, or custom field values
• ✗ monday.com's AI Sidekick misinterprets a prompt and updates records at scale
• ✗ A third-party integration syncs incorrectly and bulk-pushes wrong values
• ✗ An API script runs against the wrong board or workspace

None of these are deletions, so they don't appear in Trash. The activity log shows what happened — but reversing it manually at scale is not realistic.

3. The 30-day hard cutoff

Monday.com confirms in their own documentation that anything deleted more than 30 days ago is permanently gone. There is no extended retention window, no archive tier for deleted items, and no way to request recovery from their support team after that point.

4. Files uploaded directly to items

Files attached to an item via the Files tab are not available through monday.com's API and are not reliably recoverable after deletion. Files shared through file columns or comments can be backed up, but direct item uploads are a known gap.

5. What monday.com support can and cannot do

Common data loss scenarios & solutions

Scenario 1: "I accidentally deleted a board with 6 months of client work"

What happened: A PM was tidying up the workspace and clicked Delete instead of Archive on an active client board. Noticed the mistake 3 weeks later.

Native solution:

‍✓ Go to your avatar menu → Trash

‍✓ Filter by Board, find the item, click Restore

‍✓ All groups, items, and history are recovered

✓ Must be done within 30 days

If it happened 31+ days ago:

‍✗ Data is permanently gone

✗ No native recovery option

✗ Must rebuild from emails, exports, or memory

Scenario 2: "Someone deleted all the updates on our items"

What happened: A team member "cleaned up" tasks by deleting comment threads across 80 items. All decision history, client approvals, and context are now gone.

Native solution:

‍✗ Deleted updates (comments) do not go to Trash

✗ Once deleted, they are immediately and permanently gone

✗ Monday.com support cannot recover them

✗ No workaround exists natively

Impact:

• Lost proof of client approvals
• No context on why decisions were made
• Team must reconstruct discussions from memory or email

Scenario 3: "A column was accidentally deleted — and took data with it"

What happened: An editor deleted a custom Priority column, thinking it was a duplicate. The column affected 300 items across 12 groups. The column appeared in Trash, but restoring it did not recover all the original cell values.

Native solution:⚠️ Column goes to Trash and can be restored within 30 days, but the individual cell values stored in that column are not guaranteed to return✗ For a column deleted more than 30 days ago: permanently gone✗ If cell values are lost even after column restoration, there is no further native recovery path

Scenario 4: "Our automation overwrote all our item statuses"

What happened: An automation rule was misconfigured and updated the Status column on 500 items across three boards to the wrong value. The items still exist: The data inside them is just wrong.

Native solution:

‍✗ Items weren't deleted, so Trash doesn't help

✗ Activity log shows what changed but cannot revert it at scale

✗ No version history to roll back to✗ Manual correction across 500 items: 10+ hours of work

Scenario 5: "Monday.com AI Sidekick updated the wrong boards"

What happened: A team member used monday.com's AI Sidekick to bulk-update item fields. The prompt was ambiguous and the agent applied changes to the wrong workspace boards, overwriting statuses and dates across hundreds of items.

Native solution:

‍✗ These are data changes, not deletions, so Trash is irrelevant

✗ Activity log confirms the changes occurred but cannot undo them in bulk

✗ No rollback mechanism exists in monday.com for AI-driven updates

✗ Manual correction required

Scenario 6: "A departing employee deleted everything on their way out"

What happened: An admin-level employee deleted 9 boards and their workspace before their last day. The deletions were intentional.

Native solution:

‍✗ If within 30 days: boards can be restored from Trash by another admin

✗ If the workspace was also deleted: boards must be restored separately from Trash after restoring the workspace shell

✗ After 30 days: everything is permanently gone

✗ No audit trail showing what data existed before deletion

Quick reference: "I lost data — what should I do?"

Summary: Why Archive and Trash aren't enough for professional teams

Monday.com's native recovery tools are designed to catch immediate mistakes — not to serve as a disaster recovery plan. Here is how they stack up:

Compliance & data retention

Data retention requirements by industry

GDPR Compliance: the "Right to Be Forgotten"

When an EU citizen requests deletion of their personal data, you must delete it from production systems and backups, and document it within 30 days.

How this works with monday.com + ProBackup:

Step 1: Delete user data from monday.com — remove the person from your account, delete items assigned to them, and purge personal data from column values.

Step 2: Request deletion from ProBackup — open a support ticket specifying the user and date range. ProBackup purges that user's data from backup storage.

Step 3: Export a deletion certificate from ProBackup for your GDPR compliance documentation.

👉 Read our full GDPR guide: Handling GDPR Deletion Requests in Your Backup System

SOC 2 & ISO 27001: what auditors look for

Protect your monday.com data today

Don't wait for a data loss disaster to implement backup. As monday.com expands into AI-powered workflows with Sidekick and agentic automations, the risk of bulk, unintended data changes grows alongside the risk of accidental deletion. A single misconfigured agent or automation can touch every item on a board before anyone notices — and the activity log will show you it happened, but won't undo it.

ProBackup gives you:

✓ Automated daily backups of all your monday.com data

✓ Unlimited retention (no 30-day expiration)

✓ Point-in-time recovery (restore from any date)

✓ Granular restore (one item, one board, or everything)

✓ Google Drive sync (you own your data)

✓ SOC 2 Type II certified (enterprise-ready)

✓ 5-minute setup (no technical knowledge needed)

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Slack recently rolled out significant updates that impact users on free workspaces, limiting data retention and message history. If you manage projects or collaborate with teams on Slack’s free plan, it's crucial to understand these changes and how they affect your ability to access past conversations and files. Here’s everything you need to know about the update and why a solid backup strategy is more important than ever.

What’s Changing in Slack’s Free Workspaces?

Slack has shifted from storing messages and files indefinitely to a rolling 90-day limit on free workspaces. This means:

• Message Retention: Only messages from the past 90 days will be available. Anything older will be inaccessible unless your workspace is upgraded to a paid plan.
• File Storage: Similarly, files shared more than 90 days ago will no longer be accessible.

This change can be a major disruption for teams that rely on Slack for daily communication. Old conversations, decisions, and shared files are critical, especially in long-term projects.

Why Should You Be Concerned?

While Slack's free plan remains a valuable tool for small teams, the updates pose a risk of data loss. Without proper backups, you could lose access to important files, project discussions, or decision-making threads, which may affect future work. Key risks include:

• Loss of Historical Data: Teams often refer back to past discussions in long-term projects. Under the new Slack policy, this historical data could vanish unless you pay for a higher plan.
• Unreliable File Availability: Shared files older than 90 days will no longer be stored, which could lead to gaps in your documentation.

How ProBackup Can Help

ProBackup is designed to protect your valuable data on platforms like Slack. Our solution offers automated, scheduled backups that ensure your conversations, files, and attachments are securely stored and easily retrievable - no matter what happens on Slack’s servers.

With ProBackup, you can back up various types of data, including:

• Users: Maintain records of all team members.
• Channels: Keep a complete history of discussions across different channels.
• Threads: Save important threaded conversations for context.
• Messages: Archive all messages for future reference.
• Attachments: Securely store files shared in channels and direct messages.
• Direct Messages: Back up direct messages that you have access to, ensuring no vital communication is lost.

With ProBackup, the retention of your data depends on your subscription plan:

• Plus Plan: Retains revisions for up to 6 months.
• Pro Plan: Retains revisions for up to 2 years.
• Premium Plan: Retains revisions for up to 4 years.

This flexibility allows you to choose a plan that best fits your team's needs.

What You Can Do Now

To avoid any disruption or potential data loss, here’s what you should do:

1. Evaluate Your Needs: If you rely heavily on Slack’s free version for project management, consider the potential impact of the 90-day limit.
2. Upgrade or Back Up: You can either upgrade to Slack’s paid plan for longer retention or use ProBackup to ensure your data is backed up and retrievable.
3. Set Up ProBackup: Automate the process of securing your Slack data, giving you continuous access to your messages and files based on your chosen retention plan.

Conclusion

Slack's changes to free workspaces introduce limits that could put your team’s data at risk. ProBackup offers a seamless solution to these challenges by ensuring your conversations and files are always backed up, accessible, and secure - so you can focus on what matters most: getting work done.

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ClickUp is a fantastic all-in-one productivity platform that helps teams manage everything from simple tasks to complex, multi-stage projects. While you rightfully trust cloud apps like ClickUp to be secure and reliable, managing your business's critical data on any single platform opens the door to potential risks. 

Using ClickUp to manage your business can expose your team to issues such as accidental data deletion from human error, malicious actions by disgruntled employees, or data loss due to technical glitches and downtime. Losing an important ClickUp task or list can set your business back hours, or even days.

To gain peace of mind and protect your workflow, implementing an automated backup solution is essential. This guide will walk you through setting up a daily, automated backup for your ClickUp account using ProBackup.

Part 1: Create a ProBackup account

Getting started is easy and comes with a 7-day free trial.

1. Visit the ProBackup for ClickUp page by navigating to https://www.probackup.io/backup/clickup
2. Click on the Start free 7 day trial button.
3. Select ClickUp as the app you would like to back up and click Continue
4. Fill in your email, first name, and last name, then click Continue.

5. Verify your email address by following the instructions sent to your inbox.

Part 2: Connect ClickUp and start your first backup

Once your ProBackup account is created and verified, you can connect your ClickUp account. 

We recommend that you sign in to the right ClickUp account first, before connecting your account. 

1. In ProBackup, click on Sign in with ClickUp. This will redirect you to ClickUp to authorize the connection. If you are not signed in to ClickUp, then you will have to sign in first. 

2. On the ClickUp authorization page, select the workspaces you would like to back up and click on Connect Workspaces. 

3. Click Start Backup to grant ProBackup access and begin your first backup.

What happens next?

After you confirm, the initial backup of your selected ClickUp workspaces will begin automatically. Our backup app will fetch all relevant data types such as lists, tasks, comments, files and ClickUp docs. Depending on the size of your ClickUp account, the initial backup can take up to a few hours. You will be notified by email as soon as the first backup is complete.

Click on Go to ClickUp to view the lists that are already backed up. 

That’s it! Your ClickUp account is now protected with daily automated backups, ensuring your data is safe and easily restorable when you need it most.

Inviting other ClickUp users

During the onboarding flow of ClickUp, you choose which workspaces you want to back up. Once the initial backup is started, we can back up all data that your ClickUp account has access to. This means that any private spaces, folders or lists that you don’t have access to, will not be included in the scope of the backup. You can solve this by inviting other team members to your account. 

1. In ProBackup, go to Settings > Users.
2. Click on Invite Team Member and confirm the popup.

Each invited team member needs to create their own ProBackup account and authorize ProBackup to their ClickUp account. Once they’ve done this, then their personal spaces, folders and lists will be added to the backup scope. 

Asana is a leading work management platform for human and AI coordination. Whether it's managing strategic initiatives, cross-functional programs, or company-wide goals, Asana helps business bring clarity to complexity. While you rightfully trust cloud apps like Asana to be secure and reliable, managing your business's critical data on any single platform opens the door to potential risks. 

Using Asana to manage your business can expose your team to issues such as accidental data deletion from human error, malicious actions by disgruntled employees, or data loss due to technical glitches and downtime. Losing an important Asana task or project can set your business back hours, or even days.

To gain peace of mind and protect your workflow, implementing an automated backup solution is essential. This guide will walk you through setting up a daily, automated backup for your Asana account using ProBackup.

Part 1: Create a ProBackup Account

Getting started is easy and comes with a 7-day free trial.

1. Visit the ProBackup for Asana page by navigating to https://www.probackup.io/backup/asana
2. Click on the Start free 7 day trial button.
3. Select Asana as the app you would like to back up and click Continue
4. Fill in your email, first name, and last name, then click Continue.‍
5. Verify your email address by following the instructions sent to your inbox.

Part 2: Connect Asana and Start Your First Backup

Once your ProBackup account is created and verified, you can connect your Asana account. 

We recommend that you sign in to the right Asana account first, before connecting your account. 

1. In ProBackup, click on Sign in with Asana. This will redirect you to Asana to authorize the connection. If you are not signed in to Asana, then you will have to sign in first. 

2. On the Asana authorization page, click on Allow. 

3. On the next step of the onboarding wizard, select the workspaces you would like to back up.
4. Click on Start backup to start your first backup.

What Happens Next?

After you confirm, the initial backup of your selected Asana workspaces will begin automatically. Our backup app will fetch all relevant data types such as projects, tasks, comments, files and custom fields. Depending on the size of your Asana account, the initial backup can take up to a few hours. You will be notified by email as soon as the first backup is complete.

Click on Go to Asana to view the projects that are already backed up. 

That’s it! Your Asana account is now protected with daily automated backups, ensuring your data is safe and easily restorable when you need it most.

Inviting other Asana users

During the onboarding flow of Asana, you choose which workspaces you want to back up. Once the initial backup is started, we can back up all data that your Asana account has access to. This means that any workspaces or private projects that you don’t have access to, will not be included in the scope of the backup. You can solve this by inviting other team members to your account. 

1. In ProBackup, go to Settings > Users.
2. Click on Invite Team Member and confirm the popup.

Each invited team member needs to create their own ProBackup account and authorize ProBackup to their Asana account. Once they’ve done this, then their added workspace and private projects will be added to the backup scope. 

monday.com is a best-in-class productivity platform that allows teams to create customizable workflows to manage projects, tasks, and processes. While you rightfully trust cloud apps like monday.com to be secure and reliable, managing your business's critical data on any single platform opens the door to potential risks. 

Using monday.com to manage your business can expose your team to issues such as accidental data deletion from human error, malicious actions by disgruntled employees, or data loss due to technical glitches and downtime. Losing an important monday.com board or WorkDow can set your business back hours, or even days.

To gain peace of mind and protect your work, implementing an automated backup solution is essential. This guide will walk you through setting up a daily, automated backup for your monday.com account using ProBackup.

Part 1: Create a ProBackup Account

Getting started is easy and comes with a 7-day free trial.

1. Visit the ProBackup for monday.com page by navigating to https://www.probackup.io/backup/monday-com
2. Click on the Start free 7 day trial button.
3. Select monday.com as the app you would like to back up and click Continue
4. Fill in your email, first name, and last name, then click Continue.

5. Verify your email address by following the instructions sent to your inbox.

Part 2: Connect monday.com and Start Your First Backup

Once your ProBackup account is created and verified, you can connect your monday.com account. 

We recommend that you sign in to the right monday.com account first, before connecting your account. 

1. In ProBackup, click on Sign in with monday.com. This will redirect you to monday.com to authorize the connection. If you are not signed in to monday.com, then you will have to sign in first. 

2. On the monday.com authorization page, scroll down and click on Authorize

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3. On the next step of the onboarding wizard, select the workspaces you would like to back up.

4. Click on Start Backup to start your first backup.

What Happens Next?

After you confirm, the initial backup of your selected monday.com workspaces will begin automatically. Our backup app will fetch all relevant data types such as items, files, comments, fields and WorkDocs. Depending on the size of your monday.com account, the initial backup can take up to a few hours. You will be notified by email as soon as the first backup is complete.

Click on Go to monday.com to view the boards that are already backed up. 

That’s it! Your monday.com account is now protected with daily automated backups, ensuring your data is safe and easily restorable when you need it most.

Inviting other monday.com users

During the onboarding flow of monday.com, you choose which workspaces you want to back up. Once the initial backup is started, we can back up all data that your monday.com account has access to. This means that any workspaces or private boards that you don’t have access to, will not be included in the scope of the backup. You can solve this by inviting other team members to your account. 

1. In ProBackup, go to Settings > Users.
2. Click on Invite Team Member and confirm the popup.

Each invited team member needs to create their own ProBackup account and authorize ProBackup to their monday.com account. Once they’ve done this, then the additional workspaces and their private boards will be added to the backup scope. 

If your team uses Slack, you know it’s more than just a chat tool - it’s where important conversations, files, and decisions happen every day. But what would happen if any of that data disappeared? Mistaken deletions, account changes, or even accidental closures can result in the loss of critical information. That’s why it’s worth having a reliable backup strategy in place for your Slack channels.

In this post, we’ll walk you through why it’s essential to back up Slack and share simple ways to protect your team’s conversations.

Why Backing Up Your Slack Data is Essential

While Slack stores a lot of information, there are still good reasons to have your own backup:

1. Data Loss Risks – We’ve all seen it happen: messages or files get accidentally deleted. Having a backup means you can restore that lost data with just a few clicks.
2. Compliance Needs – Certain industries, like finance or healthcare, require records of communication for compliance. Backups ensure you have data stored long-term to meet these requirements.
3. Business Continuity – When disruptions occur, it’s comforting to know that you can recover Slack data without missing a beat.

What ProBackup Covers

With ProBackup, you don’t have to worry about losing the most important parts of your Slack workspace. Here’s what we back up:

• Users – We capture the information of all workspace members.
• Channels – ProBackup covers both public and private channels, keeping track of all those valuable team conversations.
• Threads – Preserve context by backing up threaded conversations.
• Messages – Every message in your channels is backed up, so nothing slips through the cracks.
• Attachments – Files, images, and any other media shared in channels are backed up too.
• Direct Messages – We back up direct messages (DMs) that the workspace admin has access to, so you don’t lose any critical one-on-one discussions.

With this coverage, ProBackup gives you the peace of mind that, if needed, you can restore complete conversations and files quickly.

Three Ways to Back Up Slack Data

Let’s take a look at the main ways to create Slack backups:

1) Manual Exports

Slack allows workspace owners and admins to export data. To do this:

• Go to Settings & Administration > Workspace Settings in the Admin Dashboard.
• Head to Import/Export Data and choose Export to download your public channel messages and files.

Manual exports have some limitations, though. For example, direct messages and private channels aren’t always included on the free and standard plans, and the export format (JSON) requires extra steps if you need to review or restore content.

2) Automated Daily Backups with ProBackup

For a set-it-and-forget-it solution, ProBackup offers automated daily backups. Once you set up ProBackup, it will back up your Slack data daily without any extra work on your end. This includes:

• Continuous Backup – You won’t need to manually export or worry about missing anything, as ProBackup does this daily.
• Access Control – Customize who can access or restore the data, which is helpful if only certain admins need that responsibility.
• Customizable Retention Policies – Choose how long to retain data to meet your compliance or archival needs.

Daily backups keep your Slack data fresh and up to date, so your team’s conversations are always protected.

3) Slack’s Built-In Retention Policies

For organizations on Slack’s Enterprise Grid, there are advanced retention policies that allow you to schedule deletions of messages based on compliance requirements. While these are useful for compliance, they aren’t a true backup solution, as data is deleted once the retention period expires.

Best Practices for Slack Backups

To ensure you’re covering all your bases:

• Use Daily Backups: ProBackup’s daily automated backups make sure your Slack data stays safe without requiring any manual steps.
• Define Your Backup Scope: Identify the channels and types of messages (public, private, DMs) you want to protect.
• Consider Data Privacy: Be mindful of data privacy standards, especially if you’re backing up sensitive information.
• Test Restores: Run periodic tests to confirm that you can restore data smoothly if you need it.

Protect Your Slack Data with ProBackup

At ProBackup, we specialize in making sure your team’s data across SaaS tools, including Slack, stays safe and accessible. ProBackup offers:

• Complete Coverage – We back up channels, messages, threads, files, and DMs that you need.
• Ease of Use – Quick setup and easy integration with your worksfdfdfdfdpace.
• Security – We store your backups securely, meeting industry encryption standards.

Start protecting your Slack conversations today with ProBackup and stay prepared for whatever comes your way.

Trello is a powerful, visual collaboration tool that uses boards, cards and lists to help teams and businesses organize and prioritize their projects and collaborate effictively.

As Trello can be used for a wide range of projects, from simple to-do lists to complex workflows, it's a popular choice for many businesses across all verticals. While you rightfully trust cloud apps like Trello to be secure and reliable, managing your team's work in one cloud app opens the door to potential risks. It can expose your team to issues such as accidental data deletion from human error, malicious actions by disgruntled employees, or data loss due to technical glitches and downtime. Losing an important Trello card or board can set your business back hours, or even days.

To gain peace of mind and protect your work, implementing an automated backup solution is essential. This guide will walk you through setting up a daily, automated backup for your Trello boards using ProBackup.

Part 1: Create a ProBackup Account

Getting started is easy and comes with a 7-day free trial.

1. Visit the ProBackup for Trello page by navigating to https://www.probackup.io/backup/trello
2. Click on the Start free 7 day trial button.
3. Select Trello as the app you would like to back up and click Continue
4. Fill in your email, first name, and last name, then click Continue.‍
5. Verify your email address by following the instructions sent to your inbox.

Part 2: Connect Trello and Start Your First Backup

Once your ProBackup account is created and verified, you can connect your Trello account. 

We recommend that you sign in to the right Trello account first, before connecting your account. 

1. In ProBackup, click on Sign in with Trello. This will redirect you to Trello to authorize the connection. If you are not signed in to Trello, then you will have to sign in first. 

2. On the Trello authorization page, scroll down and click on Allow.

3. On the next step of the onboarding wizard, select the workspaces you would like to back up.
4. Click on Start Backup to start your first backup.

What Happens Next?

After you confirm, the initial backup of your selected Trello workspaces will begin automatically. Our backup app will fetch all relevant data types such as cards, files, comments and check lists. Depending on the size of your Trello account, the initial backup can take up to a few hours. You will be notified by email as soon as the first backup is complete.

In the meantime, you can click on Go to Trello to view the cards that are already backed up. 

That’s it! Your Trello account is now protected with daily automated backups, ensuring your data is safe and easily restorable when you need it most.

Inviting other Trello users

During the onboarding flow of Trello, you choose which workspaces you want to back up. Once the initial backup is started, we can back up all data that your Trello account has access to. This means that any workspaces or private boards that you don’t have access to, will not be included in the scope of the backup. You can solve this by inviting other team members to your account. 

1. In ProBackup, go to Settings > Users.
2. Click on Invite Team Member and confirm the popup.

Each invited team member needs to create their own ProBackup account and authorize ProBackup to their Trello account. Once they’ve done this, then their workspaces and personal boards will be added to the backup scope.