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Backing up to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive

Every document Hemma processes — invoices, quotes, permits, plans — can be automatically backed up to Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. Once you connect a provider, new documents are copied there in the background. You get a clean archive without lifting a finger.

01Connecting a provider

  1. Go to Settings → Integrations.
  2. Find the provider you want — Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
  3. Click Connect.
  4. Hemma redirects you to the provider's login page. Sign in and grant permission.
  5. You're sent back to Hemma and the provider card shows Connected.

From this point on, every new document that Hemma processes is queued for backup. You do not need to do anything else.

02What gets backed up

Every asset that Hemma has successfully processed is backed up: invoices, quotes, contracts, permits, plans, photos, and other documents. The file is copied to a Hemma folder inside your cloud storage — Hemma creates and manages that folder automatically.

Documents that are still processing or that failed processing are not included until they complete successfully.

03Connecting more than one provider

You can connect all three at once if you want. Each connected provider receives a copy independently. Useful if you want Dropbox for yourself and Google Drive for a shared family account, for example.

04Disconnecting a provider

  1. Go to Settings → Integrations.
  2. Click Disconnect next to the provider.
  3. Confirm the action.

The connection is removed immediately. Documents already backed up stay in your cloud storage — Hemma does not delete files it already copied. New documents will no longer be sent there.

05Reconnecting after a disconnect

If the connection breaks — usually because your OAuth token expired or you changed your password — the provider card shows Disconnected. Click Reconnect, sign in again, and the connection restores. Hemma will retry any documents that failed to sync while the connection was broken.

06Common questions

Does Hemma delete files from my cloud storage? No. Hemma only ever writes to your cloud storage. It never deletes, moves, or renames files it has already copied.

Can I choose which folder Hemma puts files in? Not yet. Hemma creates and manages its own folder (/Hemma/ or similar) inside your account. You can move files out of it afterwards — Hemma will not put them back.

Are documents backed up retroactively? Documents uploaded before you connected the integration are not automatically backfilled. Only documents processed after the connection is active are synced.

Will connecting Google Drive also connect Google Calendar? No. Google Drive and Google Calendar are separate integrations with separate OAuth flows. Connecting one does not affect the other.

07What if it goes wrong

  • Provider card says Error instead of Connected: reconnect by clicking the card action button. If it fails repeatedly, try revoking Hemma's access from within your provider's connected-apps settings, then connect again fresh.
  • Files are not appearing in my cloud storage: allow a few minutes — backup runs in the background. If a day passes and nothing appears, disconnect and reconnect.
  • I see "disconnected" after a system update: see My cloud backup says "disconnected".