Bobby
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Backup all your Google Docs to your desktop in one click
Kevin William David
Bobby — Backup all your Google Docs to your desktop in one click
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Bobby is a tray app that backs up all your Google Docs and converts them to .pdf, .docx, etc., to your desktop or local storage.
If you use Google Docs extensively, Bobby is a must so you can protect your thousands of hours of work in one click.
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Terence Pua
Hello everyone! I’m Terence Pua and I’m one of the makers of Bobby! Thanks for hunting us, @Kevin! Bobby is a tray app that backs up all of your Google Docs to your desktop in one click. Most of our data lives in the cloud now and they are not protected. We created Bobby to help protect your cloud. While the cloud is reliable, it only takes one instance to ruin the thousands of hours of work you have put into your cloud data. You have data breaches, compromised logins, ransomware, viruses, and accidental (or intentional) deletions, just to name a few. Bobby is a tray app (Windows, Mac, soon: Linux) that converts and backs up all your Google Docs to your desktop or local storage (usb drive, network drive, etc.) in a usable format (pdf, docx, etc.). Here are the highlights of Bobby v1: 📝 Backup all your Google Docs to your local system 🔄 Conversion of Google Docs to .pdf, .docx, .xlsx, etc. 💾 Peripheral support (USB, external drive, NAS/network drive, etc.) 📚 Directory preservation 🔍 Preview of your backups 👬 Access to Shared drives and Shared with me In the future, we are adding support for Google Drive, Google Photos, Notion, Docusign and others! As a thank you for reading and your vote, use the 50% coupon code above for Bobby Plus. Thanks for trying Bobby and backup your cloud!
Anna Filou
@bobby @kevin @terencepua please let us know when you add support for Google Photos! That’d be super useful
Terence Pua
@anna_0x yes, for sure! it's something we want to work on next.
Harsh Siriah
I'm sure this will be super helpful for students and professionals! Also, love the fact that i can convert it to any format! Great product! Congratulations on the launch! 🚀
Terence Pua
@harsh_siriah1 thanks! let me know how you end up using it and what other cloud services we should add!
Vinay Harwani
This is super helpful and simple to use. Definitely gonna try this! Amazing product! Congrats on the launch🚀🚀
Terence Pua
@vmharwani yeah, we wanted to simplify and personalize backup as it's a bit intimidating so we borrowed from the mobile experience by using on/off switch
Chris Brandlon
When I attempt to run after installing, I get a "connecting to Bobby" message, but no connection. Am I missing something?
Dipesh
@chris_brandlon Perhaps the UI did not show up automatically post connection. Did you try clicking the tray icon?
vindeep chaudhari
Really interesting, I really hope this would help in better management and easy access for everyone. Congratulations!
Mara Sy
@vindeepjr_chaudhari Thank you so much for the support! Our goal is to make cloud-to-local streams seamless! :)
Umut Sönmez
This will save a lot of time. Thank you, ?makers
Terence Pua
@umut_sonmez your welcome :)
Charles Lee
@terencepua As a long-time former user of Insync, this is a great pivot to stay relevant in 2022. However, I don't quite understand why it needs permission to edit and delete documents on Google Drive when it seems like read access is all it needs?
Terence Pua
@charles_lee7 good point…we will change the scope! Thanks!
Charles Lee
@terencepua Thanks. Also, how do I access email support? I need a receipt, but I never got a response for the email I sent to support@insynchq.com
Girdharee Saran
How is it different from Google drive for desktop?
Terence Pua
@giri Google Drive for desktop is a syncing app and doesn't support local conversion of Google Docs for backup purposes
Mohit Charkha
A great utility product! Congrats and All the best on the launch 🚀
Terence Pua
@mohit_charkha thanks! let me know if you find it useful and how we can improve!
DAKSH BHARDWAJ
Congrats on the launch. Looks intriguing; I'll try it.
Terence Pua
@daksh_bhardwaj cool! simplicity was one of the core things we wanted users to experience from the name to the onboarding to the actual day2day app usage
Ajinkya Chikhale
Wow! Something I was looking for a long time.Congrats team.
Terence Pua
@ajinkya_chikhale03 cool! hope you find it useful. which other cloud services would you like to see supported?
Alpesh Modi
I always needed this and have to find some hacks. Great to hear that the solution is available. Congrats!
Terence Pua
@alpesh_modi awesome and thanks! hope you find it useful!
Terence Pua
@alpesh_modi venga! would love to hear other cloud services you would want added, thanks again!
Meenank Minnu
Wow, looks like a handy tool!
Mara Sy
@superminnu Thank you so much! Let us know what you think about the app! :)
Giuseppe Avagliano
This is a must-have! Thank you!
Terence Pua
@giuseppe_avagliano well said haha :)
Danny Richman
Does it backup file revisions?
Terence Pua
@dannyrichman we currently don't support versions but something we can consider in the future under a Pro plan
Ivan Battimiello
I use a lot google docs in my work, so for sure I'll need it. Really good idea
Terence Pua
@ivan_battimiello awesome! would love to hear your improvements :)
Prashant Matta
Would save a lot of time during backups, thanks for this :)
Terence Pua
@auttomatta yeah, that's the idea haha!
Isha B
Would save soooo much time! And convertible formats! Too good. Congrats on the launch
Terence Pua
@ishabansod let us know how we can improve and what other cloud services you would like to see
Antonio Silvestre
Very nice idea. I think that I can manage my documents without a problem with this tool
Prineel Bandellu
This is really cool! Congrats on the launch :)
Terence Pua
@prineelbandellu would love to hear your thoughts on bobby's ui :)