Why is Google Drive missing from Jetbackup 5?

Question

You may have recently upgraded from Jetbackup 4 to Jetbackup 5 and found that some previously available backup destination options are no longer available or have changed.

Answer

JetBackup 5.0 has removed the following destinations:

• Google Drive
• Dropbox

JetBackup has re-introduced FTP destinations in 5.2.10, however, they are still considered experimental.

For more information, please refer to the following documentation.

A Guide to Upgrading to JetBackup 5 (JetApps Documentation)

Destinations | JetBackup 5 (JetApps Documentation)

Updates

JetApps has been adding destination types via Plugins, however, as of writing, these are still in beta/alpha.

• JetBackup 5.2.9: Experimental FTP Plugin added
• JetBackup 5.3 Alpha: Experimental Google Drive Plugin added

Please see their changelog for new plugin information.