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Backup · Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace

Your e-mails and files, even after they were deleted.

Microsoft and Google guarantee that their service is running – not that your data can be restored. We back up your staff's mailboxes and files every day, encrypted and read-only, and you restore every single e-mail and file yourself.

Coming soon The plans are set; you will be able to order them shortly.

01 What for

For the cases where the recycle bin is not enough.

Deleted by mistake

A folder full of customer e-mails, a quote, a whole directory – even when the recycle bin was emptied long ago, the version is with us.

An employee leaves

When an account is removed, Microsoft or Google delete the data after a grace period. Our backup stays – and with it the correspondence.

Ransomware

If files in OneDrive or Drive are encrypted, the damage syncs along. With us, the version from before is kept.

Changed file

If a file was overwritten, the previous version remains available for 90 days. It can be restored individually in the customer center – without having to ask us first.

Read-only

We only receive read permissions. We cannot change, delete or send anything in your account – not even by mistake.

Encrypted

Every version is stored encrypted with a key of its own for your account. If you delete the connection, the backup becomes unreadable together with the key.

02 An example

Monday morning, and the folder is gone.

A made-up but typical example from a small office with eight employees.

This is what it will look like once we launch the offer.

  1. Tidied upAn employee tidies up her mailbox and accidentally deletes a subfolder with the correspondence of an important customer. The recycle bin is emptied shortly afterwards.
  2. SearchedThree weeks later an email from that folder is needed. It can no longer be found in Outlook.
  3. In the customer centerThe owner opens the backup, selects the employee and searches for the folder name. Deleted versions are shown too, as long as they are less than 90 days old.
  4. DownloadedThe emails come down as .eml files. They open in Outlook and can be dragged back into the mailbox.
  5. No request neededThis needs neither a request to us nor access to the Microsoft admin center – just the customer center.
03 Packages

Billed per user.

All packages back up equally thoroughly, they only differ in the number of users.

Workspace-Backup 5

€12.90 / month
  • Up to 5 users
  • Mailboxes and files, daily
  • Deleted versions available for 90 days
  • Restore single e-mails and files
  • Alert when a backup does not run
Coming soon

Workspace-Backup 15

€34.90 / month
  • Up to 15 users
  • Mailboxes and files, daily
  • Deleted versions available for 90 days
  • Restore single e-mails and files
  • Alert when a backup does not run
Coming soon

Workspace-Backup 50

€99.00 / month
  • Up to 50 users
  • Mailboxes and files, daily
  • Deleted versions available for 90 days
  • Restore single e-mails and files
  • Alert when a backup does not run
Coming soon

We are launching this offer shortly. Want to be among the first or find out in advance whether it fits? Write to us.

Prices per month incl. VAT, cancel monthly. Not included: Teams chats, SharePoint sites, calendars, contacts and files over 2 GB. More users? Talk to us.

04 Details

What is backed up – and how.

Microsoft 365
Mailboxes with their folders and subfolders, the user's OneDrive
Google Workspace
Gmail and the user's own files in Google Drive
Google documents
As Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, drawings as PDF
Schedule
Every night; after the first full backup only the changes
Retention
Deleted and overwritten versions remain retrievable for 90 days
File size
Up to 2 GB per file; you see the number of larger files per user
Permissions
Read-only: user list, emails and files
Encryption
XChaCha20-Poly1305 with a separate key per connection
Storage location
On our servers in Germany, separate from Microsoft and Google
Restore
Search by subject, file name or folder; emails as .eml, files in their original form
Monitoring
Email if no backup has completed for 48 hours
Access in the customer center
Only the owner of the customer account, no team logins
05 Comparison

What is still there when it matters.

Three ways to recover deleted emails and files – and where their limits are.

ProMedia24 backupProvider's recycle binOccasional manual copy
After the recycle bin is emptied Retrievable for 90 days Gone once the period ends Only if the copy is recent enough
Account of a former employee deleted Backed-up versions remain Data gone after a period Only if copied beforehand
Stored separately from the provider Yes, in Germany No Yes, wherever you keep it
Runs automatically Every night Yes, but only until it expires No
Notice if something does not run After 48 hours by email No No
Recover a single email Search in the customer center As long as it is in the recycle bin If you find it in the copy
06 How it works

In three steps to the first backup.

This is how it will work once we launch the offer.

Order a package

After payment, the backup is ready in the customer center.

Connect

Microsoft 365: sign in as an administrator and agree to the read permissions. Google Workspace: allow our client ID in the Admin console – the guide is in the customer center.

Done

The first backup runs right away, then every day. You can see per user when the last backup ran.

08 Frequently asked questions

Good to know.

Doesn't Microsoft back up my data anyway?
Microsoft and Google make sure their service is available. What a user deletes is gone once the recycle bin or retention period expires – and when an account is removed, its data disappears completely after a grace period. That is exactly what a backup at a second provider is for.
What is backed up?
For Microsoft 365 the mailboxes (all folders) and OneDrive, for Google Workspace Gmail and the user's own files in Google Drive. Google Docs, Sheets and Slides are saved as Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Not included are Teams chats, SharePoint sites, calendars, contacts and files over 2 GB – you see the number of such files per user in the customer center.
How do I restore something?
In the customer center you search per user by subject, file name or folder and download the e-mail or file. An e-mail comes as an .eml file that opens in Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail and can be dragged back into a mailbox.
Which permissions do you get?
Read permissions only: read the user list, e-mails and files. Your administrator grants consent personally and can withdraw it at any time.
Who can see my backup?
In the customer center only the owner of the customer account – team logins do not see this area. The versions are stored encrypted; we process them only for the backup, as a processor under Art. 28 GDPR.
What happens if I cancel?
From the end of the contract nothing more is backed up; existing versions remain available for 90 more days and are deleted afterwards. If you wish, you can delete everything yourself immediately.
How long does the first backup take?
That depends on the amount of data. The first backup reads everything once in full and works in sections; if a section is interrupted, the next one picks up exactly where it stopped. After that we only fetch the changes every night.
Can I leave out individual users?
Yes. In the customer center you switch the backup on or off per user, up to the number of users in your plan. When you first connect, we switch on as many users as your plan covers, so something is backed up right away.
What happens if a backup does not run?
If no backup completes for a user for 48 hours – for example because the permission was withdrawn – you receive an email with the reason. We send one notice per connection and only send another after the next success.
Questions?

We set it up with you.

Not sure where in the Admin console the setting is? We go through the three steps with you – personally and without a queue.

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