Data is backed up in the simplest form possible

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Our score
Backup Completeness Score: 3/10

Learning Curve: Easy

Time: 8 hours per view

Cost: free

Main advantages
Data can be imported into any system in the engineer data future using universal format
Data storage will never be a significant amount of space
Disadvantages
Stored in individual files or requires a consolidation project
Must download dozens of reports for hundreds of date ranges
When imported into a spreadsheet tool, you might run against cell limits
Will run slower the more data in the backup
No data visualization, must be done in a separate step
Steep learning curve to make data usable or queryable or interactive
8. UA Export to Google Sheets
Instead of exporting UA reports to CSV files, you can also export them directly as Google Sheets.

For whom is this solution?
This method is definitely for the not fainthearted and for sure not for anyone who isn’t afraid of getting a repetitive strain injury.

Our score
Backup Completeness Score: 3/10

Learning Curve: Easy