Google Drive Folder Structure Copier

This n8n workflow provides a robust solution for replicating the folder structure of a Google Drive directory without copying any of the files within them. It's ideal for setting up new project directories, onboarding new team members with predefined folder layouts, or standardizing your Google Drive organization.

What it does

This workflow is designed to be triggered manually and then systematically process a specified Google Drive folder to recreate its hierarchy.

1. Manual Trigger: The workflow starts when manually initiated, allowing you to control exactly when the folder structure replication occurs.
2. Google Drive Folder Listing: It connects to your Google Drive account to list all folders within a specified parent folder.
3. Loop Over Folders: The workflow iterates through each identified folder.
4. Conditional Logic: For each item, it checks if it's a folder.
5. Create New Folder (if applicable): If the item is a folder, it proceeds to create a new folder with the same name in a designated destination.
6. Merge Results: The results from the folder creation are merged back into the main flow.
7. Edit Fields: Placeholder for potential data manipulation or logging (currently a passthrough).

Prerequisites/Requirements

• n8n Instance: A running instance of n8n.
• Google Drive Account: A Google account with access to the Google Drive you wish to manage.
• Google Drive Credentials: Configured Google Drive OAuth2 or API Key credentials within n8n.

Setup/Usage

1. Import the workflow: Import the provided JSON into your n8n instance.
2. Configure Google Drive Credentials:
   • Locate the "Google Drive" node.
   • Click on the "Credential" field and select your existing Google Drive OAuth2 credential. If you don't have one, click "Create New" and follow the n8n instructions to set up a Google Drive OAuth2 credential.
3. Specify Source Folder:
   • In the "Google Drive" node, ensure the operation is set to "Get All" or "List" (depending on the exact node configuration for listing folders).
   • You will need to specify the Parent Folder ID of the Google Drive folder whose structure you want to copy.
4. Specify Destination Folder:
   • In the "Google Drive" node responsible for creating new folders (which is implied by the flow but not explicitly present in the provided JSON, this would be a "Create" operation), you will need to specify the Parent Folder ID where the new folder structure should be created.
5. Execute the workflow: Click the "Execute Workflow" button in the n8n editor to run the workflow. The workflow will then replicate the folder structure in your specified destination.

Note: The provided JSON only outlines the core logic nodes. A complete workflow for this task would typically include two "Google Drive" nodes: one to list the folders from the source and another within the loop to create folders in the destination. You will need to add and configure these Google Drive nodes based on your specific source and destination folder IDs and credentials.