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Photography Backup Runbook / Notion import + kit
Photography backup & restore checklist
Document capture, copy, verification, and archive steps for a repeatable file workflow.
Made for photographers organizing file protection.
Price and availability
Catalog price: $19 USD
One-time purchase · No subscription
FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition, and optional Notion import files (not a configured workspace). A worked example is included.
To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files. A Notion account is needed only for the optional import; set database properties and relations yourself.
LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
A documented backup routine verified by a sample restore.
Gather before you start
Storage locations
File counts
Retention requirements
Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.
When to skip this kit
You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook, plus Notion import files you configure yourself.
You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.
Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.
Included files
What's inside
01Storage map
02Import record
03Verification
04Restore rehearsal
05Retention review
Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.
Your completion check
A file is not treated as protected until a separate copy has been checked and the restore route is understood.
Before you finish
Check this before you use it
A completed copy is assumed to be a recoverable backup.
Open restored files from the backup and record the rehearsal.
Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.
Identify working, backup, and archive locations and who can access them.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer wants a clear process before reusing memory cards after a client shoot.
Completed response: Current edits and original captures have separate labeled directories.
Your decision
Which location is the original, working copy, and backup?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Import record.
Before you start
Storage locations: [Source or notes]
File counts: [Source or notes]
Retention requirements: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A documented backup routine verified by a sample restore.
View plain worksheet text
Worksheet 1 of 5. Storage map
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}
Instructions
Identify working, backup, and archive locations and who can access them.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer wants a clear process before reusing memory cards after a client shoot.
Completed response: Current edits and original captures have separate labeled directories.
Your decision
Which location is the original, working copy, and backup?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Import record.
Before you start
- Storage locations: [Source or notes]
- File counts: [Source or notes]
- Retention requirements: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A documented backup routine verified by a sample restore.
This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook, plus an optional Notion import ZIP with Markdown pages and CSV databases.
Before you choose
What should I have ready for this kit?
Bring storage locations, file counts, retention requirements. Mark anything you still need to check.
How do I know the work is finished?
A documented backup routine verified by a sample restore. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.
What is in the Notion import pack?
The download includes an optional NOTION-IMPORT.zip with authored Markdown page templates and sample-filled CSV databases. Import the files in Notion, then set field types and any database relations yourself. Alongside those files, you receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. Set up the imported pages and tables yourself. These are not native Excel, Canva, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.
Will this do the work for me?
The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.
Included Notion import files · fictional preview data
Photo Backup and Restore Runbook
3 Notion page templates and 3 sample-filled CSV databases. Extract the product download, then import NOTION-IMPORT.zip in Notion desktop or web.
04-Project-Storage-Map.md
# Project storage map · [project ID]
- Project alias or neutral ID: [ ]
- Original cards or source media inventory reference: [ ]
- Primary working copy and owner: [ ]
- Independent backup copies and media: [ ]
- Physical or service failure boundary for each copy: [ ]
- Off-site copy and access policy reference: [ ]
- Number of copies expected by policy: [ ]
- Ingest verification method and private evidence reference: [ ]
- Restore rehearsal date and result: [ ]
- Client retention and deletion deadline: [ ]
- Owner, next review date, and change trigger: [ ]
Example rows are fictional. The import creates pages and databases; set property types and any relations inside Notion. You configure the tables after import.
