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Studio Backup Workflow: How to Archive Photos and Video So You Never Lose a Job
I’ll be honest: I didn’t get serious about my archive system until I almost lost an entire e-commerce shoot. One corrupted transfer, one drive that was “probably fine,” and suddenly I’m on the phone with a client explaining why I need to reschedule a product shoot that involved a rented space and a hired stylist. That was the last time I treated file management as an afterthought. Since then, I’ve spent more time than I’d like to admit refining how media moves from card to archive, and I track the hours that system saves me the same way I track everything else: in a spreadsheet.