Professional Workflow Quiz: Backup and File Management

Build a bulletproof professional workflow. This quiz covers the 3-2-1 backup rule, checksum verification, RAID vs backup, and the data management practices that protect years of work from loss.

Quiz 48: High-Volume Pro Workflow: Redundancy, Hashing, and Integrity

Data integrity checking uses:

Hashes/checksums

Aperture

Focus

A checksum mismatch indicates:

Better image quality

Potential corruption or incomplete copy

Correct exposure

Correct profile

Ingest best practice includes:

One copy only

Two copies and verified copy (checksum)

Delete card immediately

Edit directly on card

RAID is:

Backup

Redundancy for drive failure (not a full backup)

Color profile

Exposure mode

3-2-1 backup is:

3 edits, 2 exports, 1 print

3 copies, 2 media types, 1 offsite

3 lenses, 2 bodies, 1 tripod

3 profiles, 2 LUTs, 1 preset

Offsite backup protects against:

Single file deletion only

Theft, fire, flood, local disasters

White balance errors

Focus errors

A robust workflow tracks:

Only ISO

Versions and deliverables clearly

Only shutter speed

Only lens brand

"Single source of truth" for catalogs means:

Multiple conflicting catalogs

A primary catalog with consistent backups

Editing on card

Only JPEG

XMP sidecars store:

Raw sensor data

Edit instructions and metadata

Flash power

Shutter speed only

A common failure mode is:

Too many backups

Believing RAID equals backup

Using checksums

Using dual cards

Dual card writing in camera helps by:

Increasing ISO

Creating immediate redundancy

Improving autofocus

Reducing distortion

File naming conventions help:

Noise

Automation and traceability

Depth of field

Flicker

Deliverable tracking prevents:

Good color

Sending wrong versions/sizes

Overlap in panoramas

Banding

Hashing is most useful when:

You want smaller files

You need to verify bit-perfect copies

You need better bokeh

You want more megapixels

Advanced workflow is:

Only editing style

Risk management and repeatability

Only gear choice

Only presets

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