"Worksheet","Test an editing backup by restoring a small project copy","Evidence status","Your configuration" "Purpose","Restore to a separate location and verify the project, source references and a short output. A backup job’s success message does not prove the edit can be reopened.","Proposed workflow","" "Check","Question to record","Decision","Your observation" "Project","Timeline or database restores","Edit decisions accessible","" "Assets","Required media and linked files","References resolve","" "Output","Short representative export","Recovery task completes","" "Example","An illustrative backup restores a project file but no original audio folder. The timeline opens with missing sound. That is a partially successful restore, not a complete recovery. The drill reveals the missing dependency while the live project is still available.","Illustrative; not a measured product result","" "Source","https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support","Official references; scope in article","" "Result","Accepted / unresolved / needs correction","Record date and configuration",""