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# Finished Photo Delivery vs a Source Archive

Keep convenient listing kits and book PDFs distinct from the originals, notes and backups needed for future work.

Buying decisions2 min readUpdated 18 October 2026

## A finished photo story

Arrange photos, add captions and preview pages before exporting a saved book revision.

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Quick answer

## The short version

A delivery set makes a particular task easy to use. An archive preserves the material and context needed for future tasks. A polished ZIP or book PDF is useful, but it should not become the only surviving source. Keep the two roles explicit in filenames and storage.

## Compare the workflows

| Decision | Finished delivery set | Source archive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Main purpose | Complete a specific publishing or sharing task | Support retrieval, verification and future work |
| --- |
| Typical contents | Approved JPEGs, scene PNG, PDF or manifest | Originals, notes and source relationships |
| --- |
| Long-term task | Retain the accepted deliverable | Maintain independent copies and recovery checks |
| --- |

## How to make the decision

For delivery, include approved outputs, a manifest and the intended use. For the archive, retain originals, source IDs, captions, permissions and meaningful version notes. Keep an independent backup and test that important files open. RestoreBunny’s hosted photos and book projects have a ten-day retention window, so download accepted outputs promptly. Do not rely on an account history screen as permanent storage or as the only record of a product approval.

## Worked planning example

Planning example: A shop delivers a listing kit to its uploader while keeping the real capture and review notes privately. A family shares a memory book while retaining full scans and caption sources in its archive. Neither extracts future masters from the finished delivery file.

## Check before you finish

1. Separate source and delivery folders.
2. Retain source IDs and meaningful notes.
3. Download before hosted expiry.
4. Keep an independent recoverable copy.

## Choose the next step for your task

Memory Book Studio saves a captioned photo story with fitted images, ordering and three fixed themes. Editing and previewing are free; exporting a new saved revision costs three account credits. Repeat downloads of that exported revision use no additional credits. Projects expire ten days after creation. Use the free Image to PDF tool when one image per page completes your task.

## FAQs

How do I choose between finished delivery set and source archive?

A delivery set makes a particular task easy to use. An archive preserves the material and context needed for future tasks. A polished ZIP or book PDF is useful, but it should not become the only surviving source. Keep the two roles explicit in filenames and storage.

Are these examples documented customer results?

No. They are hypothetical planning examples and editorial decision frameworks. They do not establish a sales increase, a successful restoration or a printer’s approval.

## Sources

Sources for technical facts and documented capabilities. Worked scenarios are hypothetical planning examples.

- Library of Congress: [Personal archiving: digital photographs](<https://www.digitalpreservation.gov/personalarchiving/photos.html>)
- RestoreBunny: [Memory Book Studio: capabilities, costs and limits](<https://restorebunny.com/features/memory-book-studio/>)

## Related

- [Open the related free tool](<https://restorebunny.com/tools/image-hash-checker/>)
- [Explore Memory Book Studio](<https://restorebunny.com/features/memory-book-studio/>)
- [Credit-Based Image Tools vs a Commissioned Editor](<https://restorebunny.com/guides/credit-based-tools-vs-commissioned-photo-editor/>)

## Ready to build your photo story?

Arrange your photos and captions, then export a saved revision for three credits.

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