NotionManager

What it is

Questions from the bench

Is a cold backup searchable or browsable like a normal one?

Once imported, yes. It opens as its own profile and reads like any other copy. While it is archived, it is a file rather than a live backup.

Why is the imported profile read-only?

So that nothing can write into an archive. An archive only needs to be browsed and exported. If anyone could write into it, the very thing it was made to survive could destroy it.

How often should I make a cold copy?

It depends on the cost. Make one whenever losing everything since the last copy would be unacceptable: monthly, quarterly, or before a risky change. It is a deliberate act, not a schedule you set and forget.

Is one archived file enough?

No single copy ever is. Keep the archive off-site, keep a second one if the data warrants it, and check now and then that the file still opens.