file management best practices

This is a great question, Sarah! I haven't experienced corruption in about 10 years of using Storyline that wasn't recoverable with my backups. I tend to work with redundant systems with a local storage and cloud storage options. When I'm working projects, I use Dropbox or Google Drive to sync my project folders in real time.  

I typically like to keep things local and accessible for the first weeks and months after deployment. This is the time where the most quick changes will happen. After that, I'll zip up the project archive and move that to an archived section locally and in the cloud. Zipping it up saves space and helps with version control since it requires expanding to make any changes.

For group projects, I've started to maintain a Rise project to store the Storyline source.  This provides the opportunity to document with additional instructions, uploading videos that document process, etc.. I have also added published outputs as Storyline blocks for context. This can work really well for some projects. It has the bonus of providing a one-stop-shop if you need to transfer Articulate 360 to someone else. You can also password protect in Review and offer a way to capture comments and feedback from development partners.