IT Disaster Recovery Checklist

This one-page checklist is for IT staff, office managers, and anyone responsible for keeping systems running after a disruption. It includes two clear sections: before an incident and during recovery. The sheet focuses on key actions to prepare for downtime and to guide the recovery process once a problem starts.

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1 page
US Letter — choose “Fit to page” for A4
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Free for personal, family and classroom use.

Use it as a quick reference during planning or keep it with your recovery documents for fast access. Check off items as you complete them and use it to stay organized while you review readiness, respond to an outage, and move through recovery steps in order.

Good for

Track recovery steps before a system outage
Guide actions during IT recovery
Support emergency response planning

Tip: Print one copy for your recovery binder and one for your desk or server room.

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