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# Download a delivery package for yourself

> Generate a private, one-time ZIP package with approved photos without delivering or locking the project.

Self delivery uses Shootbin's delivery generator as a private export tool. It creates the same originals, delivery sizes, Instagram versions, and optional Export Watermarks that you can send to approvers, but only the project owner can access the result.

Use it when you want to inspect a package, keep a local backup, hand over files outside Shootbin, or export approved photos for another workflow.

## What self delivery does

| Self delivery                                      | Delivery to approvers                                         |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Only the project owner can download                | Project owner and approvers can download                      |
| Does not require an approver                       | Requires at least one approver                                |
| Does not mark or lock the project as delivered     | Marks the project as delivered and locks editing              |
| Sends no client notification                       | Notifies approvers when the ZIP is ready                      |
| Removes the ZIP after one complete download        | Keeps the ZIP until its displayed expiry date or cancellation |
| Ignores client payment and contract download gates | Enforces configured gates for approvers                       |

## Create your package

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Deliver page">
    Open the project and select **Deliver** in the project navigation. The package always contains approved photos only.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the outputs">
    Choose **Originals**, saved delivery sizes, Instagram proof delivery, or any combination. You must select at least one output.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure watermarks">
    For each generated delivery size or Instagram output, optionally enable an [Export Watermark](/guides/export-watermarks) and select a preset. Originals cannot receive an Export Watermark.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the private package">
    Click **Download the package for yourself**. No approver is required and no one receives a notification.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for the download">
    Keep the **Deliver** page open. Shootbin shows progress and automatically reveals the download button when the ZIP is ready.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Download once">
    Download the complete ZIP. After Shootbin finishes sending the full file, it removes the server copy and clears the private package from the project.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  This is a one-time download. If the connection stops before the complete ZIP is transferred, Shootbin keeps the package so you can retry. After a complete download, you must generate a new package if you need another copy.
</Warning>

## Remove a package without downloading

If you no longer need a ready private package, click **Remove download package**. This deletes the ZIP from Shootbin. It does not change approvals or the project's review and delivery state. You can create another private package later.

## Important behavior

* A private package does not notify or unlock access for approvers.
* It does not count as delivering the project.
* You cannot generate another package while one is being prepared or waiting for download.
* A private package for an already delivered project is not available. Once a project is delivered, a regenerated package can only target its approvers.
* The **Deliver** page shows the package's availability window. The one-time deletion happens sooner if you download it.

## Related pages

* [Create and deliver photo packages](/guides/delivery)
* [Add Export Watermarks](/guides/export-watermarks)
* [Deliver Instagram-ready proof images](/guides/instagram-delivery)