Take Control of Your Digital Legacy, 2nd Edition

9. Deal with Other Digital Data

Your media, software, and other miscellaneous digital data need to have a plan, too.

The previous several chapters detailed how to deal with major categories of digital data, such as photos, accounts, email, and social media. This chapter is about everything else—all the other bits (see Inventory Your Digital Assets) for which you should record your wishes.

Although these topics aren’t long or complex, they’re no less crucial than those I covered earlier. For example, they include all the miscellaneous files and software on your computer and mobile devices, as well as data you’ve stored in cloud services such ...