One option gives an immediate, personally beneficial effect - "you get your files back". The other option gives you an immediate, personal loss - "your files a

One option gives an immediate, personally beneficial effect - "you get your files back". The other option gives you an immediate, personal loss - "your files are gone" - together with an all but unobservable, mid- to longterm benefit for society. You can of course hope for the majority to take the second option, but hope is the first step on the path to disappointment.