> Do you think your spouse or kids can get the data out themselves? No-one will have a clue where the backups are, how the emails are stored, where those pics a

> Do you think your spouse or kids can get the data out themselves? No-one will have a clue where the backups are, how the emails are stored, where those pics are etc. As opposed to what, your spouse having no idea which cloud services you used for file storage, what login credentials you had, and having no ability to access those accounts? > Even for someone competent it can be difficult to sort through the mess if it is not well documented. The most difficult part is sorting through the mess, however it is documented. It's been three years since my father's passing, and I have yet to open his laptop. I can't. I don't need any credentials to access the box of old family photos to get them scanned, and yet it's still an item on the to-do list.