- “Never see it again” means losing a part of your life – part of your work, your personal interests and your family.
- Recreating your files is time consuming IF you have what is needed to recreate them.
- Just like “what’s in your attic,” most people don’t know what they have. A typical 2-year old computer for a light user has more than 10,000 files. That’s proof that more and more of our lives is stored on a computer instead of stacks of boxes.
Worksheet to Determine What Your Data is Worth
Step 1: Do you have
...time before your deadline so that you can gather and recreate what was lost?
...access to the original materials - and are you able to rely on colleagues and friends to help you?
...any risk for not having the files?
...the program files (other than Windows or Mac applications)?
Step 2: Calculate the value of your files using the table below.
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