When Someone Dies ... - Blu-ray Forum

Blu Kreme · 08-08-2008, 07:44 PM

What do you do with their digital life? Delete it? Archive it? Leave it alone and let it disappear into oblivion?

Need some advice on this.

quirkmanly · 08-08-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Kreme

What do you do with their digital life? Delete it? Archive it? Leave it alone and let it disappear into oblivion?

Need some advice on this.

Not too sure (thankfully). I think keeping the poignant "items" for posterity would be a nice thing to do. I guess a disc full of emails, webpages, images would be the modern equivalent of box of photos, souvenirs and keepsakes.

Blu Kreme · 08-08-2008, 08:12 PM

How would one go about saving hotmail emails to disc?

Spankey · 08-08-2008, 08:45 PM

Good question. Not sure if I have the answer. My Dad died in March and since I took care of his computers, I knew his passwords. He had a lot of email from friends while he was in the hospital, including ones on the night he died. They are all in his Hotmail account, and have yet decided if I should respond to them or not.

My Dad also got a new computer for Christmas and was setting up his accounts, etc. He almost died the first week of January and was only a home for 2 weeks between then and the day he actually did pass away. I deleted the profile on that computer. Mostly because there was no personal info on their and having the name visible to my Mom would have been a bad reminder.

So, it is up to you. Think about those who should see what this person may have left behind, and what that person would have wanted others to see. Part of me sees those things as great memories of a person's life.

Blu Kreme · 08-08-2008, 08:58 PM

Yeah. I know we are all destined to die, but that does not mean we need to be wiped out forever as if we never existed. Then again, you have to let go.

Question is, where do you draw the line?

This was not anyone close to me, but it was my boss that I had known and worked for - for 10 years. He was not your typical boss. Not evil or demanding. Easy going guy, helped him move, helped him with some personal issues and so on.

Nobody else has access to this information except for me. His personal stuff and his business stuff. Even have access to the business bank account. He never removed me when I left the business a few months back.

Might give the hotmail account over to his fiance and let her decide.

jw · 08-08-2008, 09:14 PM

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Yeah. I know we are all destined to die,

Hopefully it didnt take 4 years of college to figure that out

quexos · 08-08-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Kreme

What do you do with their digital life? Delete it? Archive it? Leave it alone and let it disappear into oblivion?

Need some advice on this.

We are all destined (whether we like it or not) to disappear into an eventual oblivion so keeping the digital stuff of a deceased will only postpone the inevitable I think

08-08-2008, 07:44 PM	#1
Blu Kreme Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	When Someone Dies ... What do you do with their digital life? Delete it? Archive it? Leave it alone and let it disappear into oblivion? Need some advice on this.

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08-08-2008, 08:12 PM	#3
Blu Kreme Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	How would one go about saving hotmail emails to disc?

08-08-2008, 08:45 PM	#4
Spankey Power Member Member since:Oct 2006	Good question. Not sure if I have the answer. My Dad died in March and since I took care of his computers, I knew his passwords. He had a lot of email from friends while he was in the hospital, including ones on the night he died. They are all in his Hotmail account, and have yet decided if I should respond to them or not. My Dad also got a new computer for Christmas and was setting up his accounts, etc. He almost died the first week of January and was only a home for 2 weeks between then and the day he actually did pass away. I deleted the profile on that computer. Mostly because there was no personal info on their and having the name visible to my Mom would have been a bad reminder. So, it is up to you. Think about those who should see what this person may have left behind, and what that person would have wanted others to see. Part of me sees those things as great memories of a person's life.

08-08-2008, 08:58 PM	#5
Blu Kreme Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Yeah. I know we are all destined to die, but that does not mean we need to be wiped out forever as if we never existed. Then again, you have to let go. Question is, where do you draw the line? This was not anyone close to me, but it was my boss that I had known and worked for - for 10 years. He was not your typical boss. Not evil or demanding. Easy going guy, helped him move, helped him with some personal issues and so on. Nobody else has access to this information except for me. His personal stuff and his business stuff. Even have access to the business bank account. He never removed me when I left the business a few months back. Might give the hotmail account over to his fiance and let her decide.

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