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Last September, I recommended making multiple copies of important files ("Preserve Your Most Vital Data for the Long Haul"). This way at least one copy will likely be readable a few decades hence. Don Glenn of Bellevue, Nebraska, points out that you should store those copies in different locations. Keep one copy at home, and put the other at the home of a friend or relative, or in a safe deposit box. That way, if your house is burgled or burns down, your digital photos and tax information will still be safe.

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