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Dylan Thomas Doyle, Information Science Researcher, University of Colorado Boulder

Do you know how to prepare for your digital life after death? CU Boulder’s student-run clinic has some advice

Older adults have large digital archives that can be hard to access after their deaths. picture alliance/Getty Images

From family photos in the cloud to email archives and social media accounts, the digital lives of Americans are extensive and growing.

According to recent studies by the password management companies NordPass and Dashlane, the average internet user maintains more than 150 online accounts. Individuals produce hundreds of gigabytes of data each year. But few people have plans for what happens to that digital legacy after they die.

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