Explores some of the key challenges individuals face as they struggle to manage and store their digital files, including the importance of preserving personal files, particularly as personal archives expand to include a combination of physical, digitised and born-digital materials.
The problems and recommendations outlined in the report can aid individual creators and users of personal digital archives, as well as the curators who may be in a position to provide advice about what to keep and how to preserve it, in their efforts to preserve personal digital files for the long term.