Plan Your Digital Legacy: Accounts, Photos and Passwords
Online accounts and photos matter too. A short plan saves your family stress.
Step by step
- List accounts.
- Choose a trusted person.
- Use legacy settings.
- Store a password list safely.
- Review yearly.
What to expect
Expect a template listing accounts, devices, backups and wishes.
Mistakes to avoid
Do not store passwords in an unprotected note. Avoid forgetting subscriptions that keep billing.
A good next step
Choose a trusted contact and tell them where the document is.
A worked example
A retiree fills in a template listing email, photo storage, bank apps and subscriptions. She notes where the password manager recovery key is kept and tells her daughter. The page takes an hour and saves her family weeks later.
A prompt you can copy
Create a template for a digital legacy document listing accounts, where passwords are kept and my wishes for photos and social media.
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Do accounts close automatically?
Not usually.
What about photos?
Back them up and tell your family.