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Once.again.we.have.another.type.of.data.that.though.it.
might.be.incredibly.important.to.your.case.or.your.project,.
might.also.be.dificult.to.gain.access.to.without.the.right.tools.
and.skills.
What.is.important.to.recognize.here.is.that.deleted.or.cor-
rupted. or. lost. data. might. still. be. accessible.. Depending. on.
the. circumstances,. such. as. how. important. that. information.
is. to. your. case. and. how. available. and. costly. the. resources.
to.recover.it.might.be,.you.will.need.to.make.decisions.as.to.
whether.you.consider.it.reasonably.accessible..And.be.aware.
that.while.you.might.deem.it.not.reasonably.accessible.due.to.
high.costs,.or.dificulty.in.obtaining.the.data.in.question,.the.
courts.or.other.parties.may.disagree.with.you.
This.makes.it.important.to.understand.what.data.might.be.
there.and.to.do.your.best.to.preserve.it.by.not.continuing.to.
use.a.device.that.might.result.in.that.data.being.overwritten.
or.further.corrupted.
5.2.5 Proprietary Data or Data
Stored on Obsolete Media
We. already. talked. a. little. about. proprietary. data. when. we.
discussed.the.need.for.a.front-end.application.in.the.irst.sec-
tion.of.this.chapter..However,.another.way.that.proprietary.
methods.of.creating.and.storing.data.can.result.in.your.being.
unable.to.access.that.data.is.by.virtue.of.its.having.been.cre-
ated.by.an.application.that.no.longer.exists..It.could.also.have.
been.stored.in.a.format.or.on.hardware.that.is.no.longer.avail-
able..Let's.look.at.some.real-life.examples.
Some.of.you,.like.me,.have.some.miles.on.you.and.have.
been.around.long.enough.to.remember.those.halcyon.days.
when.computers.were.a.new.and.exciting.invention.that.only.
a.few.geeks.in.research.universities.could.afford.to.own.
Over. those. many. years. there. have. been. many. types. of.
storage. devices.. We. discussed. some. of. the. more. common.
and.modern.ones.in.Chapter.3.on.where.data.can.be.stored..
