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I can find something on my computer much faster than I can find an equivalent item in my house. I can remotely access it too. I lose physical things all the time, but electronic copies are "lost" only temporarily - until I can take a few minutes to do a search if I don't immediately recall where I put them in the file system (which is rare).
Also, the stuff on my computer is backed up to a second computer and also to an external hard disk. Additionally, it is backed up off site. And the really important stuff is additionally written to CD, DVD's and thumbdrives that are stored offsite in my bank safe deposit box.
My physical items are nowhere near as readily accessible or as safeguarded as my electronic copies. This is not a hassle, it's such a simple procedure when you know what you're doing. But then, my job is (was, I'm retired now) computers, networking, security, system administration, application development, programming, etc.
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