The greatest risk to IMG_3490.mp4 isn’t deletion, but obsolescence. As we move from device to device, these files often lose their metadata—the "Date Created" or "GPS Location" tags that provide context. Without those tags, IMG_3490.mp4 becomes a ghost. Ten years from now, you might look at a clip of a rainy street corner and have no idea what city you were in, or why you thought that specific rain was worth 40 megabytes of space. Conclusion: Naming the Ghost
A ten-second pocket dial of the inside of a denim jacket. IMG_3490.mp4
A shaky pan of a rental apartment’s pre-move-in damages. The greatest risk to IMG_3490