Those old tapes feel like time capsules until  you hit play and get a screen full of static  and regret. Birthday chaos, wedding speeches, random family moments, all tucked in a box like they’ll wait forever. Spoiler: they won’t. Videotape  is a physical thing, and physical things wear out, even when they’re “just sitting there.” A closet isn’t a vault . Inside those plastic shells, the magnetic layer can weaken, the materials can break down, and the picture and sound can sta

Boxes stacked along the hallway; storage rooms so full, a single misplaced contract means hours lost combing through folders. In one Jackson law office, an urgent regulatory inspection turns tense as staff dig for a critical client agreement. Or picture an architecture firm where rolled blueprints sweat in the humidity, their ink bleeding—just as a last-minute revision gets called in from the field. Physical documents carry more than business value, tying projects to judgment