Digital assets

Online accounts and the digital estate.

Guidance for accounts, devices, cloud storage, subscriptions and other digital assets.

Digital assets

Coinbase: what happens when someone dies

What happens to cryptocurrency held on Coinbase when someone dies, and the estate process to claim it.

Read guide
Digital assets

PayPal: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a PayPal account and any balance when someone dies, and the executor process to close it.

Read guide
Digital assets

Dropbox: what happens when someone dies

What happens to files in Dropbox when someone dies, and how a family member can request access.

Read guide
Digital assets

Netflix: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a Netflix subscription when someone dies, and how to cancel it.

Read guide
Digital assets

WhatsApp: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a WhatsApp account when someone dies, why messages cannot be recovered and how the account is closed.

Read guide
Digital assets

LinkedIn: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a LinkedIn profile when someone dies, and how to memorialise or close it.

Read guide
Digital assets

X (Twitter): what happens when someone dies

What happens to an X (Twitter) account when someone dies, and how a family member can have it deactivated.

Read guide
Digital assets

Instagram: what happens when someone dies

What happens to an Instagram account when someone dies, and how to memorialise or remove it.

Read guide
Digital assets

Facebook: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a Facebook profile when someone dies, how to name a Legacy Contact and how to memorialise or remove an account.

Read guide
Digital assets

Microsoft Account: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a Microsoft account, Outlook.com email and OneDrive when someone dies, and how next of kin request closure.

Read guide
Digital assets

Google Account: what happens when someone dies

What happens to a Google Account, Gmail and Google Photos when someone dies, and how the Inactive Account Manager lets you plan ahead.

Read guide
Digital assets

Apple ID: what happens when someone dies

What happens to an Apple ID and iCloud when someone dies, how to set up a Legacy Contact and how a family member requests access.

Read guide
Digital asset guides