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PST viewers are free applications that let you open PST (email) files without their parent software - Microsoft Outlook. They're convenient and safe if: (1) They run in the Cloud, (2) They don't take files off your computer, (3) They don't change file metadata.

Deduplication is the process of removing extra copies of documents from your case. Comparing 'hash' values is perfect for document deduplication, but 'metadata matching' is much better for email deduplication. The trick is to find eDiscovery software that understands the difference.

Metadata is a valuable digital footprint that tracks the history of a document. But it's easy to mistakenly alter it. The trick is to learn more about it and find affordable eDiscovery software that can protect it.

Bates numbering is the traditional way of stamping pages with unique identifying numbers so you can easily refer to content in your productions. But in our digital age, we need to tweak this system by also renaming eDiscovery files to integrate them with Bates numbers. The critical first step, though, is to find eDiscovery software that gives you Bates numbering options.

Cloud eDiscovery applications help your team work more uniformly by giving them direct access to the same data and eDiscovery tools. Plus, they'll have the following inbuilt communication channels which help reduce the amount of email your team uses...