Computers crash. Search windows get closed. Accidents happen. The moment you find something, particularly in an online search, save it, print it, or otherwise preserve it.
You may not find it again with lots and lots of looking.
(Speaking from personal experience.)
That just happened to me. :( I am now in the process of "refindiing" my data. Fortunately, I printed copies of my family trees and kept many key emails from internet cousins. I think I will have about 90% of my old data. Still, all the lost and wasted time. :(
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