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Cleaning out my digital files and getting ready for the New Year
This morning I decided to clean out my laptop and move all my documents to my external hard drive. I use the Western Digital Portable Drive. Mine is pretty old from 2022 GASP! Technologically speaking it is almost as old as a dinosaur. Believe it or not, it is still very reliable and has plenty of space for another decade or so.
Every year I like to dump all of my photos from the year before. And I do mean dump. But this year I wanted to go through each month and delete all of the blurry, no good photos. Sometimes I have more screenshot photos than actual photos. Just me?
After than I turned my attention to my documents. I started merging files, deleting duplicates and even unearthing old ideas I had saved aside for “someday”. I’m nowhere near done, I still have a ton to clean up! But it’s great to do this cleaning ritual every once in awhile, and in the process, I get to re-discover old projects, old ideas, and old aspirations.
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Why am I bringing this up in a blog about self-care, health, and fitness you might ask. I bring it up because without even realizing it our digital hoarding can also impact our stress levels and peace of mind.
Going into this task I had to trick myself into not thinking and just ‘doing’. Now that I’m halfway through, I can finally admit I was a bit overwhelmed but I’m doing it until the end. Even though I have worked on a few baby steps I feel so accomplished and proud.
I’m looking into getting a terabyte of cloud storage for pictures and such thus freeing some much-needed space. But also I am implementing a new rule going forward. I resolve to take care of those blurry pictures or any other unacceptable photo out of my phone. If I wouldn’t hang it on a wall, or stick into an old-timey photo album, then it has no place in my phone or laptop.
When was the last time you cleaned your digital files? If you’re in the process of cleaning out your PC/laptop/smartphone, I know how you feel, and remember “You can do it!” Don’t give up.
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