It is a thing! And definitely a holiday I can get behind. Some Canadian computer museum started this holiday in 2010. How can you celebrate it?
Start with the files you have saved to your desktop. Did you save a recipe you never tried and won’t? Delete it. Do you need those files cluttering up your desktop when you open up your computer every day? If not, delete, or save them somewhere that makes better sense.
Then open your files in Explorer. Have you accumulated more junk there? I know when I’m working on a book, I can accumulate a bunch of pictures of settings I want to use, but when I’m done with the book, why keep them? Delete. I also don’t need every version of the book file I saved. Delete, delete!
When I’ve gone through all my files, I like to follow with emptying out my Downloads and Recycle Bin, followed by running a quick Disk Cleanup to clear out my computer’s memory.
Afterward, I feel virtuous for cleaning out my virtual files. For a chance to win your choice of download from among my backlist of books, tell me how often you clean out your virtual files!
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I normally clean out my files once a year. Twice a year if I think about it
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I do not clean them out, except when I get a new computer.
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Don’t have a lot of files but tend to clean out or at least check to see if they are still relevant every couple of months.
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hmmm. I don’t think I have ever cleaned out the files. Maybe I should start? haha! I actually cleaned out the texts dating back to 2018 on my phone, this morning. So, I feel good about that. Now I need to go and clean up my computer. 🙂
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Once a month
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Ha! I think I’ve cleaned out folders once since I got a Mac back at the turn of the century.
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I cleaned up some of it last month… I try to clean my computer up a few times a year.
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Work – end of each work day
Personal annually
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Unfortunatley I never clean them out. I used to but would end up needing one of the ones that I deleted. If I were to ever fill up my computer, then I will start deleting.