How I Organize Digital Clutter

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  • #minimalism #decluttering
    Today I go over a few steps that I take to be more organized, and a little less cluttered in my digital space.
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  • @NicholasGarofola
    @NicholasGarofola  ปีที่แล้ว +53

    How do you guess handle digital clutter?

    • @RIASSENPAI
      @RIASSENPAI ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Funny thing I don't my data is spread all over the place cuz they are not worth that much 🙂

    • @czar_cz
      @czar_cz ปีที่แล้ว

      Who's Robert? Can you share Robert's channel?

    • @BossManRah
      @BossManRah ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Deleted contacts I don't call or don't remember
      Deleted old screenshot
      Going through my camera roll, delete pictures I thought were less than perfect
      Try and only keeps apps I absolutely need (I do have the weatherspoons app)
      If I'm in the middle of something I won't stop it to answer a phone call (unless they ring twice)

    • @sunbhattacharjee
      @sunbhattacharjee 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@czar_cz Search Robert Creating

    • @fredricksilas8407
      @fredricksilas8407 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I use arch and manage everything by file.
      Keep tabs on stuff I may need within time or pending.
      I also use a case and SD card holder

  • @CoreyHallTattoo
    @CoreyHallTattoo ปีที่แล้ว +324

    A cool trick I learned awhile ago is to take the picture smile at it and then delete it. I do the same with shopping...put it all in a cart...then delete the cart instead of buying. Because the thrill comes from the shopping, not the owning. It works in many cases actually. Great video Nick, hope you are well.

    • @utubeuser7314
      @utubeuser7314 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Excellent! It reminds me of the law of paradoxical intent.

    • @thepreglers7615
      @thepreglers7615 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Works in the real store too. Put things back before check out.

    • @ADITYAMISHRADELHI
      @ADITYAMISHRADELHI 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just took the screenshot of your comment...😂

    • @ItsMercerBaby
      @ItsMercerBaby 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😩😂😂😂 Wild

    • @Pasavell
      @Pasavell 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Great advice!!

  • @egarcia1360
    @egarcia1360 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    What a great set of guidelines! The only minor gripe I have is regarding photos, as I'd much rather take a photo and delete it later than not take it and then regret missing out on a cool shot. That said, I'm definitely guilty of having a bunch of random memes, screenshots, duplicate pics, etc. which you've just inspired me to go through and clean up. But I do occasionally find myself scrolling through memory lane and some stuff that's really silly and useless to have on its face still gives me a lot of joy by the memories associated with it. Besides that, the points about giving everything a home and purging regularly are so simple yet insightful, and definitely something I need to implement more as I try to clear out lots of physical and digital clutter from my life.

  • @InspiredbyDreams.
    @InspiredbyDreams. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    As soon as I turned 30, my mind suddenly turned towards minimalism.👍useful tips.thanks!

  • @nostalgiagaming1426
    @nostalgiagaming1426 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know a issue I often have is screenshot and memes. I swear they just collect over time. I often screenshot as a quick way to research something in the future. Often times I forget about it. I haven’t found a solution yet,but every six months I just go and delete everything and organize folders. I’m glad years ago I kept my old email for things I know I might receive junk from. My personal email is always clutter free. The hardrives is my biggest challenge. I know they’re reliable now,but I cant trust them, hate that feeling of losing a special memory or travel photos. So I often back things up on two or three hardrives.

  • @barrel_rider8391
    @barrel_rider8391 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video man! Helps me take a step back and reorganize my life, see how I can declutter! ❤

  • @ahmedsaeedbj
    @ahmedsaeedbj ปีที่แล้ว

    Enter the video because Nicholas uploaded it, and stay for the vibes. Lovely video Nicholas! ❤

  • @diagomachado9610
    @diagomachado9610 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These are some really nice ideas on how to handle Digital clutter. After watching a few of your videos I decided to do the same and now my iPhone only has the essential apps. As far as photos I tend to always save them in a flash drive once I pass 100 photos since I don’t like having too many pictures in my phone and I tend to take a lot.

  • @zulfizaaar
    @zulfizaaar ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I do that too, like categorize my folders by each year 🙌🏿 it’s very good 😊 thank u for helpful tips on that not taking the pic but enjoying the moment ❤

  • @CartoonDaily1
    @CartoonDaily1 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I’ve always believed in keeping your digital space organized. Keeps me calm and focused and I can actually find stuff!

  • @baileyjgarcia
    @baileyjgarcia ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This video was super helpful! I've been trying to organize my digital world lately. I even dumbed down my smartphone and stopped taking so many photos. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who gains a lot of value from being more minimal digitally. Thanks for the great content!😊

  • @monikavarro2020
    @monikavarro2020 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent video! I'm about to declutter my phone, I searched for this video! 😃 I can definitely relate to these. I'm a photo taker. I have a huge amount of photos, videos, apps on my phone. Just the other day I took a photo of my meal in a restaurant. 🤫 I take photos of concerts, screenshot things I don't have time to read, I make videos on my phone... 128GB almost full of "stuff"!

  • @Ayre2
    @Ayre2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    New here, hi! I've recently been looking into how to reduce my digital footprint. I'm beginnning to feel digitally overwhelmed and the thought of trying to reduce it all has made me avoid it a bit. Thanks for the video.

  • @priscillayg
    @priscillayg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m terrible at keeping my digital clutter contained. 😅 I have too many photos, unread emails, bookmarks and open tabs. thanks for the tips! I need to set aside time to tidy up my digital life.

  • @hint-ofgloss
    @hint-ofgloss ปีที่แล้ว +25

    me hearing 600 photos is the average when i have 16,000+ to go through 😵‍💫 really appreciate the tips!

    • @NicholasGarofola
      @NicholasGarofola  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Might wanna clear your schedule for that 😅🙃

    • @egarcia1360
      @egarcia1360 ปีที่แล้ว

      Photos Georg

    • @pinkdery
      @pinkdery ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME😭😭😭

    • @Andrea.Cardenas
      @Andrea.Cardenas ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here 😅
      And when he mentioned the tabs… well, I have a bit more than 260 + tabs open 🥲

    • @priscillayg
      @priscillayg ปีที่แล้ว

      I have a similar amount of photos and almost 100 tabs open on a most my devices 😅 I need to spend some time clearing these out

  • @RobEbbutt
    @RobEbbutt ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well expressed, Nicholas.

  • @tspmcfarlane
    @tspmcfarlane ปีที่แล้ว

    Really useful advice. Subscribed!

  • @David-231
    @David-231 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks this video helps me a lot

  • @Saladcreamboi
    @Saladcreamboi ปีที่แล้ว

    You know what... LITERALLY everything you said I kinda knew to do but I never really get around to, to lazy or just procrastinate over and just don't do but it's all complete common sense to do. I think I just nneded someone to tell me to do do it. So.... Thank you Nicholas!!!! Really helpful!!!! 🤩

  • @aurelie-ho
    @aurelie-ho ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I just came back from a short holiday and had to go through a few hundreds photos, half of them were not needed and deleted😂 but I'm happy I capture special moments💛

  • @nicozieglerful
    @nicozieglerful 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    having enought cloud storage is a major relife, if it's cheap or you just let the last 3 months on it.
    I really recommend it because i can easly show my friends old memories that would have been saved up on my computer with just a tap.

  • @fredf9562
    @fredf9562 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time viewer I use the same Sandusky in 500gb and 1tb. Good luck with the channel.

  • @subaruboy2453
    @subaruboy2453 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is so great! Most of us may have a more messy digital space than physical space.

  • @pauljakeman
    @pauljakeman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome tips again, I deffo need to do the email one, main reason is I’m sick of all the junk mails I get. Seriously annoying.
    Would love to see more of the videos of you skateboarding circa 2010 what you showed here.

  • @Tropicalistico
    @Tropicalistico 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the part of the pictures

  • @prince-roblox5444
    @prince-roblox5444 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is very helpful! It also hit me when you said to make a new email address, since the one I'm using right now is a complete mess. Other than that, this video's been very helpful.

  • @manu_3576
    @manu_3576 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Robert Creating and you, my favorite TH-camrs!

  • @ashishdeshpande3525
    @ashishdeshpande3525 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved the video content Nicholas. Subscribed...

  • @cgh1662
    @cgh1662 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the moustache gag!

  • @LDNsurrey
    @LDNsurrey ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve been using an Apple Watch cellular as kind of a ‘dumb phone’since it’s release, the last 3 months I have owned the Apple Watch Ultra, it’s my essential minimalism tool and freedom from the phone for longer times.

  • @EduardoHenrique-nd1ro
    @EduardoHenrique-nd1ro ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another amazing video, Nicholas!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Cheers from Brazil!

  • @parastudent
    @parastudent ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another brilliant video Nicholas!

  • @HannaDrzewucka
    @HannaDrzewucka ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing

  • @kurtisca
    @kurtisca 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video and awesome channel, I'm subscribed!

  • @magixmagix
    @magixmagix ปีที่แล้ว

    It is my dream to have only the data I need. Now I have over 20Tb on several drives and it would take years to sort them out. But than again I often go back and find all my stuff from 10, 15, 20 years ago.

  • @SteelKnightPlays
    @SteelKnightPlays ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I disagree on the mustache, it looks great man! And F--n A you’ll get those cat pics lmao hilarious dude. Amazing video as always, some really great advice in here!

  • @yukivvv
    @yukivvv ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love your content! Looking forward to more:)

  • @yair7997
    @yair7997 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved the way you introduced to Robert 😂. Mate Your videos have been so helpful makes me feel inspired.

  • @Qahtanite
    @Qahtanite 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    that royal green iphone looks crazy good

  • @winnieminimalist7959
    @winnieminimalist7959 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like the way you and the channel are growing, I follow you since the beginning, if I'm not wrong it's been like 2 years ago in pandemic era. 🎉😉I'm from Portugal by the way

    • @NicholasGarofola
      @NicholasGarofola  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s right! Two years this past September 😄 thanks for sticking around so long and Portugal 🇵🇹 is 👍🏻

  • @JstAustinn
    @JstAustinn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another masterpiece of a video 🔥

  • @tatibynati
    @tatibynati ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi, Nick! Thank you for this video! 😊

  • @pbirkwood
    @pbirkwood ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For photos, I bought a central storage server for the house. All photos you take are automatically uploaded to the server from ALL your phone's and computers. Then simply delete it off your phone weekly. Videos and documents too. The server has 1:N protection for your data if one of the disks fails.

  • @isaacperlich
    @isaacperlich ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The shot at 7:23 was beautiful.

  • @yenmc
    @yenmc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a mom, this is an ongoing battle 😐 I am currently blocking an hour each day to declutter my photos. Wish me luck!

  • @BitBard302
    @BitBard302 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is first-rate content. A book that mirrors this topic would be a fitting follow-up. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

  • @hammadali971
    @hammadali971 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn I'm in love with your simple minimal videos. Let's make something about water bottles, cigarette packs, socks, crockery, food items and most important minimal skincare routine too.

  • @hakobavetisyan98
    @hakobavetisyan98 ปีที่แล้ว

    I adore you 😀❤️

  • @aalokvashistha3348
    @aalokvashistha3348 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, i am slowly getting addicted to your videos. Nice content and your videos are very calm, aesthetic and relaxing. Btw where do you live?
    Love from India❤️

  • @theharshbhagat
    @theharshbhagat ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do you use any productivity system?( offline or online), if you use them please make video on that.

  • @ThatMarkGilroy
    @ThatMarkGilroy ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tips, great video 👍🏻
    Question- when you backup your TH-cam content- what do you do with the raw footage?

    • @NicholasGarofola
      @NicholasGarofola  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sometimes keep it in a b roll folder if I feel like it may be useful, other than that I pretty much delete it as soon as the project is over!

    • @ThatMarkGilroy
      @ThatMarkGilroy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NicholasGarofola I don’t know why I’m hanging on to mine for so long. Sometimes years!

  • @frak357
    @frak357 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would only offer the suggestion that a cloud drive could be used to back up each of those two drives. Incase one gets corrupted you have a backup of the drive.

  • @officialkaanda
    @officialkaanda ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the watch worthy contents your vids inpired me a lot, recently I did clean my phone storage a looooot.

  • @RobertCreating
    @RobertCreating ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video, dude! Thank you so much for the shout out 🤟🏻

  • @MatthewSimpson-rq5fc
    @MatthewSimpson-rq5fc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What case is that you are using to hold (home)?

  • @ChristosLouridas
    @ChristosLouridas ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently emptied my iphone. I couldn't do it with a cable so I took my pcs ip and made a shared folder. The folder is between my iphone files system and my pc so that's how I took everything out.. My phone needed that I think lol. Although I still open more than 7 tabs on my pc, even though it cannot carry more with 16gb ram and all the other tasks..

  • @ciciliave
    @ciciliave ปีที่แล้ว

    So do you prefer using hard disk instead of cloud?

  • @GALASALAZAR
    @GALASALAZAR 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love your bracelet where can i get it ?

  • @ChillOutsider
    @ChillOutsider ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video! The wooden man figure is pretty cool 👌🏾

  • @monikavarro2020
    @monikavarro2020 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I also just subscribed!

  • @zagvot
    @zagvot ปีที่แล้ว

    7 Tabs... you got me ...

  • @Crackle04217
    @Crackle04217 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just throw all my cables and phone cases into a box, but this is cool too

  • @chrispetty0303
    @chrispetty0303 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid,Nick! What model of MacBook do you own?

  • @Jean-ni6of
    @Jean-ni6of หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds interesting. I will try to learn more about it. I know nothing.

  • @wolferaulfer9887
    @wolferaulfer9887 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Nicholas! Thank you for posting this inspiring video!
    I was wondering what brand is your tech organizer, I like it very much!!! But I couldn’t open the link in your video info. Could you tell me its name, please? Thank you very much!

  • @SM-yy2vg
    @SM-yy2vg ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video 👍🏻. Definitely got an “oh” with the mustache reveal. ❤ your plant inspector. 🐈

  • @coraxster
    @coraxster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi nice video. Thank you. Please think about your ssd with all your digital life dead. You absolutely need backup it.

  • @PaulRJTPsa
    @PaulRJTPsa ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your content can't wait to watch your video big fan love to see you make video on how you edit your video

  • @solaymanehimite
    @solaymanehimite 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Scientifically having a messier workspace makes more productive.

  • @itskalbtw
    @itskalbtw ปีที่แล้ว

    yes !! my two favorite TH-camrs, Nicholas and Robert

  • @aad7451
    @aad7451 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh bro I check Robert channel as well! Genius think alike 😏

  • @versus023
    @versus023 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    those are rookie numbers! I have 18000 photo on my cell photo, cant count book mark and 150 open tabs. this is why I'm here today! XD

  • @mubindid
    @mubindid 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Backing up your images to cloud storage is wise in case your SSD gets stolen or corrupted, isn't it?

  • @jimihenrik11
    @jimihenrik11 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    600 Photos, 82 bookmarks and 7 tabs. Those numbers are so ridiculously low I can't believe it. I have like 15.000 photos on my Phone (propably over 50.000 on my cloub backup) and at the end of a workday I often close way more than 100 Tabs.

  • @sSionhh8353
    @sSionhh8353 ปีที่แล้ว

    Earlier chapter (?1): Where can I purchase the metal case to help organise those digital gadgets?

  • @manoharppm
    @manoharppm ปีที่แล้ว

    Always wanted to see this type pf video. Can you do a video focused on productivity and organisation?

  • @user-ju2mx2vf8o
    @user-ju2mx2vf8o 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the coffee comment was funny as I was making coffee at the time. sorry no decaff.

  • @hibiscusbisque3320
    @hibiscusbisque3320 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:40 *looking at my 2000+ photos on my phone alone, 100+ open tabs and 400+ bookmarks*

  • @nikodvg9259
    @nikodvg9259 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another good video for this kind of topic could be how you organize your music/playlist for various occasion and which subscription you have (if you have one)

  • @VikingArhold
    @VikingArhold ปีที่แล้ว

    Why Signal?😢 it’s such a great app

  • @andripashollari
    @andripashollari ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what is the name of the Robert channel?

  • @biker754
    @biker754 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great and inspiring video. Btw you really rock that moustache. 👍👍

  • @cindy9254
    @cindy9254 ปีที่แล้ว

    The green color of your iPhone is beautiful.

  • @pbirkwood
    @pbirkwood ปีที่แล้ว

    If you like to shop and buy, try leaving everything in the bag, then return it and get all your money back. It works well.

  • @stargirl7646
    @stargirl7646 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:44 600?!?!?! BAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂 My 100k+ photos would like a word with you lol!

  • @hrishikeshbagal749
    @hrishikeshbagal749 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bellroy sling bag 💼

  • @kentcallison
    @kentcallison 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Two minutes in, and I’ve seen a box of gadgets that lives in a backpack that you have to carry around with you.
    Nope.
    If I have to carry a bag of stuff around, I haven’t minimized the things in my life yet.

  • @chadhiggins9944
    @chadhiggins9944 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why not save to drives and cloud storages? It's just as easy but the difference is, drives can fail. I mean, they are mechanical. I like doing both. Plus its convenient when i want to access something from my phone, i can just go get it off the cloud instead of getting the computer and plugging in the drive. Definitely a better solution for us lazy folk.

  • @luca_sbll
    @luca_sbll ปีที่แล้ว

    0:44 those are rookie numbers, I wish I had that little

  • @Setirkanankiri
    @Setirkanankiri ปีที่แล้ว

    3:36 = 🐱Hi Guys

  • @zaccuzy
    @zaccuzy ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I know your bag model name?

    • @NicholasGarofola
      @NicholasGarofola  ปีที่แล้ว

      Go to the “my gear” link in the video description

  • @starttofinishmediaco.2520
    @starttofinishmediaco.2520 ปีที่แล้ว

    as a video editor, i'm most surprised you only have 2 Hdds lol

  • @ijogendrajat
    @ijogendrajat ปีที่แล้ว

    First as always :)

  • @Walter-kn5te
    @Walter-kn5te ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a similar method, but store everything in the cloud instead

  • @fms6306
    @fms6306 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about if you lose the external or it gets stolen? Surely there must be a backup somewhere? Maybe another set of externals if you don't want cloud storage?

  • @user-nz8nb2vi4n
    @user-nz8nb2vi4n ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video

  • @levifig
    @levifig 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I sure hope you have a cloud backup of your external drives, otherwise it's not really a backup but a "loose end": easy to lose, easy to get corrupted, easy to be stolen…

  • @AdobadoFantastico
    @AdobadoFantastico ปีที่แล้ว

    lol 7 tabs? my browser doesn't sit below 2 windows of 15-20 tabs at minimum

  • @muddassirahmad36
    @muddassirahmad36 ปีที่แล้ว

    Robert is also our brother. Love you both.

  • @rajnarayananv
    @rajnarayananv ปีที่แล้ว

    Expecting a video on Tattoo minimalism. 😻