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Decluttering

Have a Minimalistic Digital Life

Decluttering is necessary to reduce storage requirement, easier file management, improve device performance, gives mental peace and much more.
Just do only 1 step a day and for 7 mins.
No one can do it in 1 day, so relax.

Caution: Avoid using random decluttering softwares/apps

Different Areas to Clean

  1. Emails

    1. Unsubscribe from all forms of newsletters.

    2. Delete unnecessary emails / Free up space for new and important mails.

    3. Filtering and Labeling:
      Use search filters to fetch a category of emails. It may be based on the sender, subject, contains certains words, has large attachments etc. It makes organizing and deleting mails easier. Ex - Gmail Filters

      Labels/Folders are used to group mails based on different criteria and filter conditions. Once similar mails are clubbed into specific folders, its easier to manage them and need not

    4. Filtering Rules :
      Rules are used to automate filtering and labeling logic for future emails. So, you don't have to put same efforts everytime a new mail is received.

    For One-Time logins, use disposable mail services like Temp-Mail

  2. Smartphones

    1. Update device software Settings > Software Update and all other apps from AppStore.
    2. Disable notifications as much as possible.
    3. Delete unused/ rarely used apps and update the rest.
    4. Logout of not-so-important email accounts
    5. Clear app caches Settings > Storage > Apps
    6. Clear log files, temporary files, and empty folders {Use LTE}
    7. Delete too large (movies) and too small files (gifs/memes). {Google Files - recommended}

  3. Laptops / PC (with reference to Windows)

    1. Empty Recycle Bin and Temporary Folders
    2. Uninstall unused softwares and optional features

  4. ...:pencil2:

Gmail Search Filters

These are common filters used during decluttering.