700 000 files (Update)

17 Feb, 2025

I didn't imagine myself returning to blogging, yet here I am. I'll be trying to post occasionally as a way to hone in on my goals and the progress I want to make this year.

Albeit not linear, my minimalism journey has been ongoing.

I've kept tracking the file count on my computer throughout 2024. The current count (again, excluding program files) amounts to 540 000 files. A reduction of 160 000 files.

The way I see my files is shifting. Increasingly often, I find myself asking which ones I'm actively using, and realizing how rarely I access most of them. If I save something new, I'll often go into a folders and delete something - a digital version of the one-in-one out rule that's common among minimalists, if you will.

Here's to a year of intentionality.