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 Жыл бұрын

    How do you guess handle digital clutter?

  • @RIASSENPAI

    @RIASSENPAI

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @czar_cz

    @czar_cz

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @BossManRah

    @BossManRah

    Жыл бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    @@czar_cz Search Robert Creating

  • @fredricksilas8407

    @fredricksilas8407

    10 ай бұрын

    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 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @thepreglers7615

    @thepreglers7615

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ADITYAMISHRADELHI

    @ADITYAMISHRADELHI

    4 ай бұрын

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

  • @ItsMercerBaby

    @ItsMercerBaby

    4 ай бұрын

    😩😂😂😂 Wild

  • @Pasavell

    @Pasavell

    28 күн бұрын

    Great advice!!

  • @egarcia1360
    @egarcia1360 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nostalgiagaming1426
    @nostalgiagaming1426 Жыл бұрын

    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 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @InspiredbyDreams.
    @InspiredbyDreams.7 ай бұрын

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

  • @zulfizaaar
    @zulfizaaar Жыл бұрын

    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 ❤

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @diagomachado9610
    @diagomachado9610 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ahmedsaeedbj
    @ahmedsaeedbj Жыл бұрын

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

  • @baileyjgarcia
    @baileyjgarcia Жыл бұрын

    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!😊

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Bailey!

  • @CartoonDaily1
    @CartoonDaily1 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @monikavarro2020
    @monikavarro20206 ай бұрын

    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"!

  • @RobEbbutt
    @RobEbbutt Жыл бұрын

    Well expressed, Nicholas.

  • @Saladcreamboi
    @Saladcreamboi Жыл бұрын

    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!!!! 🤩

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @priscillayg
    @priscillayg Жыл бұрын

    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 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Might wanna clear your schedule for that 😅🙃

  • @egarcia1360

    @egarcia1360

    Жыл бұрын

    Photos Georg

  • @pinkdery

    @pinkdery

    Жыл бұрын

    SAME😭😭😭

  • @Andrea.Cardenas

    @Andrea.Cardenas

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @priscillayg

    @priscillayg

    Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Ayre2
    @Ayre2 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nicozieglerful
    @nicozieglerful5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @David-231
    @David-231 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks this video helps me a lot

  • @Tropicalistico
    @Tropicalistico10 ай бұрын

    Love the part of the pictures

  • @tspmcfarlane
    @tspmcfarlane Жыл бұрын

    Really useful advice. Subscribed!

  • @LDNsurrey
    @LDNsurrey Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @pauljakeman
    @pauljakeman Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha maybe one day. Thanks Paul!

  • @cgh1662
    @cgh1662 Жыл бұрын

    love the moustache gag!

  • @aurelie-ho
    @aurelie-ho Жыл бұрын

    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💛

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Guilty of that 😄

  • @HannaDrzewucka
    @HannaDrzewucka Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing

  • @subaruboy2453
    @subaruboy2453 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @prince-roblox5444
    @prince-roblox5444 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @fredf9562
    @fredf9562 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @manu_3576
    @manu_3576 Жыл бұрын

    Robert Creating and you, my favorite KZreadrs!

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    He's the man

  • @issamike4342

    @issamike4342

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @issamike4342

    @issamike4342

    Жыл бұрын

    @Bedanta Dey yes you right

  • @ayodejifayemi3453

    @ayodejifayemi3453

    Жыл бұрын

    Phenomenal taste

  • @magixmagix
    @magixmagix Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ashishdeshpande3525
    @ashishdeshpande35255 ай бұрын

    Loved the video content Nicholas. Subscribed...

  • @isaacperlich
    @isaacperlich Жыл бұрын

    The shot at 7:23 was beautiful.

  • @parastudent
    @parastudent Жыл бұрын

    Another brilliant video Nicholas!

  • @pbirkwood
    @pbirkwood Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @Qahtanite
    @Qahtanite5 ай бұрын

    that royal green iphone looks crazy good

  • @EduardoHenrique-nd1ro
    @EduardoHenrique-nd1ro Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks my friend!

  • @SteelKnightPlays
    @SteelKnightPlays Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate!

  • @kurtisca
    @kurtisca4 ай бұрын

    Great video and awesome channel, I'm subscribed!

  • @hakobavetisyan98
    @hakobavetisyan98 Жыл бұрын

    I adore you 😀❤️

  • @yenmc
    @yenmc2 ай бұрын

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

  • @yukivvv
    @yukivvv Жыл бұрын

    Love your content! Looking forward to more:)

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @aalokvashistha3348
    @aalokvashistha3348 Жыл бұрын

    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❤️

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    United States, and thanks!

  • @frak357
    @frak357 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @theharshbhagat
    @theharshbhagat Жыл бұрын

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

  • @tatibynati
    @tatibynati Жыл бұрын

    Hi, Nick! Thank you for this video! 😊

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @BitBard302
    @BitBard3028 ай бұрын

    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

  • @ThatMarkGilroy
    @ThatMarkGilroy Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @zagvot
    @zagvot Жыл бұрын

    7 Tabs... you got me ...

  • @JstAustinn
    @JstAustinn Жыл бұрын

    Another masterpiece of a video 🔥

  • @ChristosLouridas
    @ChristosLouridas Жыл бұрын

    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..

  • @hammadali971
    @hammadali971 Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @winnieminimalist7959
    @winnieminimalist7959 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @ciciliave
    @ciciliave Жыл бұрын

    So do you prefer using hard disk instead of cloud?

  • @chrispetty0303
    @chrispetty0303 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    13" MacBook Pro M1

  • @yair7997
    @yair7997 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏🏻

  • @MatthewSimpson-rq5fc
    @MatthewSimpson-rq5fc3 ай бұрын

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

  • @monikavarro2020
    @monikavarro20206 ай бұрын

    I also just subscribed!

  • @wolferaulfer9887
    @wolferaulfer9887 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Orbitkey Nest

  • @officialkaanda
    @officialkaanda Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Jean-ni6of
    @Jean-ni6ofАй бұрын

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

  • @GALASALAZAR
    @GALASALAZAR5 ай бұрын

    i love your bracelet where can i get it ?

  • @aad7451
    @aad7451 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @solaymanehimite
    @solaymanehimite6 ай бұрын

    Scientifically having a messier workspace makes more productive.

  • @Crackle04217
    @Crackle042178 ай бұрын

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

  • @coraxster
    @coraxster10 ай бұрын

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

  • @ChillOutsider
    @ChillOutsider Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    I think so too!

  • @itskalbtw
    @itskalbtw Жыл бұрын

    yes !! my two favorite KZreadrs, Nicholas and Robert

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    🙏🏻

  • @SM-yy2vg
    @SM-yy2vg Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    😁

  • @versus023
    @versus02310 ай бұрын

    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

  • @sSionhh8353
    @sSionhh8353 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    In the “my camera gear” link in bio

  • @PaulRJTPsa
    @PaulRJTPsa Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    One day!

  • @jimihenrik11
    @jimihenrik114 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @VikingArhold
    @VikingArhold Жыл бұрын

    Why Signal?😢 it’s such a great app

  • @RobertCreating
    @RobertCreating Жыл бұрын

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

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    You got it brother

  • @manoharppm
    @manoharppm Жыл бұрын

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

  • @nikodvg9259
    @nikodvg9259 Жыл бұрын

    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)

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    I can touch on this in the future

  • @hibiscusbisque3320
    @hibiscusbisque3320 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @user-ju2mx2vf8o
    @user-ju2mx2vf8o4 ай бұрын

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

  • @mubindid
    @mubindid6 ай бұрын

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

  • @andripashollari
    @andripashollari Жыл бұрын

    what is the name of the Robert channel?

  • @biker754
    @biker754 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @luca_sbll
    @luca_sbll Жыл бұрын

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

  • @hrishikeshbagal749
    @hrishikeshbagal749 Жыл бұрын

    Bellroy sling bag 💼

  • @stargirl7646
    @stargirl7646Ай бұрын

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

  • @kentcallison
    @kentcallison5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @pbirkwood
    @pbirkwood Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @zaccuzy
    @zaccuzy Жыл бұрын

    Can I know your bag model name?

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @chadhiggins9944
    @chadhiggins99445 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @cindy9254
    @cindy9254 Жыл бұрын

    The green color of your iPhone is beautiful.

  • @NicholasGarofola

    @NicholasGarofola

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😄

  • @Setirkanankiri
    @Setirkanankiri Жыл бұрын

    3:36 = 🐱Hi Guys

  • @fms6306
    @fms6306 Жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @starttofinishmediaco.2520
    @starttofinishmediaco.2520 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @muddassirahmad36
    @muddassirahmad36 Жыл бұрын

    Robert is also our brother. Love you both.

  • @andripashollari

    @andripashollari

    Жыл бұрын

    what is robert's channel name?

  • @muddassirahmad36

    @muddassirahmad36

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andripashollari Robert Creating

  • @ijogendrajat
    @ijogendrajat Жыл бұрын

    First as always :)

  • @user-nz8nb2vi4n
    @user-nz8nb2vi4n Жыл бұрын

    nice video

  • @Walter-kn5te
    @Walter-kn5te Жыл бұрын

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

  • @levifig
    @levifig8 ай бұрын

    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…

  • @rajnarayananv
    @rajnarayananv Жыл бұрын

    Expecting a video on Tattoo minimalism. 😻

  • @akshayuppala9295
    @akshayuppala929510 ай бұрын

    Does anyone care about how many photos their camera has? Just get a 512 GB memory card for your phone and you don't have to worry about it for years.😊

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