> The Disengaged Hoarder > Here, digital hoarders are characterized by laziness or a general lack of organization. Data accumulates over time and without activ

> The Disengaged Hoarder > Here, digital hoarders are characterized by laziness or a general lack of organization. Data accumulates over time and without active management habits a disengaged hoarder can accidentally end up with a mess of digital clutter. What's the harm of having nested "old PC junk" folders containing everything on every PC I've ever owned? Storage technology has continued to progress, so it doesn't cause any problems, and it's kinda out of sight, out of mind. I think it's a mistake to apply a word with negative connotations like "hoard" to behavior that doesn't actually cause any problems (except ironically as in /r/DataHoarder).