Delete everything I don’t need to keep right away. (And if I have downloaded the files and saved/backed up I delete the emails as well). Throw anything in the

Delete everything I don’t need to keep right away. (And if I have downloaded the files and saved/backed up I delete the emails as well). Throw anything in the bin that I don’t need or something I can get easily if needed. If a paper document might be needed for longer or getting another copy might be an issue then scan it. I name the files and folders appropriately often appending to existing names. Repeat a cleanup on existing documents, both paper and digital, regularly. A lot of documents loose their importance over time - either they literally expired or you overestimated their importance or have just lost value.