Finally purged 34,000 screenshots after 5 years of hoarding

I kept every screenshot since 2019 thinking I might need them someday, but when I hit the 34,000 mark last week I just deleted all of them and honestly the phone feels faster already, anyone else notice their storage was mostly random memes and receipts?

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nancys901mo ago

My old phone had 40GB of just screenshots and I always told myself they were important memories or proof of something. But last month I actually needed to find a specific receipt for a warranty claim and it took me 45 minutes of scrolling through random meme pages and blurry food pics to get to it. That was the moment I realized I was just hoarding digital clutter, not keeping anything useful. So I spent a weekend going through everything and deleted over 20,000 of them and kept maybe 500 that were actually meaningful. The phone did feel snappier after and I didn't miss a single one of those deleted images. Honestly your post makes me wish I had just done the full purge like you did instead of being sentimental about it.

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