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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.
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I've had the same thoughts many times. It is a never-ending work in progress.
Problem #1: I like too much, but I will never have enough time to watch/read/play/listen to it all in my lifetime. I need to be more selective with the content and keep only what I love and start deleting the average/OK stuff.
Problem #2: Most of the re-encoding done is because of a constant struggle with HD space.
I will keep organizing and tidying (sometimes it's relaxing and fun), but I will try to do the bare minimum just so that I'm able to find stuff again and not have it too messy. I need to spend the time enjoying the content rather than just organizing forever.