<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.handyandymedia.com/blogs/tag/digital-spring-cleaning/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Handy Andy Media - Blog #digital spring cleaning</title><description>Handy Andy Media - Blog #digital spring cleaning</description><link>https://www.handyandymedia.com/blogs/tag/digital-spring-cleaning</link><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:31:21 -0700</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Handy Andy's Digital Spring Cleaning Checklist]]></title><link>https://www.handyandymedia.com/blogs/post/digital-spring-cleaning</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.handyandymedia.com/Digital-Spring-Cleaning.jpg"/>Spring cleaning isn't just limited to your living space. Here's how to do a spring cleaning for your digital life.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_NKzPRGctSnCp370sm8pK1Q" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_J_-yeVhQShmt_HDGVhvZiw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_rIZM_eeQTpuHkSjOYJCfCA" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"> [data-element-id="elm_rIZM_eeQTpuHkSjOYJCfCA"].zpelem-col{ border-radius:1px; } </style><div data-element-id="elm_k2FJMXl1QxG2ptDtxR95xQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_k2FJMXl1QxG2ptDtxR95xQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_miETMpHyTTeLJ_tuGhxTag" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_miETMpHyTTeLJ_tuGhxTag"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Just like your home, your digital life can become cluttered. Here's your Handy Andy Digital </span>Spring-Cleaning<span style="font-size:12pt;">&nbsp;Checklist:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:19px;">1. Start with your mobile&nbsp;device.</span></p><ol><li style="margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Delete unused </span>apps.<span style="font-size:12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="font-size:12pt;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Clear photos and videos off your phone. There are 2 ways:</span></p></li><ol><li style="font-size:12pt;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Use free cloud storage (i.e. iCloud, Google Photos)</span></p></li><li style="font-size:12pt;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Move files to your PC</span></p></li><li style="font-size:12pt;margin-left:36pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Handy Tip for iPhone users : Sandisk iXpand Flash drive</span></p></li></ol></ol></div>
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</div><div data-element-id="elm_-sBHXoZSC_2CZIiWSx6RiQ" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_-sBHXoZSC_2CZIiWSx6RiQ"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-left " data-editor="true"><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:19px;font-weight:700;">2. Setup smartphone monitoring tools do spend less time on your phone</span></span></p><ol style="color:inherit;"><li style="font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wellbeing&amp;hl=en_CA&amp;gl=US&amp;pli=1" title="Digital Wellbeing for Android" target="_blank" rel="">Digital Wellbeing for Android</a></span></p></li><li style="font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph24dcd4fb8/ios" title="Screen time for iPhone" target="_blank" rel="">Screen time for iPhone</a></span></p></li></ol><ol start="3" style="color:inherit;"><li style="font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:19px;">Clean your laptop</span></p></li></ol><ul style="color:inherit;"><li style="margin-left:36pt;font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Organize your desktop, uninstall unused programs, and start-up programs</span></p></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Clear your download folder, remove large files&nbsp;</span></p></li><li style="margin-left:36pt;font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Clear temporary files in your browser&nbsp;</span></p></li></ul><ol start="4" style="color:inherit;"><li style="font-size:12pt;"><p><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:19px;">Clean up your Cloud Storage</span></p></li></ol><p style="color:inherit;"><br></p><p><span style="color:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Sort through and find your largest files. Move them off cloud storage to free-up space…. To avoid paying annual cloud subscription fees, consider building your own cloud at home.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="color:inherit;"><br></p><p style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Handy tip - Create your own cloud using a NAS - network attached storage and move files off free cloud storage to your cloud storage</span></p><p><span style="color:inherit;"><span style="font-size:19px;font-weight:700;"><br></span></span></p></div>
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