The Annual Digital Declutter Checklist

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🧹 Time to Clean Up Your Digital Life
You clean your closet, your garage—maybe even your inbox.
But when’s the last time you cleaned up your digital life?

This week, we’ve got two quick but powerful ways to declutter your tech world. These aren’t just productivity hacks—they’re security boosters, too.

✅ Tip #1: Clean Out Old Accounts You Don’t Use
Old accounts = old vulnerabilities. Every forgotten login is a potential target—especially if you reused a password.

🧽 Try this:

• Check if your email has been exposed: haveibeenpwned.com

• Search your inbox for welcome emails like “Thanks for signing up!”

• Delete or deactivate accounts you no longer use

• Use a password manager to track what’s left

📉 Fewer accounts = less surface area for attack.

✅ Tip #2: Review Your App & Extension List
Unused software isn’t just digital clutter—it can slow your system down or even spy on you.

🧹 Clean-up steps:

• Windows/Mac: Open “Add or Remove Programs” or “Applications” and uninstall what you don’t use

• Chrome/Edge/Firefox: Visit chrome://extensions (or browser settings) and remove unused or unknown extensions

⏳ If you haven’t used it in 60+ days, it’s probably safe to toss.

🧰 Tool of the Week: PC Decrapifier (Windows)
Despite the silly name, it’s a powerful utility for removing pre-installed bloatware and junk apps.
🔗 Get PC Decrapifier

🧠 Quick Recap

• Delete old accounts
  • Tool: Email search + HaveIBeenPwned
  • Why: Reduce risk exposure

• Remove apps/extensions
  • Tool: System tools
  • Why: Reclaim speed and privacy

• Bonus cleanup
  • Tool: PC Decrapifier
  • Why: Lighten your load instantly

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Know someone whose digital life could use a good sweep? Forward this to a friend, coworker, or even your whole office. They'll thank you when their browser stops crawling.

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