Notes on residual substance from the archives

Presently, my Documents folder (ex-Downloads, -Music, -Templates) contains 3,837 files across 171 sub-folders; its size is 4,596,169,837 bytes. It's my life in ones and zeroes: current projects, life administration, resources, and—if I squint my eyes and tilt my head a bit—a vaguely defined archive holding photos, journal entries, and documents which record the sentimental moments of my life.…