Digital hoarding

[2] Research indicates there may be correlation between individuals who exhibit physical and digital hoarding behaviors[3][4][5] and acknowledges there is a lack of psychological literature on the subject.

Van Bennekom et al. introduced "digital hoarding" in scientific literature in 2015 after reading descriptions of it published on the Internet by both patients and professionals.

They define it as "the accumulation of digital files to the point of loss of perspective, which eventually results in stress and disorganization.

In each of these publications there are clear knowledge gaps identified citing the need of more research to better understand digital hoarding.

[2] Vitale et al. published another early research project in 2018 investigating digital data perceptions among a small sample of individuals with diverse backgrounds.

Other limitations include small sample research groups and a lack of agreed upon metrics to fully measure the aspects of digital hoarding behavior.

On the social networking site Facebook, for example, one can accumulate a vast number of “friends”, even reaching the maximum limit of 5000 for example, that may merely be acquaintances or lapsed contacts or even complete strangers.

The program portrayed Yurista as a "21st century minimalist" for living with hardly any physical assets, substituting digital goods wherever possible.

[citation needed] Housekeeping is the term often used to refer to the activity by which digital clutter moves out of the 'clutter' designation, either by being thrown away, being organised, or by the recognition of its importance, thus no longer making it part of the 'clutter'.