What's the best way to organize digital files and photos?

Start by deleting everything you don’t need first, then organize later. For photos, delete blurry, duplicates, and screenshots first, then move keepers into a simple year/month folder. For general files, empty your Downloads folder and trash anything unopened in six months. Keep only active projects in a “Current” folder and archive the rest by year. Don’t overthink it—clean it ugly.