I have three types of possession: useful; sentimental/decorative (perhaps was useful) and might be useful or needed in the future.
Items in the last category really, really bug me. A large proportion of the might be useful stuff could easily be online. Take for example product manuals or bank statements (my bank will only allow access going back a limited time).
Today I threw out a shed load of product manuals for the various bits of near obsolete technology that I am continually acquiring – cos if I want to find out how to troubleshoot the thing gathering dust in the corner I can look it up on the web.
Google is increasingly my virtual repository of ‘might be useful’.
Amen