Originally Posted by ~*McoreD*~
Speaking more about the way I organize PST files: I create a new PST file every year. For 5 years of Emails, I will simply have 5 PST files. I still prefer this email management over other methods that email clients have.
Ok. Then you'll know you are old when you start to sort them par decade instead.
Then you always have the option to have a main folder for each year and then copy a new empty bunch of folders there (like a template).
Sidenote: Digital assesment is a complex task. For example; how does one sort photos? Is the use of keywords better than categories? (definitions thanks...), geography, year, motif, you name it...