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description: >-
  Learnings from workstation cleanup, disk space optimization, and Git 
  repository organization.
tags:
  - workstation
  - cleanup
  - git
  - disk-usage
last_updated: '2026-02-27'
---

# Workstation Organization

## Problem
Home directory was cluttered with 4+ years of project history (104GB) and redundant software packages.

## Solution
1. **Software Cleanup**: Two phases of package removal synced to Ansible (`state: absent`).
2. **Project Audit**: Scripted identification of Git repositories.
3. **Automated Removal**: Deleted 22 clean repositories that have remote origins.
4. **Safety**: Retained dirty repos and repos without remotes.

## Reclaimed
- Disk Space: ~21 GB in Projects + ~2.4 GB in system packages.