I have learned a very, very valuable lesson through the years. Two. Really. Don't delete stories and another is don't get rid of things. I collect video games and I have had my fair share of systems and games. I could have had so much especially from my childhood if I didn't trade in for a quick buck. I got rid of a valuable 3DS that way. I also got rid of my switch thinking I wouldn't play it but boy oh boy the new Zelda game was announced and I bawled my eyes out.
As for stories, I have written some amazing ones and don't have them accounted for. It sucks. Don't do it.