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My husband is a hoarder and I have more than a decade of experience dealing with this. 
If you throw out his stuff, he will NOT be happy. Only do so if he is sure not to notice, a little at a time.
Hoarding is impossible to cure, but the underlying disorders, which can be ADHD or OCD, can be treated medically. Figure out which one it is and go from there.

My husband "let" me sort and throw away his stuff once in his life - when he wanted to declutter the basement for the arrival of his brother, but couldn't do it himself (because ADHD, OCD, etc - he's literally incapable of sorting. He couldn't to save his life). Otherwise he has thrown such incredible fits when he's realize I've thrown away some  of his stuff, that I can't really do that anymore.

I have established rules, however. No bringing in stuff inside the house that we don't need right away. So no flea market or estate sale finds. No 100 rolls of toilet paper when 25 will do. Food is more difficult because he promises to consume it and then never does - our fridge is sometimes so packed that the food at the back starts to rot because we can't get to it. That was what our last fight was about...
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