This as of a good opportunity to ask as any: If I happen to sit on 100s of different cables from the last two decades, that I all want to keep yet they aren't actively in use, what are some good way of storing those?
I initially just hanged them off pegs, but eventually the variations became so many I had to figure something else out. At the moment, they're just separated into boxes by what domain (more or less) they belong to, but surely there has to be a better way? I want them accessible but not in the way.
Toilet paper cardboard tubes. You'll eventually collect enough, and you can roll the cables into a flat loop, with the two ends on the same side (helps with sorting by connectors), then surround them with the cardboard tube. Store them vertically in a drawer or a box (so you see only the connectors).
Throw them all out other than the 10 or 20 that are still technologically relevant (USB-C, HDMI, etc.). Next time you need one, buy one for $5 on eBay. You get all your storage space and time you’re going to spend on this back and all it costs is a few bucks to buy the one cable out of all of them that you’ll ever really use again.
Throw them all out other than the 10 or 20 that are still technologically relevant (USB-C, HDMI, etc.). Next time you need one, buy one for $5 on eBay.
Yeah no, horrible solution TBH. They don't take a lot of space and I don't really want to get rid of stuff I know I'll eventually need, even if only once per year.
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This as of a good opportunity to ask as any: If I happen to sit on 100s of different cables from the last two decades, that I all want to keep yet they aren't actively in use, what are some good way of storing those?
I initially just hanged them off pegs, but eventually the variations became so many I had to figure something else out. At the moment, they're just separated into boxes by what domain (more or less) they belong to, but surely there has to be a better way? I want them accessible but not in the way.
Toilet paper cardboard tubes. You'll eventually collect enough, and you can roll the cables into a flat loop, with the two ends on the same side (helps with sorting by connectors), then surround them with the cardboard tube. Store them vertically in a drawer or a box (so you see only the connectors).
Hmm, sounds doable and useful, I'll give that a try. Many thanks!
Throw them all out other than the 10 or 20 that are still technologically relevant (USB-C, HDMI, etc.). Next time you need one, buy one for $5 on eBay. You get all your storage space and time you’re going to spend on this back and all it costs is a few bucks to buy the one cable out of all of them that you’ll ever really use again.
Yeah no, horrible solution TBH. They don't take a lot of space and I don't really want to get rid of stuff I know I'll eventually need, even if only once per year.
I sort them into shoe boxes, that sit on shelves.