okay real talk. I have about two point five million USB cables of various types and sizes. I don't want to get rid of them because they're all different and serve different purposes. What's the best way to store these some way that I can find them??

Sep 19, 2020 · 10:09 PM UTC

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Tier 1 is the absolute highest quality cables- 2 lightning, 2 micro, 2 mini, 4 extra HDMi/HDMI in a tiny kit. Tier 2 is all the rest of those USB cables. Put this in a tupperware in your closet on the top shelf. Color coded. Tier 3 is a big cardboard box in the attic.
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I sorted all my cables by type (what connector is on either side) and have them in plastic containers. I printed labels with pictures of the connector on each side of the cable and put on containers. 16448812 (QT) Storage Box... amazon.com/dp/B084SDQKP5
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I have heard high praises for the 3M cable clips, and then into a box or drawer or hang them on peg board.
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ffs, nobody needs more than a thousand cables
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Welcome to old manhood.
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I solved this problem very efficiently for myself by getting a number of medium-sized transparent plastic containers, and by putting cables of similar classs/purpose all next to each other. So I know if I ever need an HDMI cable, that one box is the only place to check.
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Test lead rack. Pomona is one maker.
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You can catalog them in an excel spreadsheet, group them into categories, and then use colored velcro wrappers to sort them by type. Then put them in a multi-drawer storage cabinet.
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