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Re:I have 2000 old VHS tapes in my garage and I don't know w... by Sakos on Thursday September 26, 2024 @06:50PM (#41664385)
Yeah, my 30TB of digital media fits in a shoebox and even doubling that would still fit in the same shoebox. It's also not something that takes up a lot of time unless you let it take over your life. Maybe a few hours a week of gathering new media (movies, shows, games, YouTube videos, etc.), then I move on with my life and do other things.

I've effectively given up on collecting DVDs or anything else that takes up too much space, and it's such a load off my mind not having to worry about where to out it all, how to display it, or even how to transport it whenever I move.

Re:I have 2000 old VHS tapes in my garage and I don't know w... by ghaff on Thursday September 26, 2024 @07:16PM (#41664589)
Yeah, the correct answer is to basically chuck it all. If you have a bit of possibly unique content, perhaps contact a relevant archive (which I did recently) but otherwise accept that you don't need to find a home for everything. Books, DVDs, and CDs can go to your local library's book sale though most will end up pulped. VHSs are mostly just trash at this point even if someone, somewhere might want them.
Re:I have 2000 old VHS tapes in my garage and I don't know w... by HPsquared on Friday September 27, 2024 @07:26AM (#41669053)
I keep my DVDs on those spindles that recordable discs come on. I take the paper and the disc, and throw out the case unless it's a really special one.