CD Storage

I had been using CD wallets to store allĀ our CDs and DVDs but while they are good for taking into the car I was finding them a pain to cope with an ever growing amount of disk media.

I wanted something which could:

  • cope with taking CDs in and out of storage easily
  • be able to easily see what was in the store
  • be able to insert CDs anywhere in the store
  • store CDs upright not flat to prevent warping
  • be simple enough for the kids and adults to live with

I think I now have this sorted. Welcome the Kensington Sleeves and Box system. This is a transparent box which holds aprox 100 CDs in (double-sided) removable sleeves. 2 movable separators are also included.

Kensington Sleeves and Box

Now I can take one or more CDs out of the box while keeping them in their sleeves, this way they stay more protected while on the desk. I can also move them to a different box later for archiving. But the best thing is the ability to add new CDs to a collection you can “file” them into the box wherever you want. Letting you easily work with your own categories and systems.

The sleeves have a little slot at the top for a label (packs come with labels). I found that it was easier to use 2 rows of labels folded together to get a little more stiffness - making insertion a little easier.

Also for the music CDs and some of the games I was able to remove the rear insert from the original box cut the spine and use this for a label. Again, cutting this double the width of the spine and folding over makes it easier to insert into the label slot.

For some things like music or (older) games I have been storing one CD per sleeve with the booklet in front and CD in back. For other things like backup archives I sometimes store 2 or 3 CDs per sleeve.

Currently we have 3 boxes but I think I will get another 2 or 3 while they are available.

I can recommend this as a cheap and functional CD storage system (AUD $15 for the box inc 50 sleeves, and $8 for 50 sleeves only).