How to store a large collection?

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XCollector All-Star Member 127 Posts 4/07	Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 4:17PM Took a couple hours last night to ferret out a specific title. How does one store a large collection? Been using 264 capacity disc folders. Is there a better method? Does anyone manufacture a steel cabinet for discs? [Link]
conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 4:58PM Does anyone manufacture a steel cabinet for discs? Click to expand A regular filing cabinet with hanging folders might be good. [Link]
Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06	Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 5:17PM I store DVDs (in alphabetical order by title) in paper DVD envelopes filed in a 'Snap-N Store' Storage box (about $7 from Office Depot). The box is 5 1/8" H - 5 1/8" W - 13 1/4" D (length). Each box holds about 175 DVDs (60 in slim cases and 30 in jewel cases). [Link]
ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08	Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 7:34PM As a further refinement to the system described by Robert, I keep my boxcover arts in a 3ring binder, placing each one in a clear plastic "sheet protector" sleeve, fitting 2 artworks (back-to-back) in each sleeve. Make sure to use sleeves which are "acid free" and will not stick to the ink. Robert says he arranges in alphabetical order; I organize mine in categories that work for me. (BBW, Milf, Euro, Amateur, series, softcore, IR, etc.) I group the discs by category, in the storage boxes. I group the artworks in the binder(s) using the same categories. So, everything is compact, and fits in a small area, and any title is quickly accessible. And I can flip through the artwork binder to easily review my total collection without handling discs at all. Only problem now is what to do with all the empty DVD cases, but they can be stored out of the way, without regard for easy access. [Link]
Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06	Posted - Apr 11 2008 : 10:05PM One small additional organizational step (for me). I maintain a text file of the titles (that I can sort) This helps me keep the file in alpha order. I can also Key Word(s) search it, since my memory isn't what it used to be. Used to be poor, now it's practically worthless. I can quickly determine if I have a particular title and get a pretty good idea where it's located. I use white envelopes, except for the first one in a letter group. It's blue. If my collection gets much larger, I'll have to spend all my spare time keeping it organized and won't have time to watch the videos. [Link]

ChodeMasterJ Perpetual Marxist 5405 Posts 4/03	Posted - Apr 12 2008 : 4:39AM Robert wrote: I maintain a text file of the titles (that I can sort) This helps me keep the file in alpha order. I can also Key Word(s) search it, since my memory isn't what it used to be. Used to be poor, now it's practically worthless. Click to expand do you key word search it through a basic .txt file or do you use a database program? if so, what db program? thanks. [Link]
Jeff @ IAFD Webmaster IAFD.COM 931 Posts 6/00	Posted - Apr 12 2008 : 8:10AM I'm a HUGE fan of DVD Profiler. That said, all my DVDs are stored in 2 400 disc jukeboxes, and in DVD Profiler the "Collection ID" doubles as the SlotID, with JUke 1 being disks 1-400, and Juke 2 being 401-800. DVD Profiler stores all the boxcover art, etc, so as soon as I get a disc, the platter goes in the juke and the case gets thrown away. (That said, I don't use DVD Profiler for tracking porn; I have no idea how rich their porn lookup is. I think they use DVD Empire) I know there's a similar program for the Mac -- DVDPedia that has a plug-in which gets its porn info from IAFD. [Link]
Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06	Posted - Apr 12 2008 : 10:36AM When I was 'testing' db software (30 years ago) the idea was that db sofware was needed when there were common data sets within data files and one wanted to 1. save duplicating the same data set throughout the file and 2. preserve the link between duplicate data sets and the various 'parent' files. I don't see how that would apply in the case of a simple set of data sets (DVD titles). So, in my situation all I have is a 'list' that I want to be able to arrange alphabetically and to search by Key Word. A text editor handles both with ease. I use UltraEdit because I have it (the author gave me a copy of one of the first versions more than 20 years ago) and it still does the job. It does a lot more but that's another story. Because I've always used it I am not familar with the function provided with either NotePad or WordPad, (Microslops free text editor) so I can't comment on their usefulness for this task (which is pretty basic). It probably would work. I just did a quick search on Tucows for free text editors and got 623 hits, so there is probably one out there (for free) that will work nicely. For someone like 'ninja1' that keeps them subdivided by category, UltraEdit would work very well for him, since one can select to sort sections of the list by simply highlighting those specific titles that are to be sorted. My approach, whenever possible is to Keep It Simple. [Link]
ninja1 Senior Member 2939 Posts 1/08	Posted - Apr 12 2008 : 6:01PM @Robert: It sounds like you are using UltraEdit's powers to do the alphabetizing. Sort/alphabetize are not typical text editor capabilities. Neither of the MS editors (Notepad, Wordpad) can do sorting. I'm sure there are some text editors out there which can sort, but they would be the exception, not the norm. [Link]
Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06	Posted - Apr 12 2008 : 9:19PM ninja1 wrote: @Robert: It sounds like you are using UltraEdit's powers to do the alphabetizing. Sort/alphabetize are not typical text editor capabilities. Neither of the MS editors (Notepad, Wordpad) can do sorting. I'm sure there are some text editors out there which can sort, but they would be the exception, not the norm. Click to expand If you say so. I've been using UltraEdit (one of the original versions) for a long time (+10 years). So long, that I can't remember what NotePad and WordPad can and cannot do. For a long time I used it as a Word Processor. It handles all the fonts and has a better spell checker than Thunderbird and Outlook. I originally got it because it displayed (in color) QBasic and HTML source and would open Hex files (actually it 'opens' any file, including image and encrypted files). AND it has a great Find & Replace function. [Link]
Roger Herraw Member 415 Posts 2/06	Posted - Apr 12 2008 : 11:01PM I store my first 50 adult dvds in an old cd cakebox spindle, the covers are stored elsewhere, then I started using TDK Snap And Save plastic cases, each one holds 10 discs, got 20 for 4.99. [Link]
Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02	Posted - Apr 13 2008 : 4:57AM I would like to find a way to store disks in some sort of binder with transparent plastic sleeves that I can completely seal. I have a binder that works for this now, but the sleeves leave the disks partially exposed. [Link]
Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06	Posted - Apr 13 2008 : 12:03PM How about this - Office Depot DVD Binder, 224 Capacity or this - Case Logic® Koskin DVD Binder or maybe this - Allsop® DVD Album, 40 Discs [Link]
BigBobxxx Senior Member 2681 Posts 5/04	Posted - Apr 13 2008 : 4:11PM Is hiding it from the wife/girlfriend/kids/parents/boss/fellow parishioners a factor? [Link]
jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04	Posted - Apr 13 2008 : 7:32PM Not to hijack the thread, but it's related. How do you label these CD/DVD binders? Like the Case Logic ones? I've got several of them now and I can't remember what's in what anymore (it was easy when I only had a couple). The outside is fabric so you can't just stick a label on it, because they don't stick properly. None of the ones I've seen have an outer pocket to tuck a card with a name. How do you mark these things? [Link]

Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Apr 13 2008 : 7:54PM jayo wrote: How do you mark these things? Click to expand You can try using a Silver Sharpie [Link]
JohnDoe8 New Member 3 Posts 4/08	Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 4:46PM A neat way to "hide" your collection in plain sight is to use a Dymo DiscPainter disc label printer. The DiscPainter prints commercial quality color labels and words directly on any printable disc. Use the DiscPainter to make the most boring sounding labels for your DVDs. Burned a DVD with extreme content on it? Use the DiscPainter to make a label called "DOS computing theory volume 17" or "Isotopes in a Closed Mechanical System" or some other such nonsense. No one will ever even think about viewing what's on the disc. Only you will know the truth... [Link]
JohnDoe8 New Member 3 Posts 4/08	Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 4:50PM I'm sorry, I meant to offer my preceding suggestion in conjunction with many of the on topic ideas mentioned above. I was not trying to hijack this thread. [Link]
Hardware All-Star Member Your other left 14594 Posts 3/02	Posted - Apr 14 2008 : 5:16PM JohnDoe8 wrote: Use the DiscPainter to make a label called "DOS computing theory volume 17" or "Isotopes in a Closed Mechanical System" or some other such nonsense. No one will ever even think about viewing what's on the disc. Click to expand Boring is good, but I suggest you avoid jibberish. I know at least one person who would have to look at "Isotopes in a Closed Mechanical System" just to see what kind of nonsense it was. [Link]
XCollector All-Star Member 127 Posts 4/07	Posted - Apr 16 2008 : 10:06PM Many good ideas here. Have been using Case Logic, 264 disc binders. Now have fifteen of these things full. Becoming very difficult to retrieve a specific disc. Database is "Delicious Library", (for Mac). OK application, sometimes slow. Downloaded "DVDpedia". Will give it a try. Where do the TDK cases come from? Thanks to all. [Link]
jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04	Posted - Apr 17 2008 : 9:12AM Hardware wrote: Boring is good, but I suggest you avoid jibberish. I know at least one person who would have to look at "Isotopes in a Closed Mechanical System" just to see what kind of nonsense it was. Click to expand Agreed. 2005 Income Tax, however, is almost guaranteed never to have the dust disturbed on it. [Link]
ChodeMasterJ Perpetual Marxist 5405 Posts 4/03	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 1:06AM ok, i figure this exists somewhere but i can't find it on Case Logic's site and they're pretty much the forerunner of disc storing, etc, or at least that's the way it seems to me. do they have pages to put in the 3 ring binders (like Case Logic makes) that allows you to put the entire boxcover in it (front and back, all in one piece)? i realize that you'd have a bunch of pages if you have a huge collection but i'd like to see the whole boxcover and i don't want to cut up the artwork. does anyone know if something like that exists? because i've never seen it with my own eyes...but i'm a novice at this stuff. thanks. [Link]
jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 11:50AM do they have pages to put in the 3 ring binders (like Case Logic makes) that allows you to put the entire boxcover in it (front and back, all in one piece)? Click to expand Would a regular page protector do it? The kind that are meant to slip a standard letter page inside for protection? [Link]
Roger Herraw Member 415 Posts 2/06	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 11:59AM Where do the TDK cases come from? Click to expand Only place I've seen them is at closeout type stores, they're ok, I would actually prefer empty spindles, but no one sells those it seems. [Link]
JohnDoe8 New Member 3 Posts 4/08	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 12:00PM "Boring is good, but I suggest you avoid jibberish. I know at least one person who would have to look at "Isotopes in a Closed Mechanical System" just to see what kind of nonsense it was." I was using the above as an example only. I would certainly not label anything "tax records" as nosy people might be attracted to such personal info. The bottom line is that with a DiscPainter, one can label any printable disc with any label. One can label it with a label of a boring commercial movie like "The Sound of Music" and use the original DVD cover or make something up such as "DOS Programming in 350 Easy Steps". [Link]

Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 2:05PM Roger Herraw wrote: I would actually prefer empty spindles, but no one sells those it seems. Click to expand Sure they do. You can get empty spindles from Meritline in 10, 25, 50 & 100 disc sizes. [Link]
Roger Herraw Member 415 Posts 2/06	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 6:53PM thanks, the prices aren't too bad, 11 bucks for 10 50s. [Link]
Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00	Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 10:26PM Unfortunately, the shipping's a bit high for such low priced items. The problem is that, even though they don't weigh much, the covers of the cake boxes aren't stackable. Therefore, they require pretty large boxes for shipping. [Link]
ChodeMasterJ Perpetual Marxist 5405 Posts 4/03	Posted - Apr 21 2008 : 2:11AM jayo wrote: Would a regular page protector do it? The kind that are meant to slip a standard letter page inside for protection? Click to expand yeah, that would probably work. after looking at more cases and thinking about it, I realized that having a page where you can put the whole dvd cover AND disc just isn't feasible. It would be cool to put the covers in one of the page protectors. I've got some boxcovers around here somewhere that i can't seem to find so i can't double check that. It seems like it would fit. Are there any specific types/brands of page protector/sleeves that anyone can recommend? Thanks for the info. :) [Link]
Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06	Posted - Apr 21 2008 : 10:50AM I may be missing something but to me this doesn't seem to be a big problem, if all one wants to do is store their DVDs with artwork in a 3 ring binder. Depot sells standard page protectors for about $8/100. Top-Loading Sheet Protectors, Standard Weight, Semi-Clear, Box Of 100 This will hold the case artwork which is usually 10 3/4" x 7 1/4", smaller than the standard 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper. These sheets have 3 ring binder holes. Office Depot also sells white paper with see through front DVD storage envelopes. THese will protect the DVD from the artwork and the plastic sheet protectors. Box of 50 for about $6. CD/DVD Envelopes, 5" x 5" The sheet protectors are top loading so the DVD envelope can be dropped in the top and it will rest on the bottom of the protector. Either on top of the artwork or in back of the artwork where it will be seen when turning the page. All you need then is a three ring binder. 1/2" 3 ring binder costs about $2.50 Poly Round-Ring Binder (holds 100 sheets) Total cost to store 100 DVDs with case artwork - Less than $25. [Link]
ChodeMasterJ Perpetual Marxist 5405 Posts 4/03	Posted - Apr 23 2008 : 3:41AM very informative. thank you for all the info. wouldn't it be a good idea to store the dvds and artwork separately, to prevent the disks from messing up the artwork? I forgot what the correct word for it is...I used to collect vinyl and older records that had been stored improperly would get a "ring" on the case/artwork due to the record pressing against it. I can't fucking think of the word now, but wouldn't this follow the same way if you're super anal about your artwork? seems like the pressure/weight of the dvds in the binder eventually would mar the artwork. or maybe that's just me being too paranoid. either way, if you're anal about the artwork getting messed up, wouldn't it be better to have an artwork binder and a disc binder? or is my OCD totally shining through...? [Link]
Vlad Member 50 Posts 11/99	Posted - Apr 29 2008 : 11:13AM Interesting read, I have several thousand titles at the moment and I have to find a way to figure out what title is in what box... [Link]
Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02	Posted - Apr 30 2008 : 4:34AM I just ordered this DVD Album from Case Logic. It's supposed to hold 140 disks. My main concern is how the DVDs are stored inside the album. The last one I bought, the DVDs or CDs simply slipped into these open plastic slots. There was nothing to enclose them. I'll post my feedback here after the product arrives and I have a chance to check it out. If it works for me, I'll probably buy a couple more, which will completely solve my storage issue. [Link]
Porn Scout Deactivated User 3735 Posts 10/02	Posted - May 7 2008 : 4:36AM So I got this thing yesterday and then spent the evening stuffing disks and cover art in in. The way it's set up, you can put 2 pieces of cover art on one side of each page, and then 4 disks on the other side. The idea is that for every piece of cover art you are displaying, you can hold 2 disks, so it works really well for 2-disk sets like JJV puts out. The disks are not completely enclosed. It's basically the same sleeve concept that you see in most CD or DVD wallets. But, the sleeves do hold the disks snugly, so that's good. This is a pretty good system, but it's actually kind of bulky. I have a lot of 2-disk sets, so it works for that, but I'm not sure if I want to use it for single disk sets or not. [Link]