> I've mourned otherwise pristine machines with ugly gouges in their cases that neatly fit where the power cord had been. This is due to the plasticizers in the

> I've mourned otherwise pristine machines with ugly gouges in their cases that neatly fit where the power cord had been. This is due to the plasticizers in the cord which will also plasticize the hard plastic shell of the computer itself — and you don't want that plasticized. Whoa, I never knew this was a thing. I always unplug connectors when storing things because you never know if they're going to get banged around and weaken the connection, but for non-removable cords I would usually wrap them up since there's normally a strain reliever on there.