# Warning! If you’re storing your DVDs and Blu-rays like this, you could be damaging them

> We're big fans of physical media here at What Hi-Fi?, but there is one rather big downside to hoarding it, as we do – how to store it.

- **Source:** [Whathifi](https://www.whathifi.com/tv-home-cinema/blu-ray-players/warning-if-youre-storing-your-dvds-and-blu-rays-like-this-you-could-be-damaging-them?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a61dc636a6173a3c30fab3e)
- **Published:** 2026-07-23
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #surface
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a61dc636a6173a3c30fab3e

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