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7 Tips to Handling a Home Office Move – Austin Texas storage

Are you a telecommuter or mobile worker with the home office who plans on moving to a new home in the near future?  We are an Austin Texas Storage facility that offers affordable self storage rates.

If you are, and if your home office includes such items as a computer, printer, photocopier, and other work essentials, you’ll need to take special care to ensure that everything arrives at your new home safely so that you’ll minimize any possible losses, including precious work time.

1. Prioritize your packing

Pack your office materials according to how much you will need them. Those things you can do without, pack first. Leave those things that are essential to your work, pack last.

2. Sort your books and papers

Make sure that all books and papers related to your business or sorted, filed and stored in sealed ( if possible) fireproof boxes.

3. Take care of cords for your electronics

Put your electronic cords in well-labeled plastic bags that allow you to remember which cord goes to which machine.

4. Back up your data

If you haven’t done so already, back up on your computer data data on external hard drives, USB devices or CDs.

5. Replace and upgrade

Take stock of all your equipment and furniture and consider getting rid of what’s old and/or outdated. That way, you won’t have to go through the trouble of packing and moving equipment that no longer serves.

6. Take care of monitors

If you use a desktop computer for your business, you’ll need to wrap them carefully in bubble or foam wrap before you box them up. This will make them more resistant to shocks and prevent cracking and other damage.

7. Use a storage unit, if necessary.

By doing so, if you are doing the move yourself, you’ll be able to travel lightly as you transition between homes/home offices.

At Lone Star Self-Storage, we offer month-to-month contracts and five different storage unit sizes to suit your every need. It’s the no hassle investment that can make your life as a busy professional that much easier. Contact us today!

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