The storage question

I've had a storage space for way too many years now, and here's some of the problems I face. The changing temperatures and humidity in the air isn't too bad, however the storage units themselves is a different beast. Most of them are concrete floors, and a drafty but mostly sealed metal building. I've not really had problems with any rain/water getting in (they design them with slab higher than street level and on a slope) and the roofs have been fairly good. The problem I get is just the dirt and dust and other crap that falls from the ceiling and generally settles. Anything you want clean, you WILL want to cover with a tarp or sheets. This actually makes the air cool near the ground during the summer, but humid hot to the top. Perfect for metal to attract moisture and rust. I've found monitors near the ground (even raised up on pallets) wet to the touch on the glass, and rust slowly eating away steel parts like screws, and even full chassis. I have even old Macs where the metal cage inside the plastic is rusting. During the winter, things just "freeze" and thaws slowly throughout the spring and even into summer. Causes the moldy books/magazines and musty smell, along with more of the rust and general decomposition. I do not put any magnetic or disk media if I can help it in storage, and I try to get it off the ground or layer "junk" near the ground and put the better stuff on top. Also helps to air out during the spring\fall when it isn't humid yet, and let things normalize. If there are things that will attract moisture, like paper, etc near the ground it will actually get wet and rot. I've had cardboard boxes just mush. If anyone has a solution to the moisture/rust problems, I'd love to know! Mike Jason T wrote: