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Good grief, why?!? Prolong the life of your devices by unplugging them when not in use. I have 1 USB hub/switch, which has my keyboard, mouse, and headset, which I use on both my personal and work laptops. I only plug in my controllers (an Xbox controller and a flight stick) when I'm going to use them, an external storage drive, and a webcam (again, only plugged in when I'm planning to use it).

I use powered hubs with individually switchable ports. I turn devices off when I don’t use them. The cable ties make it easy to identify the correct switch to press.

Make sure to use a condom on those STD peripherals.

Ok, that's better than leaving them connected and receiving power when not in use.

I don't need this because my devices have completely different looking USB cables. Some are different shades of gray, Summer braided, some have different designs on the USB plug, and on the extremely rare circumstance I would need to unplug one of them it's very easy just to trace the cable from end to end

You can't tell me what to do

Right now they're all different colours how does this help me?

Prove to me that there's less wear on a device by having it unplugged when not in use compared to the amount of times you pull on the cable to unplug it. Both have to be so minimal.

You didn't even read the rest of the comment thread, did you? OP stated that the USB hubs are switched, so the individual ports can be turned off without having to unplug the device. Which is the best option in this scenario.

I read what he wrote, you told him to unplug everything which is what I assume you do as you didn't mention any switchable hubs. Regardless, I just feel the likelihood of a device dying from being plugged in is extremely low. I think ruining a device from unplugging it is also extremely low but maybe more probable than your case.

To be fair, my primary computer is a laptop, because I travel a lot for work. I have an external hard drive that I don't take with me when I travel, a webcam that I unplug when I'm not using it, an Xbox controller and a flight stick (which I unplug when not in use). Then, I have a USB KVM switch so I can connect my keyboard, mouse, and headset to both my personal and work computers.