There have been times when I needed a cable and I know I have one or three of them, but for whatever reason I cannot find the cable bag/box or I had seen it before and thought, "Oh, I'll need that so let me put it somewhere safe so it doesn't get lost in the mess of cables." And wherever that "safe" place is must be somewhere that even I cannot recall where it is. So in essence it is totally safe...from me. Sigh.