You’ve Been Wrapping Your MacBook Charger Wrong This Whole Time

You’ve Been Wrapping Your MacBook Charger Wrong This Whole Time

Did you know there’s a right and a wrong way to wrap your MacBook charger? Curl it up in a ball, and eventually it will break. But wrap it like you see in the picture above, and it’s going to last a whole lot longer.

The key to keeping your expensive charger in tip-top shape is the collapsable set of clips on the side of the adaptor. They’re not just decorative. Here’s how to do the magic MacBook wrap in three step-by-step GIFS:

You’ve Been Wrapping Your MacBook Charger Wrong This Whole Time
You’ve Been Wrapping Your MacBook Charger Wrong This Whole Time
You’ve Been Wrapping Your MacBook Charger Wrong This Whole Time

You might already know this; I did, but I only learned my lesson after tearing not one, but two chargers. This will save you from losing $100 and access to a power source for your laptop. [h/t @jc via @Shealan]

You’ve Been Wrapping Your MacBook Charger Wrong This Whole Time

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