diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/.gitignore b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fbea1c9..00000000
--- a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-no-resolvconf.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-resolvconf.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-resolvconf.conf
deleted file mode 120000
index 38b49fb5..00000000
--- a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-resolvconf.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-paws-off-my-resolv.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/README.md b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9186a428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- @format -->
+
+# NetworkManager conf.d files that I want to remember, but not use actively
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/dns-none.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/dns-none.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/dns-none.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/dns-none.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/keyfile.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/keyfile.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/keyfile.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/keyfile.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/manage-ifupdown.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/manage-ifupdown.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/manage-ifupdown.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/manage-ifupdown.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/mdns.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/mdns.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/mdns.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/mdns.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-systemd-resolved.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/no-systemd-resolved.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-systemd-resolved.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/no-systemd-resolved.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/paws-off-my-resolv.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/paws-off-my-resolv.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/paws-off-my-resolv.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/paws-off-my-resolv.conf
diff --git a/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/unbound.conf b/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/unbound.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/unbound.conf
rename to etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/samples/unbound.conf