Records Management and Retention
Forms and Documents
Forms and Documents
HOW TO ESTIMATE THE VOLUME OF RECORDS HOUSED IN FILE
CABINET DRAWERS AND STORAGE BOXES
| SIZE
|
CUBIC FEET
|
DOCUMENTS
|
| 1 letter size file
drawer |
1.5 |
4,500 |
| 2 letter size file
drawers |
3 |
9,000 |
| 3 letter size file
drawers |
4.5 |
13,500 |
| 4 letter size file
drawers |
6 |
18,000 |
| 5 letter size file
drawers |
7.5 |
22,500 |
| 1 legal size file
drawer |
2 |
6,000 |
| 2 legal size file
drawers |
4 |
12,000 |
| 3 legal size file
drawers |
6 |
18,000 |
| 4 legal size file
drawers |
8 |
24,000 |
| 5 legal size file
drawers |
10 |
30,000 |
| 1 box (12" x
10" x 15") |
1 |
3,000 |
*2 storage boxes
as listed above will hold the contents of 1 legal sized file drawer and 3 will
hold the contents of 2 letter-sized file drawers.
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