Even though we are already in this world of computers and digital advancements, still a lot of people are reluctant to convert files digitally. Especially among big businesses that have a lot of paperwork to manage, there are some who still stick to the old ways - folders and folders of paper in piles of boxes or endless rows of file cabinets sorted in alphabetical or numerical sorting.
This stubbornness to go with the flow of time could lead to more complexities amidst these old-schoolers claiming that the old way is the best way and is more efficient for them. They, unfortunately, do not know how converting files to digital would work wonders on their file management.
Easy access
How does one person look for a file made 5 years ago about a loan done by an employee in a certain department? With paper and all, you still have to go to the file room, find the box or file cabinet where the loans are, look of the type of loan, then look for the department name and then finally the name of the employee. Well, such tedious task that requires much time and effort would have been acceptable 20 years ago - but with all the people rushing and all the piled work load, we simply do not have the luxury of time any more to do the searching or wait for the searching to end. With digital conversion, files are way easier to access. You just click a folder here, a folder there and look for a name and, (drum roll), the file that you want is already there. Let us see if you can do that with boxes and file cabinets.
Easy storage
Instead of big rooms that should expand every year because of the continuous piling of paper work and rows and rows of file cabinets (both of which would amount to A LOT!), you only use a DVD, CD, USB, hard disk or whatever you have (all of which would not occupy a hole room) to store all the date you need once you transfer your files to digital. Instead of having to expand rooms once you run out of space, all you need to do is buy DVD, CD, USB, hard disk or whatever you like with the same space capacity or a higher one and storage upgrade is done.
Much trust-worthy safe keeping
Paper, folders and file cabinets - they are all vulnerable to the wear and tear that things undergo. But with all your files converted to digital, all you need to worry is having as many back-up copies as you can in order to have extra copies whenever the one that you are using gets destroyed. Try doing that with paper!
Faster duplication or file transfer
Need to have your own copy of a file or a co-worker in another country needs to have a copy of a file that you have? Back in the old days, what people did was they photocopied/reprinted/handwritten the files that you needed and have them sent through mail or packages. How many days did it take and how much money was spent for this kind of file transfer/duplication - not to mention the effort that you have to put to accomplish the task. With files transferred to digital, all you need is another click here and there and you are done. It's much cheaper and much faster.
All of these conveniences apply whether we are talking about small scale of big scale businesses. It even applies for personal uses like the simple storage of photos, videos and the likes. Yes, advancements in technology might be scary for a lot of people because they are new, thus unpredictable. However, these advancements in technology, such as the availability of methods to transfer whatever files we have into digital, were meant to happen in order to make our lives much easier and for us to cope with the changing of times.
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