Estimate Number of Pages in a Box

Easily estimate the quantity of paper, pages or images based on the number of filing cabinets, boxes or measurements.

Often the journey to a paperless office is determining the amount of hardcopy documents that are squirreled away in offices, storerooms, file cabinets and warehouses.  The following guidelines help to put an estimate to the quantity of paper, microfilm, boxes, and filing cabinets so you can tame the paper beast.

Paper Estimation Guidelines

This guide is the typical amount of sheets of paper stored in boxes, filing cabinets, and by measurement.  File folders, fasteners, such as binding clips, paperclip, staples, how full it is, and unwanted documents such as glossy brochures all play a part in the actual number of pages.

loose paper graphic     150 – 180 Pages per inch

Copy paper box

1,800 – 2,200 Pages per box

Box size is L 17.5″ x H 9.75″ x W 11.5″

Standard Banker Box

 

1,800 – 2,200 Pages per standard legal / letter box

16.25″L x 12.5″W x 10.5″H

 

 

long banker box

 

4,000 – 5,000 Pages per Long Bankers / Transfer box

24.13″L x 12.25″W x 10.75″H

lateral file cabinet     5,000 – 6,000 Pages per drawer

file cabinet      2,500 Pages per drawer

stack of photos     100 – 125 per inch

tape measure     1,800 Per linear foot

Microfiche     100 Sheets per inch

microfilm rolls

A 16 mm roll is 5/8″ wide.  A 100′ roll may contain up to  2,500 images or double that amount if scanned as

duplex.  A 215′ roll may contain up to 5,000 images and again could be double if scanned duplex.

35 mm rolls are 1.5″ wide containing 800 images on a 100′ roll.

Our Process

We simplify the process by becoming an extension of your team. In as little as a few weeks, we will understand your project, begin collecting and processing your documents.  All of this set up in a customized process for your project to meet your unique requirements while ensuring the highest quality.

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