# Attempting to JD my physical filing cabinet **URL:** \ **Category:** Workbook/Workshop\ **Created:** [October 7, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/attempting-to-jd-my-physical-filing-cabinet/1871 "2024-10-07T13:23:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![torbengb](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/torbengb/32/128_2.png) [@torbengb](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/torbengb)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/attempting-to-jd-my-physical-filing-cabinet/1871/7 "2024-10-08T08:45:05Z")
This is not a solution but perhaps still useful: have you heard of [Paperless](https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/)? > **Paperless-ngx** is a _community-supported_ open-source document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, _less paper_. You need to keep _some_ important paperwork in the original form but in reality, most of the time all you need is a PDF copy. So scan it and archive it, and then use Paperless if/when you ever need it. Most other paperwork is even easier: scan it and throw it away! Then use your Paperless archive in case you ever need to look it up. That will be easier, too, because of full-text search, tags, and sorting. All you need is a [good document scanner](https://www.amazon.com/Brother-Wireless-Compact-ADS-1700W-Professionals/dp/B07FRBFVDN/) and a computer to host your archive. [This blog post](https://torben.g-b.dk/2023/12/16/go-paperless.html) tells more, if you’re curious. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/attempting-to-jd-my-physical-filing-cabinet/1871)._